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Need affordable senior housing? You may be waiting years as Philly, nation grapple with long wait lists.

As federal funding for affordable senior housing developments has been slashed, there is increased competition to secure the remaining money. That means it can take years to get a community off the ground.

In Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood, Presby's Inspired Life, a local nonprofit, has recently opened the Witherspoon Senior Apartments, which provide affordable units for adults aged 62 and older. Many affordable housing communities face long wait lists.
In Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood, Presby's Inspired Life, a local nonprofit, has recently opened the Witherspoon Senior Apartments, which provide affordable units for adults aged 62 and older. Many affordable housing communities face long wait lists.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer