As a general aside, not many people making $25K with only one kid will qualify for any assistance at all, and I don’t even know of any studio’s for as low as $1K a month
You are correct. I can’t imagine an area where you can’t get a basement or studio for a normal price, so that the average Joe (or Yankel) can live there. Also, someone in that earnings range should (I think) be getting money back like the earned income tax credit, which would bump up their income at least a little.
FYI, the name of the org. is Mesilah. Their website is here (Mods, please allow):