Affordable housing is an issue in the SouthCoast. This group wants to help.

DARTMOUTH — With housing a fundamental need, it’s vital to share the programs and other resources available to help residents struggling to find and maintain a place to live, but some say it can be challenging to get the word out to the people who need help. 

Congressman Bill Keating said that’s why he convened the Southcoast Affordable Housing Forum hosted by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Wednesday afternoon, focusing, he said, on the adults and children at risk of homelessness and the homeless population.