text:  Because the housing is government subsidized, Laborde can't raise rents to offset those price hikes. Her poorest tenants couldn't afford it anyway. So the nonprofit is dipping into other parts of the budget to make up the difference, which she hopes is a temporary strategy. We're in our strategic planning process, you know, and just coincidentally, and that's one of the questions that we're asking ourselves. Can we continue to operate in this region? That's a terrible question to ask.