Georgia ACT 2017 Annual Report
Thanks to our donors, sponsors, members, and partners, 2017 was a record year for Georgia ACT! To see what we accomplished, download a copy of our annual report here.
Giving Tuesday! Donate to Georgia ACT Today!
People, Place, Policy Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc. (Georgia ACT) is a statewide membership organization of nonprofit housing and community development organizations. Our mission is to build and support a statewide network of thriving member organizations and train professionals engaged in housing and community development serving families with limited housing choices. Your giving to Georgia…
Kate Little receives the GCEO 2018 Freedom Award
On April 10, 2018, Immediate Past President & CEO of Georgia ACT, Kate Little, received the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity 2018 Freedom Award. Each year, the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity and Governor Nathan Deal presents the Freedom Award to a Georgia leader who has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to confront and eliminate discrimination…
Housing Day at the Capitol 2018 A Huge Success!
On Thursday, March 1, over 70 individuals representing non-profits, for-profits, and grassroots citizens attended Housing Georgia and Georgia ACT’s Annual Housing Day at the Capitol. Housing advocates, from as far away as Warner Robins and Valdosta, engaged Governor Nathan Deal, Georgia State Senate and House Representatives, and other elected officials on affordable housing issues and…
Housing Day at the Capitol 2018
Join Housing Georgia and Georgia ACT for Housing Day at the Capitol 2018! Raise Your Voice in Support of Affordable Housing for All Georgians! Housing Day at the Capitol 2018 will be on March 1, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Our location this year will be in the Old Council Chambers in Atlanta…
Point of View: HUD Plans to Increase Rents and Impose Work Requirements
Point of View: HUD Plans to Increase Rents and Impose Work Requirements February 5, 2018 Diane Yentel NLIHC President & CEO Last week, I read an internal HUD draft bill that confirmed what many of us suspected: Secretary Carson is planning, through his FY19 budget request and accompanying legislation, to propose increasing rent burdens for…
American Banker: Tax law likely to spur crisis in affordable housing
American Banker By Kate Berry January 03 2018 The tax reform law enacted late last year is already threatening to exacerbate the affordable housing crisis — and the outlook could be even worse going forward. The affordable housing market relies heavily on subsidies from two different affordable housing programs: the low-income housing tax credit program,…
GBPI: Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute released Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance – a must read. The article notes that “Georgia needs to do more to compensate for high-poverty environments to do a better job educating its children, and to improve the prospects of its future workforce” and specifically mentions the importance of availability…
Press Release: Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Approved for BeltLine Overlay District and Westside Neighborhoods
MANDATORY INCLUSIONARY ZONING APPROVED FOR BELTLINE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS Contact: William McFarland, Tel.: (40) 586-0740 Email: wmcfarland@georgiaact.org Website: www.georgiaact.org Georgia ACT joins affordable housing advocates and Atlanta residents in celebrating a truly historic moment in the struggle to provide affordable housing in the City of Atlanta – the recent adoption of mandatory inclusionary…
Georgia ACT Awarded Fifth Third Foundation Grant
Press Release Courtesy of The Fifth Third Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jewanna Gaither, VP, Regional Communications Manager 678.237.4379 Fifth Third Foundation Announces 2017 Strengthening Our Communities Fund Award Recipients ATLANTA – The Fifth Third Foundation has announced its 2017 Strengthening Our Communities (SOC) Fund grants for Georgia. The Fund awards grants to…