By Nailah Jones, communications associate The “American Dream” passed down from generation to generation has always included the house with the white picket fence. But that dream remains a fantasy for most. And even with ...

By Sarah Kirsch, managing director, Housing Funds It is only fitting that we spent Valentine’s Day talking about innovation, collaboration, and acceleration of… affordable housing. As Mayor Dickens likes to say, affordable housing is our ...

HouseATL seeks to provide affordable, healthy, safe and stable housing for all Atlantans By Kristin Allin, Chelsea Arkin and Dr. Bambie Hayes-Brown, co-chairs, HouseATL Policy Working Group Progress is made when people take the initiative ...

One of the federal government’s primary affordable housing programs is the Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as Section 8. While they remain limited and the waiting list is often extensive, housing choice vouchers remain ...

Owning a home is bigger than finding safe shelter. Homeownership leads to wealth building and, often, to generational financial stabilization for families. Yet, this opportunity is all too often unattainable for many in Atlanta due ...

ATLANTA—May 2, 2023 – Mayor Andre Dickens and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta President and CEO Frank Fernandez announced a historic investment of public and philanthropic resources to bring affordable quality housing to all who ...

By Yovanna L. Madhere Wealth, health and growth are three ideals of the American Dream. A dream my parents sought after as 20-something high school sweethearts when they immigrated to the Unites States of America ...

ATLANTA, February 6, 2023 – The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Truist Financial Corporation [NYSE: TFC] today announce Truist’s $15 million commitment to GoATL, the Community Foundation’s impact investment platform. Truist is providing the ...

By Natallie Keiser, executive director, HouseATL By now, everyone has heard about, or personally experienced, Atlanta’s housing affordability crisis. While it’s always important to define a problem, continuously repeating dire statistics and stories can be ...

On Thursday, May 12, the Community Foundation partnered with WABE for Housing Our Region, a discussion led by WABE’s Rose Scott on how these Atlanta and Lawrenceville are tackling affordable housing from a municipal and nonprofit ...