Housing for the Public Good: Lessons from Atlanta’s Housing Model
Cities across the United States are struggling with challenging housing markets and a dearth of affordable housing. In response, leaders are creating innovative solutions to build more housing and preserve affordable units. In Atlanta, under the direction of Mayor Andre Dickens and his Affordable Housing Strike Force, the city is committed to building or preserving 20,000 units over 8 years. A main factor in this work is bringing together all the people and organizations doing housing work under this mission and coordinating available land to address the lack of safe, affordable housing.
Courtney English, chief policy officer and senior advisor to Mayor Dickens, spoke about the city’s move toward a social housing model. While there isn’t a singular definition of social housing, it is an “umbrella term for rental housing owned and managed by social landlords.” This is different from the traditional American model of public housing, which is reserved for low-income individuals and families and managed by federally-granted housing agencies.
Come learn about how Atlanta is using land and existing development corporations to further this goal
WHEN
September 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8pm
WHERE
TBD
CONTACT
Tabitha Wirtz
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