Georgia’s largest housing authority, Atlanta Housing, is updating its plans to address homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the city. During its inaugural state of housing event, President Terri M. Lee said it's looking for new partners to expand services.

The public housing provider reports it's nearly 70% of the way towards its goal of creating or preserving 10,000 units of affordable housing by 2027. Over the next year, it plans to focus on providing age in place resources for seniors and expanding youth enrichment programs.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said housing goals are about helping real people.

“Public school teachers, police officers, firefighters, health care workers all deserve workforce housing that keeps them from being priced out of this housing market,” he said. “Our seniors ought to be able to age with dignity in the communities they've called home for decades.”

National economic shifts, such as tariffs potentially shifting the price of goods, have forced Atlanta Housing to change some strategies.

Lee said 98% of the housing authority's funding comes from the federal government, so it's looking for new collaborators.

“I'm calling on everybody — every leader from every sector government officials, business executives, nonprofit partners, philanthropic organizations, educators, community leaders," Lee said. "And if I missed you? Join in, too.”

Atlanta Housing will partner with the city to build 500 new units of housing by the end of 2025. Atlanta will host the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities’ summer membership meeting in June to discuss the future of public housing.

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