The Georgia Initiative for Community Housing

Bibliographic Data

ID13101381
AuthorsKaren Tinsley (corresponding author), Jane Massey
Year2009
Volume36
Issue2
Pages195-211
Publication date2009-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-0923 • E-ISSN: 0888-2746
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08882746.2009.11430577
OpenAlexW2153576789
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

Quality, affordable housing, and healthy neighborhoods are critical needs for residents and their communities. With proper planning, local leaders can foster an environment that creates opportunities for families and communities to prosper. This paper describes a program, the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (Initiative or GICH), developed to address housing issues in rural communities and build community capital. GICH offers collaboration, training, and facilitation to Georgia’s cities and enables them to create a locally-based action plan for housing and community development. The Initiative represents a partnership of the Georgia Municipal Association, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and the University of Georgia Housing and Demographics Research Center, with supplemental funding from the private sector. The Initiative helps rural and small- to medium-sized communities access funding, organize a housing strategy, and address their housing needs through partnerships and coordinated action

Action plan · Affordable housing · Business · Community development · Community organization · Demographics · Economic growth · Economics · General partnership · Geography · Management · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Public housing · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Housing Market and Economics · Public Administration · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Finance

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