What’s Happening:

• Turner Monumental AME Church is proposing a 47-unit permanent supportive housing development at Hallman & Howard Streets. It would provide safe, stable homes for seniors 62+ living on low incomes (50% of Area Median Income) - helping longtime neighbors age in place as housing costs rise, with a focus on those that have experienced homelessness.
• Atlanta Civic Circle reported on the NPU O meeting where, despite the best efforts of dozens of supporters, the project was denied the support for a rezoning to make this project a reality.
• On Feb 12th, the Atlanta Zoning Review Board voted to send a recommendation of approval to the City Council.

What’s Next: The rezoning application will move on to City Council who holds the ultimate decision. If the project can be rezoned, they'll be able to seek the grant funding necessary to make deeply affordable housing happen.

How You Can Help:

• Contact City Council to let them know you support this project
  • Hit "Start Writing" to see a sample letter that you can edit and send to all of Council and key figures in the Dickens administration with a few keystrokes
• Spread the word - Share this info with neighbors so more supporters can make their voices heard.

What We've Done So Far:

• Neighbors supported the proposal at public meetings with the Kirkwood neighborhood association and NPU, as well as the Zoning Review Board meeting.
• We met at the Kirkwood UCC (100 Rogers St SE) on Sunday February 1st from 12-2 to write letters and rally support.