Georgia Good Stories

2002 - 2006

• Atlanta Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in Georgia (09/12/2002)
• Villages at Oakhurst in Georgia (11/04/2002)
• HUD Partners Join Assistant Secretary Peoples in Celebrating 35th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act (04/17/2003)
• Gordon House Ribbon Cutting (04/18/2003)
• Governor's Terrace Grand Opening, Forest Park, GA (04/18/2003)
• Fulton County Resident Is Georgia's First Section 8 Voucher Homeowner (06/09/2003)
• Atlanta, GA Will Host the First Regional Homeless Stand Downs (10/23/2004)
• Thousands Attend June Homeownership Expo (06/26/2005)
• New Affordable Housing Neighborhood Opens In South Fulton County, Georgia (07/01/2005)
• Atlanta Homeless to get new Gateway (07/22/2005)
• One Atlanta HUD Employee's Effect on Katrina Disaster Victims (10/05/2005)
• Labor of Love - Jared House, a Section 811 Group Home (05/15/2006)
• Energy Month - Change a Light Change The World Kick-Off at Georgia Power in Atlanta, GA (10/12/2006)

2007 - 2009

• Rainbow Heights - Section 202 Senior Housing in Snellville, Georgia (02/21/2007)
• HUD Atlanta Regional Office Celebrates March Madness (03/29/2007)
• 2007 Fair Housing Month Events in the Southeast (04/02/2007)
• Partnership between Georgia Department of Community Affairs and Atlanta Multifamily Hub (10/11/2007)
• Profile of Alpharetta, Georgia Preserve America Community Designation Event (10/07/2008)
• HUD Employee Earns Coveted "Sammie" Award (10/01/2009)
• World Habitat for Humanity Day "Framing Walls with Partners" (11/30/2009)
• World Habitat for Humanity Day "Reynoldstown Community Proclamation" (11/30/2009)
• HUD and Regional Interagency Partnerships Work Together for Sustainable Communities Interagency cooperation and tour of Atlanta Beltline Project (12/04/2009)
• HUD and ADAPT Work Together to Build Stronger Bonds of Understanding (12/04/2009)

2010

• HUD Partnering to Help Georgia Flood Victims (01/29/2010)
• Career Day full of Hope, Opportunity and Commitment (02/19/2010)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investing in Georgia (02/23/2010)
• Recovery Act investing in Georgia Gwinnett County Senior Services Center (02/23/2010)
• ARRA Funds Making an Impact in Northeast Georgia (02/23/2010)
• April is Fair Housing Month (04/01/2010)
• Small Businesses Reaping Benefits of Interagency Cooperation at the SBA Economic Recovery Opportunity Forum (04/12/2010)
• Operation Stolen Dream (06/17/2010)
• City of Atlanta Touts Neighborhood Stabilization Accomplishments (08/13/2010)
• Recovery Act Funds Atlanta Municipal Market Revitalization (08/17/2010)
• Franklin, Georgia Benefits from Recovery Act (08/17/2010)
• Supporting Our Homeless Veterans (08/18/2010)
• Environmental Review Training Equips NSP Grantees (08/26/2010)
• Additional NSP Funding for Georgia Communities Hard-Hit by Foreclosure (09/08/2010)
• Recovery Act Renovation Preserves Much Needed Affordable Homes for Lavonia, Georgia Residents (10/25/2010)
• Building Bridges of Opportunity with DeKalb County Small Business Development (11/04/2010)
• HUD Deputy Secretary Ron Sims Addresses Atlanta Regional Conference (11/05/2010)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Integral Component of Regional Foreclosure Initiative (11/30/2010)
• Reynoldstown neighborhood affordable and energy efficient home in Atlanta, Georgia (12/20/2010)
• Recovery Act Helping Senior Citizens in Lawrenceville, Georgia (12/21/2010)

2011

• Affordable Housing Conference Brings Message of Hope and Learning (02/24/2011)
• HUD Foreclosure Initiative Unites State and Federal Partners to Update Congressional Staff on Efforts to Fight Foreclosures (02/24/2011)
• Faith-based and Neighborhood Partners with HUD Certified Housing Counseling Agencies Collaborate on Foreclosure Initiative (03/03/2011)
• HUD Collaboratively Working to End Homelessness in Georgia (03/08/2011)
• Innovative Approach to Address Housing Challenges in DeKalb County, Georgia (06/01/2011)
• Regional Administrator Ed Jennings, Jr. Recognizes Southeast Mortgagee Advisory Council and Announces Green Refinance Plus Program (06/03/2011)
• Piece by Piece Regional Foreclosure Prevention Initiative Making Headway (07/18/2011)
• Atlanta Multicultural Real Estate Council Collaboratively Working to Address Housing Challenges (07/18/2011)
• Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity (07/25/2011)
• First Ever Partners' Planning Meeting Changing the Landscape of Georgia (09/15/2011)
• World Habitat Day: Helping Frame a Home and Better Life (10/06/2011)
• Unity Day Celebration "Around the World in a Day" (10/13/2011)
• HUD Secretary and Mayor Reed Discuss New Housing Refinancing Plan to Help Underwater Borrowers, Stabilize Housing Market (10/25/2011)
• HUD Partners with DeKalb County on One DeKalb Lives Affordable Housing Initiative (11/03/2011)
• HUD Approved $210 Million St. Francis Hospital Mortgage Insurance Significantly Contributes to Health and Financial Well-Being of Columbus (12/05/2011)

2012

• HUD SE Regional Administrator Heads White House Energy, Environmental and Conservation Round Table (02/01/2012)
• HUD Plays Major Role in the White House Community Partnership Summit on Housing Policy and Additional Community Issues (02/10/2012)
• The Under One Roof Housing Conference Addresses the Unique Challenges of Affordable Housing (02/23/2012)
• HUD Partnering for Successful Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable (04/12/2012)
• HUD Regional Administrator Addresses Metro South Realtors During Fair Housing Month (04/23/2012)
• HUD Fair Housing Event with Clark Atlanta University brings Students and Local Fair Housing (04/27/2012)
• HUD's Region IV Sponsors Southeast Regional Forum on Foreclosure Prevention/Hardest Hit Fund (05/09/2012)
• HUD Works with Congressman Johnson to Fight Foreclosures (05/10/2012)
• HUD Regional Administrator Jennings Participates in Georgia Conference of Black Mayors Conference (05/31/2012)
• Obama Administration and HOPE NOW Help Atlanta Area Homeowners Facing Foreclosure (06/20/2012)
• HUD SE Regional Administrator Jennings Highlights Choice Neighborhoods (08/02/2012)
• HUD Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones Addresses Annual Piece by Piece Foreclosure Response Initiative Event at the Carter Center (08/30/2012)
• City of Atlanta and Obama Administration Officials Host Housing Refinancing Roundtable (08/31/2012)
• DeKalb County and Obama Administration Officials Host Housing Refinancing Roundtable (10/02/2012)

2013

• Atlanta's Betmar Village Senior Housing is Historical First in the State (01/18/2013)
• Attractive Affordable Housing in Atlanta (02/04/2013)
• Affordable Housing Conference Continues Momentum of Hope and Learning (02/15/2013)
• HUD SE Regional Administrator Addresses Landlords at HUD-VASH event (03/07/2013)
• Family Promise Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Fight to End Family Homelessness (05/03/2013)
• Marietta Housing Authority Celebrates 75th Anniversary (05/09/2013)
• HUD and Federal Partners Work with Mayors at National Conference of Black Mayors (06/11/2013)
• Urban Waters Revitalization in Proctor Creek Atlanta (06/20/2013)
• HUD Participates in Atlanta Housing Authority 75th Anniversary Ceremony (06/21/2013)
• HUD and SBA Partner at Operation Hope Forum on Emergency Preparedness (06/24/2013)
• HUD Works to Support Housing Groups Efforts to Rebuild Atlanta Neighborhoods Affected by Foreclosure Crisis (08/30/2013)
• City of Macon Unveils New Housing Developments (09/16/2013)
• Home Help Resource Fair Helping Macon Residents (09/24/2013)
• HUD and Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (GAHRA) Address Challenges (11/04/2013)
• 2013 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Hits Atlanta (11/25/2013)
• HUD Participates in Community and Economic Symposium in Atlanta (11/25/2013)
• Veterans Rally Brings Community Leaders Together In Common Cause in Atlanta (11/26/2013)
• HUD Southeast Regional Highlights 2013 (2013)

2014

• HUD Regional Administrator Speaks at 10th Annual Housing Conference at Fort Valley, Georgia (03/04/2014)
• HUD Participates in the Mid-Winter National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Conference (03/14/2014)
• Region IV HUD and HHS Announce ACA Kickoff Initiative with National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) (03/28/2014)
• HUD Continues Collaborative Effort to Combat and Defeat Veteran Homelessness (04/04/2014)
• Region IV Attends 2014 HUBZone Small Business Summit (04/10/2014)
• HUD Region IV Participates in First Interagency Community Roundtable for Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Atlanta (04/16/2014)
• Atlanta Regional Office Kicks Off Choice Neighborhoods Southeast Regional Grantee Convening (04/17/2014)
• Naturalization Ceremony Honors Over 1000 New US Citizens at Special Independence Day Ceremony at Atlanta Braves Turner Field (07/02/2014)
• HUD, Federal Partners, City of Atlanta and State of Georgia Recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in the King Center (07/23/2014)
• Local Affordability Portal Debuts in Atlanta Region (08/18/2014)
• Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) Outreach Event Hits Atlanta (08/25/2014)
• Atlanta's Betmar Village First mixed-financing 202 Project Opens in Georgia (09/02/2014)
• Atlanta Regional Office Honors Our Veterans (11/06/2014)
• Cherokee County Kicks Off Unified Effort to End Veteran Homelessness (11/19/2014)
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Business Community Learns of Federal Programs and Services (12/02/2014)
• Housing Opportunities Fair Supports Asian American and Pacific Islander Community (12/09/2014)
• Realtists Benefit from Information Sharing by Federal Agencies at Regional Housing Summit (12/09/2014)
• HOME Success Stories

2015

• HUD Invests in Georgia (01/20/2015)
• HUD Joins Forces with the City of Atlanta and USDA to Launch Summer Food Service Program (04/09/2015)
• HUD Participates in Catching the 3rd Wave Understanding Multifamily of Tomorrow (05/14/2015)
• HUD Joins VA and City of Atlanta to Recognize Progress in Ending Veteran Homelessness (05/26/2015)
• HUD addresses Obstacles to Economic Opportunity (06/01/2015)
• HUD participates in EcoDistricts Targeted Cities Program in support of Clinton Global Initiative (06/16/2015)
• Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership recognized with Visionary Award by the National Housing Conference (06/18/2015)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator and Macon Bibb County Mayor Announce Initiative to Extend High Speed Broadband Access for Students in HUD-Assisted Housing (07/21/2015)
• Connect Home Well on its Way in Macon to Helping Low-Income Families (10/20/2015)
• Griffin's Opening of The Oakes at the Park Pointe Brings Renewed Hope and Excitement (10/27/2015)

2016

• City of Atlanta Mayor Reed Launches the Atlanta ConnectHome Program (02/03/2016)
• White House Regional Convening on New Americans (03/15/2016)
• HUD Secretary Castro Stops in Atlanta for Prosperity Playbook Tour (03/16/2016)
• Region IV Disaster Volunteers Receive Critical and Timely Instruction (04/20/2016)
• Walton Bluegrass Apartments: A Strong, Sustainable, and Inclusive Community (04/26/2016)
• City of Atlanta Hosts Second Pilot Launch Atlanta ConnectHome (04/26/2016)
• Atlanta Empire Board Chapter of NAREB Recognizes Fair Housing Month (04/28/2016)
• Redevelopment of WWII era Constructed Tindall Heights Begins (05/10/2016)
• HUD Participates in 15th Annual Southeast Mortgagee Advisory Council Conference (05/17/2016)
• Why Reentry Matters: A Collaboration of Federal and State Partners (05/19/2016)
• Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month in Georgia (05/24/2016)
• HUD Funded Senior Center Remodeled and Open in Gwinnett County (05/31/2016)
• Southeast Regional Asthma Summit Addresses Asthma Care and Home Interventions (06/02/2016)
• HUD Secretary Announces Westside Atlanta as Designated Promise Zone (06/08/2016)
• Information for Georgia residents affected by Hurricane Matthew (10/13/2016)
• ConnectHome Atlanta Helps Foreign-Born Students (10/17/2016)
• DeKalb County Declares an End to Veteran Homelessness (12/12/2016)

2017

• Light of Hope Comes to Atlanta Homeless as HUD Volunteers Participate in Point-in-Time Count (02/07/2017)
• Region IV 2017 Environmental Training Workshop (04/13/2017)
• HUD Participates in the Southeast Mortgage Advisory Council Conference in Atlanta (04/20/2017)
• HUD Georgia Field Office and Program Leads Meet with State of Georgia Community Development (04/20/2017)
• Urban Waters Federal Partnership Meet on Revitalization of Proctor Creek Atlanta (05/12/2017)
• Reynoldstown New Senior Affordable Housing Partnership Essential to Completion (05/12/2017)
• HUD Introduces Father's Day Initiative to GAHRA Conference Attendees (05/24/2017)
• HUD attends in Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Heirs' Property Conference (07/13/2017)
• Summer Learning Program on the 'RISE' in Gainesville, GA (08/02/2017)
• Advanced Educational Opportunities Flourish as Atlanta Housing Authority and Choice Atlanta Impact University Choice Neighborhoods (08/14/2017)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett Participates in Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association Regional Conference (SAHMA) (08/23/2017)
• Igniting Flames of Impact of Health and Wellness into University Choice Neighborhoods (09/27/2017)
• HUD and Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (GAHRA) Address Opportunities (09/27/2017)
• Smokefree Public Housing Workshop Addresses Implementation of New HUD Rule (10/02/2017)
• Regional Administrator Denise Leggett Standard Bearer Public Stewardship Awardee (10/17/2017)
• Secretary Carson Visits Atlanta (11/27/2017)

2018

• HUD Addresses Community Development Opportunities with 2018 Leadership Atlanta Class (02/14/2018)
• HUD and Georgia host Housing Reentry Roundtable regarding Returning Citizens (02/28/2018)
• Urban Waters Partnership Recognized for Positively Affecting Proctor Creek Communities (03/22/2018)
• HUD Convenes Small Business Doing Business through Section 3 Summitt (04/17/2018)
• Public Service Recognition Week means so much more as beneficiaries are recognized (05/10/2018)
• Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative Capitalizes on Public Private Partnership (05/15/2018)
• Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities leading the way (05/24/2018)
• Local Community Initiative and HUD address affordable housing crisis in Cross Key Neighborhood of Atlanta (06/29/2018)
• WOW Moment at FEW's 49th National Training Program Conference (07/18/2018)
• 1940's Vintage Tindall Heights renewed as Tindall Senior Towers Emerges (08/29/2018)
• HUD Atlanta Region Philanthropic Roundtable calls for increased Public-Private Partnerships (09/19/2018)
• HUD participates in Big Bethel AME Church Celebration in Sweet Auburn Neighborhood of Atlanta (10/31/2018)
• HUD participates in major University Choice Neighborhood Groundbreaking in the Atlanta University Center Community (11/14/2018)

2019

• Innovation and Compassion abound as Northwest Georgia Housing Authority and Community Leadership Set Bar for Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency (02/14/2019)
• Public Housing Authorities address Atlanta Affordable Housing Challenge (03/14/2019)
• Choice Atlanta Leverages HUD Choice Neighborhood Grant to award microgrants enhancing the University Choice Neighborhood (03/19/2019)
• Public-Private Partnership Interest in Atlanta Opportunity Zones Grows (05/14/2019)
• HUD and SBA further collaborate in preparation for upcoming Hurricane Season (05/20/2019)
• Westside Promise Zone Residents and Partners witness firsthand progress in their community (06/04/2019)
• HUD Congratulates City of Atlanta for Innovative Leadership in Addressing Affordable Housing (06/25/2019)
• LaGrange Housing Authority New Solar Energy System produces Energy and Hope (07/08/2019)
• HUD and VISTA teamwork payoffs in the Atlanta Westside Promise Zone (07/10/2019)
• Region IV Inaugural Emerging Strategies in Affordable Housing Expo characterizes innovative leadership (08/01/2019)
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues the First No-Action Letter to HUD Housing Counseling Agencies (HCAs) (09/18/2019)
• Cobb County pledge to end homelessness is everyone's business (10/04/2019)
• HUD SE Region Administrator contributes to next level self-sufficiency efforts during Resources for Community and Economic Development Impact (RCEDI) Summit (10/25/2019)
• HUD Designates LaGrange Housing Authority as an EnVision Center (10/31/2019)
• HUD Designates Northwest Georgia Housing Authority an EnVision Center (11/05/2019)
• HUD awards $3.3 million grant focused on improving health outcomes of children and families in City of Augusta (12/02/2019)

2020

• HUD joins Mayor, city officials and local leaders for Herndon Square affordable housing groundbreaking in Atlanta (01/13/2020)
• "And there was light" as HUD Southeast Region Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett meets with Morehouse College Students (01/23/2020)
• HUD Georgia and partners advancing self-sufficiency through Section 3 Summit (03/09/2020)
• Former NFL Player, Warrick Dunn, launches new charity in historic Laney Walker Community groundbreaking in Augusta, Georgia (03/11/2020)
• HUD Recognizes the City of Carrollton and Carrollton Housing Authority, Georgia for their Exemplary Family Unification Program Efforts (09/16/2020)
• Albany foster youth aging out of care and City of Albany recognized by HUD (09/16/2020)
• Region IV Fifth Annual Training Conference highlights "Maintaining Team Cohesiveness in the Face of Change" (10/01/2020)
• Albany Housing Authority modernizes public housing thanks to HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program (10/21/2020)
• Federal Agencies Join Together in Launching New SE Regional Lead Task Force (12/01/2020)

2021

• Region IV 2020 Homelessness Virtual Conference is Overwhelming Success (01/08/2021)
• HUD Designates New EnVision Center in Atlanta (01/19/2021)
• HUD Awards Atlanta $450,000 Choice Neighborhood Planning Funds (01/19/2021)
• Region IV Expands Reach and Effectiveness of Section 3 Training (02/03/2021)
• HUD and SBA Team Up to Train Southeast and Caribbean Workers and Entrepreneurs (03/25/2021)
• HUD Atlanta Homeownership Center participates in Greater Greenville, SC and Metro-Atlanta HomeOwnership Month Educational Forum and Workshop (07/07/2021)
• HUD updates Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) on American Rescue Plan during Virtual Interagency Roundtable: 2021 Quarter Two Meeting (07/13/2021)
• HUD Georgia Offices partner with state and non-profits to Address Homelessness (07/22/2021)
• HUD Secretary Visit to Atlanta Highlighted Need for Investment in Housing and Community Revitalization (11/17/2021)
• Community Center Attracts Hundreds to Atlanta Health Fair (12/01/2021)

2022

• City of Augusta Partners with HUD to Provide Community Resources and COVID Vaccines (02/28/2022)
• More than 1200 Attendees for Region IV's Virtual Fair Housing Summit (03/07/2022)
• Atlanta's Regional Office Team Meets with Local Nonprofit CaringWorks (06/21/2022)
• Georgia Field Office hosts Emergency Housing Voucher Listening Session (07/01/2022)
• Georgia Field Office meets with Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford (08/19/2022)
• Gardner Village Groundbreaking Ceremony (08/31/2022)
• Region IV Hosts OGC Training Conference (09/06/2022)
• Roosevelt Hall Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony (11/07/2022)
• GA ACT Annual Fall Affordable Housing Conference (11/08/2022)
• Forest Cove Relocation Press Event (11/29/2022)
• Region IV Hosts NSPIRE Get Ready Session (11/29/2022)
• Atlanta Regional Office Hosts Second Installment of Emergency Housing Vouchers Listening Session (12/09/2022)