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Reaching the Dream -- Atlanta![]() In the 2003 State of the City Address, Mayor Shirley Franklin addressed neighborhood housing needs, as well as goals for revitalization of the city. One goal is to make Atlanta a more affordable city for middle- and low-income residents. Following the recommendations of the Housing Task Force, the city will initiate a new workforce housing incentive program, designed specifically to assist teachers, police officers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers with in-town housing. The Mayor also set a goal to stimulate economic opportunities in Atlanta's low-income communities through public/private partnerships with Atlanta's business, financial, and nonprofit organizations, which will spur business, commercial, and job development under the Federal Renewal Community Act. This program also leverages the human service programs developed under the Atlanta Empowerment Zone, while replacing the structure with a more market-driven strategy. Finally, Atlanta voters approved a $150 million bond referendum to improve roads, sidewalks, and streetscapes, and to add bike lanes and fix up neighborhood parks. More than 300 neighborhood improvement projects were started in 2003. With this in mind, the HUD Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) has chosen Atlanta for the "Reaching the Dream" initiative. The following information provides a look at some of Atlanta's neighborhoods undergoing revitalization, as well as an overview of the city of Atlanta's demographics. Neighborhoods Atlanta
has more than 200 neighborhoods, and over 40 of these are low- and
very low-income communities. The following neighborhoods are areas
with the greatest amount of Federal monies dedicated to their revitalization,
locations with the highest poverty rates, and where census data
revealed a significantly lower per capita income than that of surrounding
neighborhoods: Summary of Statistics for Atlanta Between 1990 and 2000, Atlanta saw a population growth of nearly 6 percent, bringing the total population to 416,474. The city itself is relatively small in land area, but the metropolitan region is one of the largest in the southeastern United States, occupying 20 counties and containing a number of smaller established municipalities. The
racial composition of the residents of Atlanta is: Forty-four percent of the residents own the housing quarters where they live, while the other 56 percent are renter occupants. The 2000 median value of all owner occupied housing is $144,185. Based on the 2000 census, the median annual household income in Atlanta was $40,606. Nearly 25 percent of households operate on an estimated yearly income of less than $15,000, and the unemployment rate is 5.5 percent. HUD's
Regional Faith-Based Liaison HUD's
Regional Director
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Content Archived: April 9, 2010 | |
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