Launched in 2004, The Initiative grew out of Georgia’s experience with the National League of Cities’ Affordable Housing Program and the success stories that were celebrated at the annual Magnolia Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing. Since then, eighty-one communities have directly benefited from the program.
Currently Participating Communities
| Freshmen | Sophomores | Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Blakely | Adel |
Arlington |
| Jonesboro | Hartwell | Centerville |
| Calhoun | Ocilla | Conyers |
| Covington | Rossville/ LaFayette | Smyrna |
| East Point | Statesboro | Social Circle |
Alumni
- Albany
- Americus/Sumter County
- Athens-Clarke County
- Auburn
- Bartow County
- Brunswick
- Byron
- Calhoun
- Camden County
- Cartersville
- Cedartown
- Cochran
- Colquitt
- Commerce
- Cordele
- Covington
- Dalton
- Douglas
- Douglasville
- Dublin
- Eatonton
- Evans County
- Fairburn
- Fort Valley
- Gainesville
- Garden City
- Greensboro
- Gray/Jones County
- Griffin
- Hall County
- Harlem
- Hawkinsville
- Liberty County
- Lithonia
- Madison
- McRae-Helena
- Metter
- Milledgeville
- Millen
- Monroe
- Moultrie
- Nashville/Berrien County
- Newnan
- Norcross
- Pembroke
- Perry
- Pine Mountain
- Porterdale
- Rincon
- Rome
- Roswell
- Rockmart
- Sandersville/Tennille
- Sylvester
- Thomasville
- Thomson/McDuffie County
- Tifton
- Toccoa
- Trion
- Troup County/ Hogansville/ LaGrange/ West Point
- Union City
- Valdosta
- Vienna
- Wadley
- Warner Robins
- Warrenton
- Washington
- Waycross
- Waynesboro
- Winder
Funding
The Archway Partnership, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, and UGA Extension provide in-kind support, and the program is partially funded by a USDA Rural Development RCDI grant.
Meet the Staff
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Assistant Professor of Housing and Community Development
