Atlantans Experiencing Housing Insecurity:
Atlanta Housing is non-profit which provides many types of housing assistance to Atlanta residents and listeners can apply for housing assistance on their website.

For further rental assistance resources, the Atlanta Apartment Association has a longer list of Rental Assistance resources. 
 
For Individuals who have lost their homes, we would direct you here to the non-profit “Hope Atlanta” which uses a “housing first” approach to secure temporary or more permanent supportive housing.

For those families who have lost their homes, Wellroot Family Housing offers housing and financial assistance to families to remove the barrier of homelessness by helping them move towards self sufficiency. If this sounds like something you and your family could benefit from we encourage you to apply on their website here or give them a call at 404-327-5820.

Open Doors works closely with the land owners and those experiencing homelessness to provide shelter in a way that helps both communities. Seek help or get involved here on their website.

Homebuyer Assistance for Atlantans: 
Atlanta Beltline Affordable Housing Programs 
This is a resource the Atlanta Beltline put out to act as an index of resources and outlets for Atlantans experiencing housing insecurity.

National Faith Homebuyer Assistance
This is an organization that is HUD certified and has helped hundreds of individuals and families in the Atlanta area.

Atlanta-based Down Payment Assistance Program
This is another initiative by “Atlanta Housing” that helps Atlantans achieve homeownership with downpayment assistance.

Atlantans who want to get involved:
The Atlanta Economic Justice Program works for economic and social justice. Through training, grassroots organizing and leadership development, we help build a culture of activism. We work with communities to build coalitions and resist injustice. You can donate today on their website.

Buckhead Christian Ministries offers emergency and educational assistance to those who are experiencing housing insecurity in Atlanta. You can volunteer your time with them by applying on their website.

Get involved with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta here on their website. The work for a more equitable Atlanta with a focus on place and an emphasis on changing the systems that underpin our region for lasting impact.

FUSE is an Atlanta non-profit that implements critical initiatives to mitigate displacement of Atlanta’s black and low-income Communities. Get involved here on their website.

For more information on equity: 
Why Metro Atlanta Is the Poster Child for the US Housing Crisis
This news coverage details GSU Professor Dan Immergluck’s book “Red Hot City” and the way policy decisions have led to gentrification and lack of affordable homes in Atlanta. 

Equitable Development and Environmental Justice
This is a great meta-resource to explore the link between urban development, equity, and environmental justice.

For more information on Gentrification: 
Urban displacement project
This explains the links and distinctions between gentrification and displacement.
WABE. This is a resource that compiles Atlanta public radio broadcasts on the subject of gentrification. 

National Community Reinvestment Coalition
This is a report on gentrification and cultural displacement in American cities.
CDC Health Effects of Gentrification and Gentrification Justice Resources
This is a CDC report on the health effects of gentrification on marginalized communities. The site also provides further reading on gentrification and environmental justice.

Canopy Atlanta
This is a story about the complicated history, and current problematic nature, of urban renewal efforts, gentrification, and displacement.

Atlanta Beltline Partnership
This article focuses on how cities can build green infrastructure without gentrification.

Displaced Atlanta