US EditionAtlanta Housing CEO Terri Lee: ‘Affordable housing is my life’s mission’
- The Trump administration initiated cuts in funding for housing projects and discrimination complaint nonprofits.
- These cuts happened because the administration targeted funding awards including DEI language.
- HUD canceled millions in grants in February, but a judge temporarily froze the terminations.
- Bernice King said these attacks on DEI look familiar, recalling the divide-and-conquer tactics.
- Reduced funding and policy uncertainty now threaten housing initiatives amid rising homelessness.
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San Diego Union Tribune
Bernice King reflects on the Fair Housing Act, made law after her father’s killing
By THALIA BEATY Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints. “I shudder to think what’s going to happen — there’s still a lot of residential segregation,” King, CEO of The King Center and the youngest daughter of civil rights leaders The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and C…
Atlanta Housing CEO Terri Lee: ‘Affordable housing is my life’s mission’
Terri Lee is on a mission. The president and CEO of Atlanta Housing aims to continue to deliver affordable housing units despite uncertainty stemming from potential policy changes under the Trump administration. While 98% of the funding Atlanta Housing gets is from the federal government, Lee said the organization is “hyper focused” on how it invests the dollars it already has, the projects in the pipeline, and the agency’s message “to make sur…
Longview News-Journal
Stalled funding and diminished tax credits: King County’s housing-first model at risk
(The Center Square) – King County’s housing-first approach to addressing homelessness could be threatened by recent federal policies under President Donald Trump’s administration.
On Development: Local strategies, national threats – Matter News
Donald Trump courtesy Wikimedia Commons This column is typically critical of public bodies and private businesses that shape the development and transportation of Columbus and central Ohio. Once Spring had sprung, however, I opted to take a rosier look at things. I had already embarked on an account of attitudes and approaches that make me more optimistic about our region but then saw a news story about the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus …
Stalled funding and diminished tax credits: King County’s housing-first model at risk - Everett Post
(The Center Square) – King County’s housing-first approach to addressing homelessness could be threatened by recent federal policies under President Donald Trump’s administration. The King County Regional Homelessness Authority, or KCRHA, estimates this housing-first strategy – which prioritizes placing people into permanent housing before addressing other root causes of homelessness – could cost $450 million to $1.1 billion per year over the ne…
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