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Books of note about affordable housing, racism and segregation and efforts to make a difference.
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April 2023 Meeting to Feature Doug Faust
Join us for our first in-person meeting of 2023 on Thursday, April 13. Doug Faust, CEO of the Decatur Housing Authority, will be our guest speaker and will provide an overview of the Section 8 Housing Voucher System and discuss how the Coalition can help advocate for more voucher acceptance. 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13North …
March 2023 Meeting Minutes
Attending: Wendy Cromwell, Carrie Sjogren, David Lewicki, Holly Grimes, Beata and Tim Sass, Catherine Carter, Paula Collins, Carol Burgess Carrie and Wendy provided recap of the one-on-one meetings they have had with Lesa Mayer, Valerie Wilson and others on behalf of the Coalition, including the Decatur Business Association’s Black History Month Celebration. Commissioner Mayer …
Decaturish Spotlights a Neighbor Living in Missing Middle Housing
If you were at the February 6 City of Decatur Commission Meeting, you heard the Rev. Hannah Olan, who lives in an affordable duplex, speak about her experience living in Decatur. She had always felt welcome despite not owning her home until she received an anti-Missing Middle flyer on her mailbox. For the first time, …
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February 9 Coalition Meeting on Affordable Housing
Join the Coalition VIRTUALLY for our February 9 meeting with Georgia State Rep. Becky Evans (D-83) and Richelle Patton, president of Collaborative Housing Solutions.
Join the Coalition in Supporting Decatur’s Missing Middle Proposal
Dear Neighbors, You have heard a lot about Decatur’s current “missing middle” housing crisis. The question for us, as a voluntary association of affordable housing advocates, is future-oriented: “what kind of community do you want Decatur to become?” The Coalition for a Diverse Decatur & DeKalb believes our community should be an inclusive one that …
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