Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership

Congratulations to Housing Partnership Network, Reinvestment Fund, Community Housing Capital, Inc. Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Habitat for Humanity International on their recent #NewMarketsTaxCredit (NMTC) awards! Thanks to HPN, RF, LISC, Enterprise Community Investment, Inc., Smith NMTC Associates, LLC, and U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance (a subsidiary of U.S. Bank), trail-blazing work is being done to leverage NMTC for single-family homeownership opportunities. With five sub-allocations to ANDP totaling nearly $45M, we've become a national leader in using NMTC to help finance the development of affordable homeownership units. Since 2017, the organization has introduced 260 families to homeownership using the program!?

As America’s oldest and broadest housing coalition, the National Housing Conference (NHC) is working across partisan lines to develop solutions for today’s biggest housing challenges. Not yet a member? Check out why NHC is the place “where housers come to get things done.” ANDP is a proud member of NHC, and we hope you'll also consider joining. https://lnkd.in/e-SADdXT

Congratulations to ANDP Board Member, Daphne Bond-Godfrey, named to Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40! Thank you for your commitment to the region’s housing and community development needs! https://lnkd.in/e66VZX73

Yesterday, John O'Callaghan led the team at ANDP in a moment to remember the legacy of our late founding president and CEO, Hattie Dorsey. Hattie's tenacious approach meant constantly pushing the envelope. It is fitting that we honored Hattie's memory at our innovative townhome development in Southwest Atlanta on Campbellton Road. Along with our partner Van Hardimon of 3384 Residential, ANDP developed ten new townhomes. Financing for the project was made possible with New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from Enterprise Community Partners and tax credit investor U.S. Bancorp Impact Financial, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank. According to model innovators?Smith NMTC Associates, LLC, NMTC used for homeownership represents less than 2% of all NMTC allocations. ANDP has been fortunate to have five sub-allocations from Housing Partnership Network, Reinvestment Fund, Enterprise Community Partners,?and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) - with U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance as the investor in all five projects. This infusion of over $45M has introduced more than 250 new families to the dream of homeownership - making ANDP a national leader in the local deployment of NMTC for homeownership. At the close of the event, we unveiled street signs in Hattie's memory. The intersection of "Hattie Drive" and "Dorsey Drive" will be home to ten new families and a permanent reminder Hattie's legacy. We thank Hattie's family and close friends who joined us for the special moment. We also thank ANDP Board Chair Pamela D. Cross, MSW, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance's?William Carson?and?Phillip Sangokoya,?Meaghan Shannon Vlkovic?and?Enterprise Community Partners,?Michael "MO" Oden of Dream Home Today, former Mayor Shirley Franklin, and Representative?Nikema Williams?for their thoughtful remarks. Read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/geY3PMMk Read an article from Donnell Suggs of The Atlanta Voice / Voice News Network here: https://lnkd.in/g9w8hRdp Read an article from Matt Reynolds of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution here: https://lnkd.in/g6runrCU Photo Credit: Olivia Bowdoin

ANDP's Ashani O'Mard will participate in a panel discussion with Joel Dixon, Eric Kronberg, and Ted Terry at ULI Atlanta's Housing Innovation Summit. The conversation, "Local Solutions to Building Small and Mid-Scale Housing," will be moderated by Jim Heid, author of "Building Small: A Toolkit for Real Estate Entrepreneurs, Civic Leaders, and Great Communities." The one-day summit takes place on August 22. Details and registration here: https://lnkd.in/eZgV_CKa

Thank you, Maria Saporta and SaportaReport. Maria's reporting and special columns covered Hattie's work for decades --- before, during, and after her time at ANDP. https://lnkd.in/gnhs2Kft

Each June, NeighborWorks America and its network of 250 local organizations, including ANDP, mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers, businesspeople, neighbors, friends, and local and national elected and civic leaders in a week of neighborhood change and awareness. To join the NeighborWorks Week activity, ANDP hosted its 10th Annual NeigbhorsTogether to tackle another important topic... health equity. 100 neighborhood leaders and health advocates joined us at Atlanta Metropolitan State College (Official) to engage in a half-day conversation led by Out Of Hand Theater and their new #ThrivingTogetherAtlanta initiative. Our thanks to J. Cassandra Booth for providing a welcome from NeighborWorks America. Attendees were treated to a special performance highlighting the challenges too many people, especially low-income and people of color, face when trying to access health care and engage with their medical professionals. The performance was followed by an opportunity to participate in small group sessions. Attendees shared their personal experiences and their suggestions for improving systems and access. To understand the role of health care advocates, Jeff Smythe of ARCHI sat down with East Point Public Health Initiative member Zakiyah Morris (also a member of ANDP CLI Team) We especially thank Out of Hand and its new initiative, Thriving Together Atlanta. We also thank our partners at NeighborWorks America for their vital ongoing support of our work, including our Neighbors Together Program. We also thank our event sponsors, Pinnacle Financial Partners, PNC, Publix Super Markets Charities, and State Farm. Although "Jake from State Farm" couldn't join us, a team of volunteers from State Farm did! Thanks to them for their assistance. We also recognize our Neighbors Together / CLI Team members who were selected to attend NeighborWorks America's National Community Leadership Institute, return to Atlanta, and help create Saturday's special event: Maria White-Dumas, Ladonna Hampton, The Honorable Keisha Jeffcoat, Zakiyah Morris, and Nakia Romans. If you want to learn more about ANDP's Neighbors Together community leadership initiative, please contact Susan Adams at [email protected].

The June 5, 2024 Atlanta Regional Housing Forum will discuss the healthcare sector's role in affordable housing. The conversation will include Bill Bolling, Founder and Moderator of the Housing Forum; Robyn Bussey, Partnership for Southern Equity; Stuart Butler, The Brookings Institution and Convergence; Stefanie Hurst, Kaiser Permanente; Steve Siler, Mercy Care Foundation, and Jeff Smythe, Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI). The conversation runs from 9:30 am to 11:45 am at St. Luke's Episcopal Church and is live-streamed at https://lnkd.in/eDJZ79Ex Registration: https://lnkd.in/epau6VVY?

?“ANDP is focused on growing nonprofit scale and working with other market players to enhance mission outcomes benefitting families seeking affordable rental and homeownership opportunities,” said John O’Callaghan, ANDP’s President and CEO. “Pretium has provided us access to their market operations and opportunities to share notes and learn from one another. Their commitment to formalizing first-look options for ANDP could be a game changer in our ability to provide more homeownership opportunities across the region. They have also been a thoughtful partner in exploring ways to support deeper affordability through better utilization of Housing Choice Vouchers.”?

We thank Forum steering committee member Kristin Allin for her excellent recap of Tuesday's Atlanta Regional Housing Forum. ANDP is proud to work with Atlanta Regional Commission, Bill Bolling (Forum founder and moderator), and other steering committee members Ranata Mattison EMUP, Bruce Gunter, Natallie Keiser, Samyukth Shenbaga and James Alexander on executing quarterly Forum conversations. More details at https://lnkd.in/eDJZ79Ex.