affordable housing

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Economy June 1, 2026

A rare bipartisan housing victory faces a bigger problem – Americans still can’t afford housing

by Kirk McClure, University of Kansas and Alex Schwartz, The New School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. House of Representatives has passed what…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Government & Politics, Local government May 22, 2026

Cobb County Chairwoman Discusses Economy and Housing Needs in State of County Address

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid discussed economic success, advances in social and human service programs and the need for affordable housing at the annual…

An icon with a four-member family stands in front of the line drawing of a house

Cobb County, Government & Politics April 3, 2026

Powder Springs Housing Development Combines Affordable and Market Homes

The affordable housing non-profit Habitat for Humanity and a veteran local homebuilder are partnering to establish a mixed-use housing development in Powder Springs-It is a project that’s breaking new ground…

Unity North Atlanta Church and Habitat for Humanity NW Metro Atlanta officials pose for group shot with ceremonial check

Community, Giving Back to the Community February 20, 2026

Unity North Atlanta Church Donates $8,000 to Habitat for Humanity NW Atlanta Metro

By Larry Felton Johnson Thursday morning, the Unity North Atlanta Church on Sandy Plains Road presented an $8,000 financial gift to Habitat for Humanity NW Metro Atlanta to support affordable…

Housing May 28, 2025

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

by Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point….

Housing May 21, 2025

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

by Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked…

An image labeled "Affordable Housing" that has a variety of modest houses with taller buildings on the horizon

Housing February 25, 2025

Rising house prices don’t just make it harder to become a homeowner – they also widen the racial wealth gap

by Joe LaBriola, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Homeownership – long a cornerstone of the “the American dream” – is increasingly out…

Opinion November 13, 2024

National Homelessness Awareness Month: Building Stability, One Family at a Time

By Melanie Kagan, CEO of the Center for Family Resources (CFR) Last year, more than 1,000 households in our county were homeless and seeking shelter or housing services. Thirty percent…

Cobb County June 26, 2024

The Center for Family Resources’ 2023 Annual Report Reflects the Need for Housing Assistance in Cobb County

The Center for Family Resources submitted the following news release: The Center for Family Resources (CFR) recently released its 2023 Annual Report, which outlines the not-for-profit’s continued commitment to homeless families…

An assortment of buildings with the word "Housing" above

Opinion April 30, 2024

Our families deserve decent, safe, and affordable housing

[This guest opinion is by Kimberly Chinn, a social worker in a Cobb County school] In the Cobb County School District, the Homeless Education Program (HEP) supports families that have…

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