Video Legacy Resident Retention in Atlanta Housing

Video Legacy Resident Retention in Atlanta

A 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant is helping longtime community members remain in their homes as taxes and real estate prices rise

The , a major urban redevelopment project connecting Atlanta neighborhoods through a 40-mile multiuse trail system, is having tremendous citywide economic impacts, including rising property values along the path. To help combat the displacement that happens to establish residents when a neighborhood is gentrified, the created the , which helps subsidize the increased cost of property taxes for longtime Atlanta residents so they can remain in their homes. An grant was used to increase the program's door-to-door outreach, focusing on older adults and people without internet access. Share this video via

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Page published October 2022

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