Housing
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Nearby Communities Reject Affordable Housing Projects
The shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. has left 65 percent of extremely low income (ELI) households unable to stay within their budget. Meanwhile, the supply of affordable housing for area median income (AMI) households barely keeps up with the demand, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.…
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Bigger Vision: Not Just The Name of a Shelter
For Andrew Wilkin, executive director at Bigger Vision Community Shelter, there is no such thing as a homeless person. These words, this philosophy, is one that carries through all those who come to Bigger Vision. “I think the most important thing people need to understand is that there is no…
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Local Organizations See Need for Affordable Housing in Area
Over the past few years, affordable housing in the Athens-Clarke County area has become more scarce for low-income families, said the employees of two local organizations. Jocelyn Crumpton, shelter coordinator of the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, and Spencer Frye, state representative for Georgia House District 118 and executive director of…
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Athens-Clarke County Sees Increase in Single-Family Housing Permits
During the housing boom of the mid-2000s, Athens-Clarke County received hundreds of single-family new construction permits yearly. As the housing crisis swept the nation, these numbers dropped drastically to levels below 100. Now, over the course of the past couple of years, the county has seen an increase in these…
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Athens’ Senior Living Facilities Adapt To Increasing Elderly Population
As the elderly population continues to grow rapidly, finding affordable and accessible housing for this demographic has become a prominent issue. In Georgia, the older population is expected to make up 65.5 percent of the total population by 2030, according to the American Association of Retired Persons. One of the government…
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When One Bus Door Opens, Another Closes: Athens Transit Reroute Benefits Some, Inconveniences Others
The Athens Transit System, otherwise known as “The Bus,” has undergone marked changes to 10 of its 20 routes as of July 1 this past summer. These adjustments were made with the intention to expand ridership, increase cost-effectiveness and decrease the length of wait times at hundreds of bus stops throughout…
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2019 Budget Proposal Includes Cuts to Affordable Housing
President Trump’s 2019 fiscal budget proposal would give a major decrease in funding to public housing. This decrease could mean Athens Housing Authority has to get more creative on how they plan to provide affordable housing for the community. Reporter Brittany Stocus has more on the story. The budget…
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Housing Prices Surpass 2006 Market Peak
Housing prices surpassed the 2006 housing market peak across the national average in September. This information was just released in a report by the S&P Corelogic Case-shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. According to the report, housing prices in September were one tenth of a percent higher than the…
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UGA Students Move In While Homeless Move Out
Each bed of the Salvation Army of Athens will have someone in it tonight. The problem is that there will be more people than beds. The Homeless problem is getting worse in Athens, said Salvation Army Case Manager Mary Rosser. “These minimum wage jobs do not pay a living…
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Athens Clarke County to Help Homeless Population
ATHENS, GA — Action has been requested for the Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals grant application for March 1. The rundown of this grant, if approved, would mean local government will have the resources to better provide for the homeless population of Athens. Grady Newsource reporter Valentina Urrego breaks down…