housing
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Based Food Rescue Program Enters New County, Breaking Records
The Full Plate program delivered approximately 161,562 pounds of food to agencies in need in 2017, and they are on track to deliver more than 200,000 pounds in 2018. These estimates come from ACTION, Inc., the parent nonprofit organization that began Full Plate. The program was started because “someone’s basic…
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Athens-Clarke County
A Changing Town: What Revitalization Looks Like in Athens
As the smallest county in Georgia with the oldest public university, Athens-Clarke County utilizes revitalization to balance the community’s historic value with modern development. Before redevelopment construction can even begin, there are considerations of historic preservation and sustainability. The process of planning is a long one. Rehabilitation is a multifaceted…
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Athens-Clarke County
Food Insecurity in Athens Is A Bigger Issue Than Many Realize
The food insecurity rate in Athens-Clarke County was 22 percent in 2016, according to Feeding America’s annual “Map the Meal Gap” project. Clarke County has approximately 26,340 food-insecure individuals, according to Feeding America data from 2016. Approximately 70 percent are below 130 percent poverty, which means individuals in this bracket…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Experiences Shortage of Affordable Housing for Workforce
More than half of the members of the Athens workforce are unable to afford median rent, according to the Athens-Clarke County Workforce Housing Study. This study was created to support and maintain workforce housing in Athens as well as find and resolve issues with current housing stock. According to the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Students Discuss How Finances Impact Housing Decisions
Ashley Ansley also reported on the topic, but with her position as a UGA employee, decided to remove herself from including her own personal experiences. Housing affects everyone, and in a college town like Athens, Ga., the effects of housing impact students especially. Students are forced to make housing choices…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Lone Resident: How One Homeowner Has Seen Her Street Change in 53 Years
Sifting through topographical maps and old paperwork, Dora Duncan, 93, points out just how much has changed since she first bought her home in 1965. As someone who has been a resident of Riverdale Drive for the past 53 years, Duncan has experienced zoning fights, studentification and the more recent…
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Athens-Clarke County
CollegeTown Properties Expands, Acquiring Apartments Downtown and Adjusting Resident Policies
CollegeTown Properties, a property management company in Athens, acquired Eclipse on Broad and several of the Fred Historic Properties mid-August, just a few weeks into current residents’ leases. The change came with new management staff and some new policies for the apartments and lofts, which were previously owned and operated…
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Athens-Clarke County
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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Athens-Clarke County
ANNOTATED: Athens’ Senior Living Facilities Adapt To Increasing Elderly Population
ANNOTATION INSTRUCTIONS: When you see a light red highlight, click on the small comment box to the right to read the reporter’s annotation. 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…
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Athens-Clarke County
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…