FreeRent ATL program to provide financial and wraparound services to 25 families

Jori Mendel, a partner and chief growth and community development officer at the Roots, discusses the mission of the FreeRent ATL program. (LaShawn Hudson/WABE and Roots)

Applications are now open for the FreeRent Foundation’s FreeRent ATL program.

The program, which is open to anyone 21 years of age who lives within a 20-mile radius of the Mercedes Benz Stadium, will provide 25 Atlanta families with up to a year of rental relief and other support services.

Jori Mendel, a partner and chief growth and community development officer at the Roots, says FreeRent.org’s mission is to keep more people housed and to help them build savings.