Metro Atlanta leaders address concerns for affordable housing

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens gathers with community leaders for a press conference on the steps of Atlanta City Hall on April 19, 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Members of the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership and Atlanta Regional Commission met to present the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum to discuss affordable housing in the community.

With potential federal cuts on affordable housing and shortages plaguing the nation, city leaders addressed the concerns with solutions to combat the housing crisis.

Atlanta Mayor and Atlanta Regional Commission Chairman Andre Dickens said that the best way to become successful with affordable housing is by being “creative.”