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ATLANTAHIP has partnered with the Atlanta Mayor's Office of Housing to advise the development of, and to evaluate, the City's $22 million COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
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OUR WORK IN ATLANTA
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OUR PARTNERS
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Terri Lee, Chief Housing Officer, City of Atlanta
Bithia Ratnasamy, Project Manager, City of Atlanta |
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THE PROJECT
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Atlanta’s COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program is a $22 million program funded by CARES Act stimulus funds that is launched in September 2020 and is expected to serve approximately 8,300 households with rental and utility assistance, with maximum assistance of $1,000 per month per household for three months. Assistance is paid directly to the landlord, who in exchange, must forgive all past rent. The program is run by a third-party central administrator, United Way of Greater Atlanta, which operates a hotline and central application portal, as well as managing a network of community-based service providers whose role is to conduct program intake.
HIP is working with the City of Atlanta and the third-party administrator to: 1) evaluate the impact of rental assistance on tenants' short- and long-term housing, health, education, and economic outcomes through a longitudinal survey linked with administrative data; 2) evaluate landlord participation in the program through surveys; and 3) evaluate the experience of community-based service providers through a survey. |
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OUR FUNDERS
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Our work in Atlanta is generously supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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DATA
Download a dataset about the current housing and socioeconomic landscape in Atlanta.
Access the Data Dictionary with information about each variable and additional resources HERE.
Access the Data Dictionary with information about each variable and additional resources HERE.
