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The mission of ANDP is to promote,
create and preserve mixed income
communities through direct development,
lending, policy research and advocacy
that result in the equitable
distribution of affordable housing
throughout the metropolitan Atlanta
region.
ANDP was created in 1991 as a result of
the merger of the Metropolitan Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce’s Housing Resource
Center and the Atlanta Economic
Development Corporation’s Neighborhood
Development Department. The impetus for
ANDP’s creation was to address the
diminishing supply of affordable housing
in the Metropolitan Atlanta region as
well as to help reclaim declining
neighborhoods in its core. Throughout
its history, ANDP has supported the
creation of more than 8,000 units of
housing for people of low-to-moderate
incomes.
RESPONDING TO THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS
In 2007, the ANDP Board of Directors
authorized a complete organizational
focus on addressing the foreclosure
crisis. Since this time, all programs -
development, lending and advocacy - have
been realigned to help keep families in
their homes and helping the region
address the impact of the foreclosure
crisis.
Housing Development – Our current
development activity is focused on
acquisition and rehab of single-family
homes impacted by the foreclosure
crisis. Since 2008, we have been
partnering with five metro Atlanta
jurisdictions (City of Atlanta and
DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and Rockdale
counties) to execute their Neighborhood
Stabilization Program (NSP). As one of
the largest NSP programs in the
Southeast, we anticipate completing
nearly 200 homes with NSP 1 funding.
Housing Finance - The Community
Redevelopment Loan & Investment Fund –
To provide capital for development and
redevelopment of affordable housing, our
loan fund, provides acquisition,
predevelopment, construction and bridge
loans. Over the history of our loan
fund, we have supported the creation of
more than 3,800 units of housing.
Research, Policy & Information – ANDP
has a rich history of acting as a
catalyst for change. Our initiatives
continue to play a critical role in
shaping the region’s future. Current
initiatives include the Piece by Piece
Initiative (described to above) and the
Mixed Income Communities Initiative (MICI).
MICI engages a wide array of audiences
to work together toward strategies that
promote mixed income communities ---
places where people can live, work, play
and age. Mixed income communities are
critical to achieving regional equity
and preserving region’s economy and
quality of life. |
