housing justice
overview
Ensuring all families have access to healthy homes
Substandard housing conditions lead to increased childhood illness, more home and school moves, and behavior and learning challenges that set children back and increase their risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system. Georgia Appleseed’s Housing Justice initiative increases access for low-income children and their families to safe, healthy rental housing.
Our initiative:
- Engages with tenants directly
- Convenes a statewide Healthy Housing Coalition
- Advocates for legislative action to protect low-income tenants
- Supports a collaborative social innovation lab in Clayton County that develops and implements local solutions.
resources
Guidance
New tenant’s rights granted by the Safe at Home Act – House Bill 404 – including a warranty of habitability,…
Practical guidance for advocating for stable, healthy housing for your family and communty.
Summary of Georgia Appleseed’s Housing Justice initiative, advancing policy to improve living conditions and home stability for Georgia’s children and…
Originally implemented as part of a homelessness intervention program, a social innovation lab model can address a range of social…
Coalitions
A collaborative social innovation lab develops and implements effective interventions to end homelessness and unhealthy housing conditions for low-income children…
Georgia Healthy Housing Coalition’s (GHHC) more than 50 organizational members lead Georgia toward healthier housing for its children.
Policy
Our 2024 policy recommendations for Georgia aim to: (1) reduce the number of children removed from school, (2) improve school-based…
July 2023 testimony at the meeting of the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform & Innovation Commission subcommittee on Children & Adolescent…
Our pragmatic strategy to improve housing conditions for families across our state. Summary Convened and facilitated by Georgia Appleseed, the […]
We advocate locally, statewide, and nationally for solutions that will reduce evictions and improve housing standards.
