Albany - Dougherty Economic Development Commission
Speaker: Roderick Gilbert - Director of Operations
Topic: Why housing is important to Economic Development
2023 Housing Conference Speakers
It’s the mission of the Southwest Georgia Housing Task Force to raise awareness on housing programs and resources.
Please take a quick moment to let us know if today’s presentation accomplished that and what could be done to make it better. We’d also like to know more about you, so tell us that too!
SOWEGA Rising
Speaker: Sherrell Byrd - Executive Director
VIDEO: Life Uninhabitable
-Deconstructing the Housing Crisis in Rural Georgia-
Georgia Power
Speaker: Joey Williamson - Field Assesor
Topic: Residential Energy Efficient Programs
Albany, Georgia Planning & Development Services
Speakers:
Paul Forgey, AICP, CFM - Director
Angel Gray - Deputy Director
Topic: Albany/Dougherty Land Bank
Georgia USDA Rural Development
Speaker: Debra Bell-Dison - Area Director
Topic: Helping people of rural Georgia develop sustainable communities and improve their quality of life.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Speakers:
Heather Sharpe - Region 10 Representative
Austin Chancy- Senior Housing Analyst
Topic: Housing programs & Resources
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Speaker: Jodie Key - HOME-ARP Program Manager
Topic: HOME - American Rescue Plan (ARP) / Allocation Plan
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Georgia Department of Community Affairs is a state agency that helps build strong, vibrant communities.
Southwest GA Regional Commission assures that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, family or religious status, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Transit Laws, 49 CFR Part 21 Unlawful Discrimination, Nondiscrimination In Federally-Assisted Programs Of The Department Of Transportation and as per written guidance under FTA Circular 4702.1B, dated October 2012, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination or retaliation under any program or activity undertaken by the agency.
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RESOURCES
Regional Partners Network
GIS RESources
Miscellaneous Resources
Our Partners
USDA- https://www.usda.gov/
DCA- https://www.dca.ga.gov/
GMA-
https://www.gacities.com/
EDA-
https://www.eda.gov/
ACCG-
https://www.accg.org/
AARP-
https://www.aarp.org/
RPN -
https://www.rural.gov/