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Housing for the Disadvantaged

Certain groups are in dire need of housing but find it very hard to obtain. This includes the homeless, the disabled, abused spouses, people with HIV/AIDS, recovering alcoholics or drug addicts, and other disadvantaged groups. Society has a moral obligation to make special provision for those who are least fortunate, and planners should be part of this effort.
  • No mix of housing sizes, types, and income levels within neighborhoods
  • Not enough affordable housing
  • Not enough affordable housing
  • Community and neighborhood opposition to housing for certain disadvantaged groups can be extremely fierce.
  • Complex to develop an effective program
 Daniel-Flagg Villas

Savannah Continuum of Care for the Homeless


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Housing for the Disadvantaged


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Georgia Implementation Examples

Chatham County, GA - The City of Savannah in collaboration with Chatham County established a comprehensive approach to better serve homeless persons by developing a coordinated plan of action to mobilize all independent efforts of 22 different homeless programs into one effort--to address the needs of targeted homeless populations. The all-inclusive approach encourages agencies to interact with one another in all matters of funding, program planning, and evaluation. Significant reduction in duplication of efforts, maximizes the use of existing resources. Since the program began, there has been a significant decrease in the number of homeless persons in Savannah, the city has devised effective strategies to meet needs of homeless, and there has been more efficient inter-agency coordination.

Chatham County, GA - The City of Savannah faced a growing need for an increase in housing for persons with HIV/AIDS. Savannah tapped into the resources of DCA's Housing Trust Fund and its Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA). With assistance from HOPWA and Savannah's Phoenix Project, the Daniel-Flagg Villas were launched to help meet the community's growing need. Daniel-Flagg Villas is a 10-unit community of apartments that were created by renovating historic railroad cottages. These units can house patients and provide access to caregivers. The project was a 2004 Magnolia Award Winner.

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