Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & JusticeHousing Justice
Georgia Appleseed advocates for reforms large and small, local and statewide, that increase access for low-income children and their families to stable, healthy homes. Children in healthy homes do better in school, have lower levels of justice involvement, and can look to a brigh
Low-income children and their families needing safe, healthy rental housing
From gaappleseed.org/housing-justice ↗About this program
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.
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- Low-income children and their families needing safe, healthy rental housing
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