Friday, April 5, 2002
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Friday, April 5, 2002 |
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County is nation's first to train faith community to tap into President Bush's funding initiative The Fulton County Government will host a Faith-Based Housing Symposium April 25-27 to teach local faith organizations how to create nonprofit agencies that build affordable housing. Approximately 700 faith leaders and other ministry officials are expected to attend the sessions at the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Hotel. Part of Fair Housing Month, the symposium is sponsored by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, County Manager's Office and the County Office of Housing. Participating organizations include Freddie Mac, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, U. S. Department of Agriculture, HUD, and the National Center for Faith-Based Initiative. Among members of the NCFBI governing board are Bishop Eddie L. Long of Decatur and former Congressman Floyd Flake, who is scheduled to speak. There will be 36 concurrent sessions in six "tracks" ·Faith-Based organizations. ·Housing finance tools. ·Bond Finance. ·Planning and housing development ·Federal, state and local housing programs. ·Housing compliance and application process. Among the topics will be ownership structure, tax credits, housing finance tools, federal loan programs, rezoning issues, project feasibility assessments, housing for special populations, mixed-use/income housing, and regulations. National and local housing experts will explain President George W. Bush's 2001 Faith-Based Initiative, which urges greater involvement by the faith sector in improving society. He established a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and ordered similar ones in the U. S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Labor, Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services. For details, call 404-730-8007 or go to the Faith-Based link at www.co.fulton.ga.us.
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