![]() “It would not have been possible without the relentless dedication, commitment and collaboration of our partners. “The effort to relocate residents from Forest Cove into safe, permanent homes of their choosing was a monumental task,” said Frank Fernandez, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Mayor Dickens secured additional private funding and access to homes through the Atlanta Apartment Association, Pretium and Progress Residential and Airbnb. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta served as the lead agency for the relocation which engaged more than a dozen nonprofits and public agencies - including the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Open Doors, APD Urban Planning Management and Georgia Power - to provide full support services to the residents during the transition. Mayor Dickens, with the support of the Atlanta City Council, invested $9.1 million to support the relocation of Forest Cove residents. ![]() We must now work with urgency to ensure these residents can return to a community that is safe, clean and thriving.” While our work is far from over, this is an important step for these residents who now have a chance to start fresh. After meeting with the families at Forest Cove in my first weeks in office, I knew that even though the City wasn’t responsible for the conditions there, we had a moral obligation to act. “I am proud that the work of the City - particularly under the leadership of Senior Advisor Courtney English - and so many of our partners helped these residents access new safe and quality homes. “This is a historic milestone for the families of Forest Cove who have been left behind for too many years,” said Mayor Dickens. ![]() Under an agreement that Mayor Dickens negotiated earlier this year, the complex will be rehabilitated to create safe, quality housing in Thomasville Heights to allow the residents to return to the neighborhood. The subsidized apartment complex, long beset by serious problems quality-of-life issues that negatively impacted the health and safety of residents, is now closed. ![]() Last Families Move from Forest Cove Under Mayor Dickens’ $9.1M Relocation PlanĪTLANTA - The last of over 200 households of Forest Cove Apartments in Southeast Atlanta have moved from the property to new residences, capping a relocation process that Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens initiated in the spring. ![]()
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