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		<title>Sowing #Seeds of Hope: Food Well Alliance brings fresh food, sustainability to neighborhoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Food Well Alliance (FWA), Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture (TLW) and WABE are hosting the 7th annual Soil Festival on Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at TLW’s urban farm in West Atlanta. Attendees will be able connect with the cycle of locally grown food through workshops, cooking demos, kids’ activities and more. Tickets are available at foodwellalliance.org. “What excites me most is teaching people who haven’t planted before or showing them how easy it is to compost at home,” said Carol Hunter, TLW Executive Director. “We are here to teach people to grow their own food for self-sufficiency, health and helping the environment.” Atlantans are eager to gather again and engage with local growers as evidenced by the February fruit tree sale hosted by FWA, Concrete Jungle, Community Farmers Markets and the Community Orchard Coalition. Food Well Alliance Executive Director Kate Conner. “We had over 400 people come out to buy trees and sample food and teas made with local fruit,” said Kate Conner, FWA Executive Director. “For us, it’s really about bringing community together and local food is the tool for that.” With the fruit tree sales proceeds, support from The Giving Grove and a Direct Relief grant, the coalition just planted 18 new orchards that donate a percentage of fruit to those in need, including at: Campbellton Community Garden, Gardens at Camp Creek and Whitehall Terrace Community Garden. “It was so popular we will probably open a fall application for more orchards,” Conner said. “It’s all about getting the right partners in place, figuring out the model and going from there.” FWA is a collaborative network striving to build equitable local food systems by providing resources to local growers and engaging in policy. What started in 2015 as an idea by Jim Kennedy, chair of Cox Enterprises, and Bill Bolling, founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, today supports more than 120 community gardens and 35 urban farms in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton counties. Working with partners, FWA offers a range of resources – tools, mechanical support, labor support, volunteers, compost, and funding. Take labor, for example. Using sustainable farming practices is labor intensive. So FWA offers metro Atlanta farmers different options of support: a 1-to-4-person crew from Eco-PARADIGM, labor stipends to cover their own laborers or volunteer support. “Collaboration and partnership to support this movement is huge to us,” Conner said. “Our role is bringing the resources together under one umbrella.” EliYahu Ysrael at Atlanta Harvest. FWA and Westside Future Fund have partnered to create that literal umbrella at the 970 Jefferson Street building. This former Atlanta Community Food Bank location is now a collaborative hub of offices, warehouse space and cold storage. “What was once a giant food warehouse, accommodates many mission-aligned nonprofits, like Second Helpings Atlanta, The Giving Kitchen, Urban Recipe and Community Farmers Markets’ Fresh MARTA Markets, plus clients who use the warehouse or need cold storage – like Gangstas to Growers and Atlanta Mission,” Conner said. When access to flexible funds is needed, FWA steps in. The nonprofit just awarded 65 community gardens with a $1,500 grant and 30 urban farms with a $5,000 grant. For Atlanta Harvest that flexibility was critical when their Jonesboro farm lease dissolved in 2020. EliYahu Ysrael asked FWA to shift their grant funds to a down payment on land in Ellenwood. “We said ‘absolutely’” Conner shared.  “This is a family farm that they own and can invest in for generations.” The Ellenwood farm is thriving with fruit trees, added infrastructure and expanded farm stand hours. “Opportunities for urban farms to purchase and own land within Atlanta are few and far between,” Ysrael said. “To find an organization that truly believes in us and what we want to do for our community has been a dream come true. We are so grateful to FWA for their trust in our family’s vision.” As density and development increases, other metro Atlanta’s farms and community gardens are vulnerable. That’s why, FWA works with the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), local growers and municipalities to ensure that urban agriculture has a voice in city planning. Carol Hunter, Executive Director of Truly Living Well, provides a demonstration at the Community Compost Lab located on TLW’s farm. “Partnering with the Food Well Alliance has been a gamechanger for urban agriculture and building a local food ecosystem here in East Point,” said East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham. “Through the guidance and support of the Food Well Alliance and Atlanta Regional Commission, we’ve established a City Agriculture Plan that provides a framework for equitable access to healthy food in East Point which can be a model for cities of similar size.” Now in the implementation phase, East Point has leveraged its $75,000 FWA grant with a $250,000 USDA grant. The City of Alpharetta is up next and has begun the community engagement phase, seeking to balance development with land preservation and environmental protection. “No city is coming at it for the same reason but it’s incredibly important to get government to support the reason why they want the local food movement strong in their community,” Conner said. With all the stories of empty shelves at grocery stores, food shortages, and delivery issues, Conner encouraged Atlantans to “meet a farmer in your neighborhood, go to a community garden, grow something in your own yard, become connected to local food because that is a hopeful movement.” Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture 324 Lawton St SW foodwellalliance.org Admission $25 for adults, $5 for youth (16 and under), and FREE for seniors and neighbors in the TLW service area: Ashview Heights, Atlanta University Center, Bankhead, Capitol View, Capitol View Manor, English Avenue/Vine City, Hunter Hills, Just Us, Mozley Park, Washington Park, West End, and Westview. Source: Reporter Newspapers &#038; Atlanta Intown &#124; #Growing #Soil #Healthy]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>HomeAid Atlanta, Toll Brothers Embark on First 2022 Care Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2022 20:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people at risk or experiencing homelessness in the metro area,  HomeAid Atlanta  kicked off the new year with national homebuilder  Toll Brothers  for two HomeAid Care Days. Care Days provide necessary free facility repairs, upgrades and maintenance for organizations that offer housing and supportive services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness. To give back to the local community, Toll Brothers encourages its staff to give back to local organizations they support. The donations and labor supplied by Toll Brothers during the two Care Days provided more than $8,000 in savings for The Drake Village and Covenant House Georgia. In early January, volunteers from Toll Brothers Alpharetta joined HomeAid Atlanta at The Drake Village in Roswell for the first Care Day of the year! Volunteers spent their time building a new walking path, clearing debris and hauling and spreading seven tons of gravel. The Drake Village provides necessary supportive housing and enrichment services for mothers and their children experiencing homelessness in the metro area. The group worked hard and achieved more than anticipated, despite freezing temperatures! Unlimited Landscaping donated gravel and lumber for the project and Harrison Parvey, Toll Brothers Atlanta Division Construction Manager, went above and beyond in coordinating project details. On February 11, volunteers joined HomeAid Atlanta at Covenant House Georgia to paint an expansive hallway in the youth shelter and assemble six picnic tables for the courtyard. Covenant House Georgia serves youths experiencing homelessness with respect and love while meeting immediate needs and providing education and vocational skills. “It was a wonderful experience to work with Toll Brothers and we sincerely appreciate their hard work, generosity, and enthusiasm to make such an impact on these two facilities. Toll Brothers’ volunteer efforts made a big difference for the residents of The Drake Village and Covenant House; it shows them that they are valued,” said Karen McLane, HomeAid Atlanta Director of Community Engagement. For additional information on the HomeAid Atlanta impact in the metro area or to find out how your company can give nonprofit organizations across metro Atlanta a facelift, visit  www.HomeAidAtlanta.org . Written By Melissa Walcott &#124; Atlanta Real Estate Forum]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Eden Village &#8211; Tiny Homes, Big Mission!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 21:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eden Village executive director Shawn Hayes stands in front of the community&#8217;s first tiny home &#124; Photo by Kevin Kleitches Like many altruistic minds, local social worker Donna Evans has volunteered at soup kitchens and similar organizations to help community members in need. For her, though, that work just didn’t feel like enough. Perhaps longtime friends Tom and Kim Dalton sensed Evans’ desire to do more when they asked her to join several other New Hanover stakeholders in developing a community for chronically homeless people in Wilmington. “Being able to give someone a home and a community to nurture them and gain independence,” Evans said, “… I was convinced that that’s how to solve homelessness. It’s more than a soup kitchen, more than a pantry. Give them a home, and that’s where the answer lies.” To Evans and other local community members, the Daltons proposed building a community of tiny houses that would be rented to the homeless at low, affordable rates – only $300 all-inclusive. Instead of reinventing the wheel, they modeled their idea after homes in Springfield, Missouri, with the same mission, called Eden Village. Earlier this year, the first tiny home of the Wilmington Eden Village was completed on Kornegay Avenue. Thirty-one other units will soon follow. For months now, Evans and her social work colleague Ursula Greene have volunteered to find and develop relationships with homeless folks throughout town with the lofty goal of making Wilmington a “city where no one sleeps outside” – the Eden Village motto. The social work duo and other Eden Village representatives have distributed applications to the local homeless, often helping them complete the forms, so that people can inquire about joining the tiny house neighborhood when all construction is complete. To qualify for Eden Village, applicants must have been homeless in Wilmington for at least one year, be on disability and be single. “Because they’re disabled, they can’t work,” Evans said, “and if they do work, they risk losing their disability income. There’s a lot of people out there like that.” In fact, the Eden Village team estimates that 50 to 100 people fit this category in Wilmington. “I’ve been out with Donna and Ursula,” said Eden Village executive director Shawn Hayes. “They know everybody, and everybody knows them. One of the unique things about them is even if people are not a good fit for Eden Village, they’re still helping, finding them places to go.” When the first Eden Village community is complete, Evans said another will be built to meet the need. First, though, the team continues to focus on fundraising for phase one. The Daltons and other fundraisers had secured $1 million in funds before the first tiny home was completed, but another $2 million is still needed. “We have to put in a lot of infrastructure,” Hayes said. “We need drainage to put in the electric. A community center needs to be built … It’s a lot of behind-the-scenes things before we can finish putting all the houses in.” Evans, a former coworker, recommended that Hayes join the team due to his calm and “stable” leadership. Before committing to the team, Hayes visited Eden Village in Missouri. “I had to see what it was going to be for myself,” he said. “I had to see it in action, see what it looks like. Once I saw that I said, ‘OK.’ I feel I was called to do this.” The Eden Village team has begun a feverish stage of fundraising and hope that others will feel called to help as well. Although more homes will be built over time, residents will not move in until all construction is complete. “We don’t want to make it just one or two people,” Evans said. “We want it to be a community, helping each other, coming from the same background … So many times homeless folks hear about a great opportunity, and it falls through. We don’t want to do that.” Homes in Eden Village will face each other to emphasize the spirit of community and togetherness. The gated neighborhood will feature sidewalks and walking paths, but no cars will come in and out to secure the safety of the residents. Many homeless people are often escaping dangerous or traumatizing situations, Evans explained, such as domestic violence. Each tiny house features two recliners, a TV, a bedroom dresser and a bathroom – all included in the $300 rent. “So many people are helping in a big way so that every house is completely furnished,” Evans said. “Our folks don’t have anything … (Homeless) people can hardly believe that it’s true that something like this would happen to them. It’s really sweet, really humbling.” Evans said she has been “blown away” by the many calls they’ve received from community members wanting to volunteer. “ The majority of people want what Eden Village wants,” Hayes said. “We want to make Wilmington a place where no one sleeps outside. Most people see an opportunity.” The team hopes to have the rest of Eden Village complete later this year. To learn more about the project, visit edenvillagewilmington.org . Source:  Tiny Homes, Big Mission &#124; WilmingtonBiz #HousingHeroes #HometownHeroes #Community #CommunityHero #CommunityHeroes #CommunityFirst #CommunityManager #Community #CommunityHealth #CommunityHealing #Housing #Homes]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Get 50% Off All HOA Services! #HappyNewYear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Get 50% Off All HOA Services! #HappyNewYear Shop now at hoaalliance.org/services . Must apply promo code HOA22 at checkout. Sale ends January 31st. HOA Alliance Services Include: &#8211; Mediation &#038; Non-Binding Dispute Resolution &#8211; Homeowner &#038; Board Training &#8211; HOA Resident Orientation &#8211; Election Monitoring #HOAAlliance #HOA #Services #GeorgiaHomeowners #Homes #Associations #Boards #BoardManagement #HOAAssociations #GA #Georgia #Resident #Residents #Communities #Community #SupportingCommunity #COOP #HOAMediation #HOATraining #HOABoard #HOABoardMembers #HOASolutions #ManagementServices #Leadership #Information #Links #NeedToKnow]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2021 21:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all who attended the 2021 HOA Virtual Boot Camp &#8211; it was a resounding success!  Our keynote speaker this year was Phae Moore, founder of the National Alliance Against Home Repair Fraud. The NAAHRF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and stopping home repair fraud and scams by empowering home owners and communities with the tools and knowledge to make better decisions.  They&#8217;ve  designed and developed FREE SmartPower Anti-Fraud workshops to empower at-risk homeowners. Learn how to recognize and avoid fraudulent schemes directly impacts homeowners,  neighborhoods, and local economies. For more information about their services please visit them at NAAHRF.org!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 02:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>It’s Not Over: A Historical and Contemporary Look at Racial Restrictive Covenants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imagine buying your first house and getting ready to sit down at the closing table. There’s a stack of documents for you to sign, and as you skim through them, something confusing catches your eye. It’s a paragraph in one of your covenant documents that “come with the land” … and it says that someone with your racial or ethnic background is not allowed to own the property. This is what’s called a racial restrictive covenant, and even if you’ve never seen one before (or aren’t a member of one of the commonly restricted races), they have contributed heavily to segregation and real estate-based systemic racism. If you’re a homebuyer, a homeowner, or a landlord, this topic is relevant to you, though you may not even realize it. These covenants can no longer be legally enforced, but they’re still part of many property documents across the country. And because many racial restrictions are now glossed over at&#160;title time, most buyers don’t know how close these covenants hit to home — literally. Let’s work together to increase our knowledge about racial restrictive covenants with the shared intention of homeownership equality. What are racial restrictive covenants? Let’s start by defining&#160;covenants: These are binding agreements that often dictate behavior, including the pledge to do (or not do) certain things. You might be familiar with a marriage covenant, which typically includes a pledge of monogamy or faithfulness, or an&#160;HOA&#160;covenant, which could regulate behavior surrounding property updates or parking procedures. Just like&#160;contracts, covenants are upheld and enforced by courts of law, and they often include stipulations regarding consequences for failure to follow the terms. In real estate, covenants often (but not always) “run with the land.” The covenant is written into the&#160;deed for the property, and therefore the covenant passes automatically from owner to owner along with the house. If a homeowner decides to break a covenant, they could ultimately forfeit ownership of the property — this is not small-potatoes stuff! Restrictive covenants, then, are (now illegal) binding agreements that hold homeowners (in this instance) to certain behaviors and practices around renting or selling their house. The term “racial restrictive covenants” encompases agreements, most of which “run with the land,” that prohibit the homeowner from selling or renting to anybody of a specific race or ethnic background. The wording may differ from covenant to covenant, but the crux of the issue is the same: Racial restrictive covenants were designed to create and maintain neighborhood segregation. As we’ll detail below, racial restrictive covenants were thankfully deemed illegal several decades ago, but the verbiage still remains on many deeds. Thus, this examination is not merely a historical exercise; the effects of racial restrictive covenants perpetuate today. Take, for example, a&#160;2005 case in Virginia, involving a Black woman who was househunting and who experienced blatant discrimination based on unenforcable deed langauge. The property owner, acting upon faulty knowledge that his neighborhood was “zoned for whites,” told her, “This house is going to be sold to whites only. It’s not for colored.” Whether or not the deed carried restrictive language, and whether the homeowner had malicious intentions or was confused about the legal terms of his deed, this scenario is obviously not okay. To effectively understand continued racial segregation and discrimination in the housing market, let’s look deeper into the background and fallout of racial restrictive covenants. Who was restricted from buying homes? As mentioned, when racial restrictive covenants were written, the language varied widely, but the wording was never vague. Racial minorities were excluded from buying or occupying the covenanted property. For instance, one&#160;developer-originated deed in Minneapolis&#160;prohibited owners from selling or renting to anybody of “Chinese, Japanese, Moorish, Turkish, Negro, Mongolian, or African blood or descent.” Another&#160;subdivision in Seattle (Clyde Hill)&#160;wrote in a shockingly limited “Aryans only” restriction. What happened if a homeowner broke a racial restrictive covenant? Just as the covenant language varied, so did the reactions when homeowners rented or sold homes to restricted races or ethnicities — but the long-term consequences essentially never shook out in favor of the unfairly restricted buyers or renters. These legal covenants could and did lead to some sort of legal action against the buyers or renters. Often, neighbors or an HOA would sue the property owner for failure to comply with the covenant. At that point, local judges held the owner’s fate in their hands, and even if the judge ruled in their favor, the time and expense it took to work these cases through the court system usually meant that the household in question had moved on from the restricted property. For just one example, consider the case of&#160;Clara Mays, a Black woman who purchased a home in February 1944 in a Washington, D.C., area with racial restrictions. Mays’ white neighbor William T. Burgess and several others sued her for breaching the covenant. Mays was ordered to vacate the property in 1945; her case went through appeals courts, but the Supreme Court declined to hear it, and in October 1945&#160;she was held in contempt of court&#160;for failing to vacate&#160;when she couldn’t find anywhere else to buy or rent. The case stretched for almost two years — which is faster than most housing-related equal rights cases! — and in the end, Mays lost the court case and her house. There are, sadly, hundreds more stories like Clara Mays’ story. And when you stop to consider how many Black homeowners were forced out of homes they legally bought but who couldn’t fight the case in court, or who were driven out and didn’t bother filing court cases, then the effects of this widespread loss of wealth and inability to integrate into higher-value neighborhoods becomes much more obvious … and incredibly socially problematic. What’s the legal history? According to&#160;J.D. and Master of Urban and Regional Planning Nancy H. Welsh, racially restrictive covenants can be traced back to the end of the 19th century in California and Massachusetts. Over a short period of time, the inclusion of such restrictions within real]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Homeowners&#8217; Bill Of Rights!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Georgia HOA Alliance is working with organizations and local government to develop a comprehensive Bill of Rights for Georgia&#8217;s Community Associations, which includes COAs, HOAs, and POAs. Currently, local laws vary county by county leaving no uniformity to protect homeowners&#8217; rights. Working with all stakeholders, GHA is working with state lobbyists and legislators to enact uniform laws that protect Georgia communities and&#160;homeowners. GA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION&#8217;S PREAMBLE To ensure that relations between homeowners and their associations are both fair and amicable, this bill&#160;of rights proposes an equitable resolution of disputes, identifies rights regarding homeowner and association rules and charges, preserves individual autonomy, and promotes both oversight and voting within the association. This bill of rights invokes a standard of reasonability for all actions. It also includes a state Office of Ombudsperson for Homeowners as an avenue for facilitating resolution of disputes in a manner that strengthens communities. Table of Contents​ Section 100:&#160;Application and Definition Section 101:&#160;The Right to Security against Foreclosure Section 102:&#160;The Right to Resolve Disputes without Litigation Section 103:&#160;The Right to Fairness in Litigation Section 104:&#160;The Right to Be Told of All Rules and Charges Section 105:&#160;The Right to Stability in Rules and Charges Section 106:&#160;The Right to Individual Autonomy Section 107:&#160;The Right to Oversight of Associations and Directors Section 108:&#160;The Right to Vote and Run for Office Section 109:&#160;The Right to Reasonable Associations and Directors Section 110:&#160;The Right to an Ombudsperson for Homeowners Kahne, David A Bill of Rights for Homeowners in Associations: Basic Principles of Consumer Protection and Sample Model Statute, (Dec. 19, 2014, 2:05 P.M.)&#160;http://www.ccfj.net/HOAbillintro.htm.]]></description>
		
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