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Canton Housing Team

Logo for Georgia Initiatives for Community HousingThe Canton Housing Team was established in 2022 when the City of Canton was accepted into the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing Program.  This three-year program provides collaboration and technical assistance to help communities create and implement a locally-based plan to meet their housing needs.

GICH helps communities improve their quality of life and economic vitality through the development of community-driven housing and revitalization strategies. This is achieved through technical assistance, collaboration, expert presenters, training, facilitation, consensus building, networking, and mentoring. 

  • “Our local GICH team of over a dozen community stakeholders stands ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Canton has a shortage of attainable/affordable housing, and with the larger GICH family's assistance and guidance, we're confident we will tackle many housing and community development issues by working together as a team. As they say, it takes a village!"
    Shawn Tolan, Councilor Ward 2, 04/30/2024

 Canton Housing: Hear from the Community

 

Current and Upcoming Projects

Tippins Elementary Demolition
Down Payment Assistance Program
Housing Tax Credit Projects
ADU Plans
North Canton Cottage Village

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Education and Engagement

  • Prepare promotional materials for use via web, social media, magazines, newspapers, and other forms of “advertising.”
  • Identify Neighborhood “Champions” and success stories
  • Identify Neighborhood Activities related to Housing or Creating Great Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Revitalization

  • Identify vacant land and government owned land in the target area(s)
  • Identify blighted properties in the target area(s)
  • Perform street level housing assessments

Resources

  • Identify and research grant opportunities
  • Identify and research other funding opportunities
  • Fund raising activities

Contact

For more information, please reach out to housingteam@cantonga.gov or contact Ken Patton, Housing Initiatives Director, at ken.patton@cantonga.gov.