The Atlanta City Council has adopted a historic $3.2 billion balanced spending plan that continues Mayor Andre Dickens’ commitment to safe communities, strong families, thriving neighborhoods and opportunity for all residents.
The Opportunity for All: Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative represents one of the most significant housing and community investment efforts in Atlanta's history. The initiative accelerates the production and preservation of affordable housing, combats displacement, expands economic opportunity and directs resources to historically underserved neighborhoods.
“For generations, Atlanta has been a city that creates opportunity, but we must also acknowledge a hard truth — that opportunity has not reached every neighborhood or every family equally,” says Mayor Dickens’. “The Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative is about closing those gaps. It is about investing in the neighborhoods and people who built Atlanta, protecting legacy residents, creating pathways to prosperity, and making sure every child, no matter where they are born, has the chance to dream, grow and thrive.”
Key investments will continue to sustain and advance the City’s priorities, including:
- Public Safety: Continued investment in competitive compensation, training, equipment and vehicles for public safety personnel.
- Affordable Housing: Support for the City’s goal to build or preserve 20,000 affordable housing units by 2030.
- Neighborhood Reinvestment: Funding for the continued build-out of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, directing investment toward housing, infrastructure, transit and economic opportunity in historically underserved communities.
- Year of the Youth: Continued support for youth initiatives, including the Summer Youth Employment Program and At-Promise Centers.
Invest Atlanta supports Mayor Dickens’ priorities through targeted programs and strategic investments that foster inclusive growth for city residents, businesses and communities. From expanding access to healthy food and increasing housing affordability to supporting small businesses, protecting legacy residents and revitalizing disinvested neighborhoods, Invest Atlanta is creating opportunities that strengthen Atlanta’s economy and improve quality of life across the city.
“Invest Atlanta is proud to partner with City leaders as we work to advance equitable opportunities for all Atlantans,” says Dr. Eloisa Klementich, president and CEO of Invest Atlanta. “Only when we lift up our residents, our businesses and our communities are we able to make Atlanta the strongest, most competitive city in the world.”