Opinion: The City of Memphis must get serious about affordable housing
The Church of God in Christ hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of 20 new affordable housing units at 280 Vance Ave. Nov. 9, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Roshun Austin
Roshun Austin is the President and CEO of The Works, a nonprofit community development corporation serving South Memphis and the greater Memphis area. She is also a board member of Memphis Fourth Estate, the nonprofit corporation which owns The Daily Memphian.
“The City of Memphis’ funding of its Affordable Housing Trust Fund has not been near enough. And it has lagged behind the funding in other peer cities.”
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