Housing Savannah Inc., the nonprofit providing policy direction for the Savannah Affordable Housing Fund, is launching an all-day housing summit Feb. 22 at Eckburg Auditorium on Savannah Technical College (STC) campus. Dubbed “There’s No Place Like Home,” the summit aims to convene housing experts and Chatham County residents to create a “pro-housing community.”
The summit will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and comes as Chatham County searches for solutions to a housing crunch that entails about a 10,000-unit deficit amid projected population growth. Breakfast and boxed lunches will be provided. Those interested in attending the free summit can register at Housing Savannah’s website.
“The goal of the event is to, at the end of the day, increase the supply, the pace and the volume of housing preservation and creation, said Laura Lane McKinnon, executive director of Housing Savannah.
Preview of the ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ summit
The summit will feature keynote speaker Edward Erfurt, a 20-year urban designer and director of community action at Strong Towns. Strong Towns is a nonprofit that advocates for livable and inviting cities.