Resources for Residents and Communities of Georgia, Inc.

Street Address:
100 Flat Shoals Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Mailing Address:P.O. Box 89092
Atlanta, GA 30312

Phone: 404-525-4130
Fax: 404-221-0616
Website: www.rrc-atl.org

Young Hughley, CEO

Contact Name: Young Hughley
Phone: 404-525-4130x19
Fax: 404-221-0616
Email: young.hughley@rrc-atl.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 7    Part Time: 2

Background
RRC is a nonprofit community development corporation founded in 1989 with the mission to revitalize the Reynoldstown community economically, physically, socially and spiritually. Since then RRC has expanded to offer its holistic model and program services to other communities across the metro Atlanta area, with a focus on the central and southern counties. RRC was created by a mandate of the Reynoldstown Civic Improvement League. Although now a metro organization, RRC continues to assist the Reynoldstown Civic Improvement League on civic affairs and community advocacy. It is because of this relationship that RRC’s mission of creating sustainable communities was developed. RRC is proud of the fact that its origin is in Reynoldstown; one of the oldest African American neighborhoods in Atlanta. It was established when former slaves migrated to the area to find employment after the Civil War. Today the Reynoldstown neighborhood has gentrified dramatically and RRC continues to have a positive impact on the community. RRC currently has four primary business lines: • housing development; • property management; • community building; and • the HomeOwnership Center

Mission
RRC creates sustainable communities through knowledge sharing, community building, housing and economic opportunities with residents at the center of our efforts.The RRC way is a unique, holistic approach to community development that supports residents as well as the physical and spiritual components of community.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $892,618

 Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • Community Building and Organizing

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Lending and Loan Portfolio Management

  • Real Estate Development


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership
  • NeighborWorks Community Building and Organizing
  • NeighborWorks Multifamily Initiative

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 311 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 1 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 24 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 109 rental units.
  • Invested $10,350 in the community through Resources for Residents and Communities of Georgia, Inc.'s revolving loan fund, which leveraged $4,700,103 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $4,710,453.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    3/19/2008 Reynoldstown Square, RRC’s 46 townhome/loft project developed in conjunction with Wieland Homes and Neighborhods, was awarded the AHAND (Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood-based Developers) Project of the Year in 2005. It was also a finalist for 2005 design award from the Urban Land Institute.
    3/19/2008 RRC participated in the United Way's IDA program for several years, with 39 graduates purchasing homes with the matching funds and another 13 completing the course and finding homes without matching funds.
    3/19/2008 RRC has successfully produced 12 annual community festivals, the Wheelbarrow Summer Theatre Festival. This event builds community leadership, celebrates the neighborhood culture and has contributed to revitalizing community spirit.
    3/19/2008 RRC maintains more than 95% occupancy in the 62 affordable rental units that it manages and maintains compliance with the State Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.
    3/19/2008 RRC’s CEO was selected as 1 of 6 national leaders for the Fannie Mae Foundation’s 2006 James A. Johnson Fellowship program.
    3/19/2008 RRC received the national Jim & Patty Rouse Award in 2004 from Enterprise Community Partners.
    3/19/2008 RRC organized a master plan process for the Reynoldstown community in cooperation with the City of Atlanta and the Reynoldstown Civic Improvement League, resulting in a master plan that was adopted into the City’s comprehensive development plan.
    3/19/2008 In 2001, RRC and the Reynoldstown Civic Improvement League partnered with KaBoom!, Hands On Atlanta, and the Home Depot Corporation to involve 400 volunteers in the building of 2 playgrounds on the grounds of the Lang-Carson Community Center in Reynoldstown.
    3/19/2008 In 2000, RRC initiated a fully equipped Technology Center for the community, and in 2006 administration of the Center was successfully transferred to the City of Atlanta.
    3/19/2008 RRC initiated foreclosure prevention counseling services and participates in the national HOPE campaign. RRC created a Foreclosure Prevention Loan Fund, with funding from a variety of sources, and initiated twice monthly foreclosure prevention clinics.
    3/19/2008 The HomeOwnership Center has significantly increased clientele since launching (fall of 2006) from 30 participants monthly to about 75 participants monthly. The HOC has built referral partnerships with downpayment assistance programs and banks.
    3/19/2008 Since inception, RRC has completed 280 owner-occupied rehabs, 62 affordable rental units, 46 for-sale townhome units and 51 for-sale single family homes.

    Community Services
  • Community Building

  •  Business/Merchant Relationship

  •  Clean-up Project

  •  Community Outreach and Organizing

  •  Community Planning

  •  Landscape and Neighborhood Beautification

  •  Neighborhood / Resident Crime Watch

  •  Neighborhood Festivals

  •  Tenant Organizing

  • Family Health Programs

  •  Afterschool/Tutoring Programs

  •  Job Training / Youth Employment Project

  •  Youth Group Organizing (Issue Oriented)

  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Disposition of Foreclosed Property

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  •  Elderly Tax Information

  •  Financial Education

  •  Foreclosure Prevention Training

  •  Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Energy Conservation Programs

  •  Home Maintenance Training

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Home Ownership Center

  •  Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Housing for Elderly

  •  Rental Housing


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Gene BrownBoard Vice President; Board MemberBusinessDendrite 
    Georgia BurrellBoard ClerkResidentRetired 
    J. O CochranBoard PresidentOtherRetired Law Professor 
    Mamie HughleyBoard Member EmeritusResidentRetiredRetired
    Ray KunianskyBoard MemberBusinessColumbia Residential 
    Gloria MillerBoard Assistant TreasurerFederal GovernmentFood & Drug AdmnistrationPhysical Science Technician
    Virgil MurrayBoard SecretaryLocal GovernmentPrincipal, Carver High School 
    Tony RowlandBoard TreasurerFederal GovernmentUS Small Business Administration 

    About the NeighborWorks ® Network
    The NeighborWorks® network is a nationwide network of more than 240 community development organizations working in nearly 4358 urban, suburban and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more than $8.5 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

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