by twistaff | Jul 4, 2023 | Housing, Receivership, TWI in the News
Vincent Sawyer, a staff attorney for The Works, Inc., said that includes addressing blight and the property owners who don’t seem to care or have disappeared like “defunct corporations, heirs, out of state investors and people who have no interest complying with court...
by twistaff | Jun 13, 2023 | Housing, TWI in the News
The Works has teamed up with Aequo Fund Management to create the Aequo Fund GECMemphis, which is targeted at helping emerging minority developers have access tocapital they often struggle to get from traditional routes. Read more at bizjournals.com
by twistaff | May 31, 2023 | Housing, TWI in the News
“One thing: we have a lot of land,” said Roshun Austin, the President and CEO of The Works Inc., “We have a relatively low cost of living and with such a significant Black population, it’s important we focus on increasing opportunities.” Read more at...
by twistaff | May 12, 2023 | Housing, Roshun in the News, TWI in the News
Although the affordable housing trust did receive $7.5 million in ARPA funds through EDGE (via Accelerate Memphis revenue bonds), the City of Memphis’ funding of the trust has not been near enough. And it has lagged behind the funding in peer cities. Read more at...
by twistaff | Apr 20, 2023 | Food Programs, Housing, Roshun in the News, TWI in the News
The Community Foundation recently hosted a panel event called What’s Driving Poverty and how do we change the roadmap? Local experts in social services, health, and housing spoke. Read more at wknofm.org
by twistaff | Jan 31, 2023 | Housing, TWI in the News
Lincoln Park will be a set of 14 single-family units and eight duplexes to be sold to low- and moderate-income families. Read more at dailymemphian.com
