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HUD secretary says plans in the works to provide more affordable housing in Memphis

by twistaff | Apr 21, 2022 | TWI in the News

Austin says Memphis needs about 40,000 more affordable housing units or quality homes that residents who make at least 80% below the median income can afford.Read the full article at ActionNews5.com

Midtown’s Washington Bottoms area to become huge urban farm

by twistaff | Apr 14, 2022 | TWI in the News

“We started with a vision of an urban farm and a beautiful site, trying to take the blight away and enhance the things that are beautiful about it.”Read the full article at BizJournals.com

Serve901 joins other Memphis organizations to revitalize Washington Bottoms

by twistaff | Mar 21, 2022 | TWI in the News

On Saturday, volunteers at the event worked to peel back years of neglect and blight that have been building on the property. They even got creative as they painted over a graffiti-covered utility box, stained the entry fence, and spruced it up with painted...

Champions of the Lost Causes Episode 29: Roshun Austin & Quincy Jones

by twistaff | Mar 14, 2022 | TWI in the News

Roshun Austin and Quincy Jones of the Works Inc., are working to rebuild, restore and renew families and where they live by focusing on housing, economic development and social services. With the recent merger with Neighborhood Preservation Inc., the Works has...

The Works, Inc. co-hosts US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo as he highlights the success of the local Emergency Rental Assistance Program

by twistaff | Mar 8, 2022 | TWI in the News

The pandemic shined a spotlight on the issues that already existed in the country, including the extreme lack of quality affordable housing nationwide, Adeyemo said during his visit to Memphis.Read more about Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo’s visit at...

Tennessee housing advocates say healthy food access should be a part of affordable housing developments

by twistaff | Mar 1, 2022 | TWI in the News

Roshun Austin, president of The Works, Inc., spoke about the 150-unit Renaissance at Steele project Tuesday, during a panel at the Tennessee Housing Conference in Nashville. The nonprofit retrofitted the homes with energy efficiency standards and removed the...
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