“Catastrophic.”

It’s a word Courtney English returns to again and again as he reflects on the first few weeks of the year, when the Office of Management and Budget announced a temporary freeze on federal loans and grants.

At that time, the threats to housing assistance and development shook city of Atlanta officials.

“If you were to stop giving the money, that leaves tens of thousands of residents in limbo, full stop,” said English, who is Mayor Andre Dickens’ chief policy adviser. “It would thrust thousands of people in Atlanta, and millions of people across the country, into homelessness.”

According to Atlanta Housing Authority CEO Terri Lee, the agency relies on federal resources for almost 98% of its funding, underpinning affordable housing projects and the services it provides

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