Home buying workshop on Saturday
Atlanta City Councilmember Cleta Winslow and the Rev. John Battle, pastor of New Shield of Faith Christian Ministries, will sponsor a housing and down-payment assistance workshop on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at 211 Boykin St. S.W.
Potential homebuyers can receive up to 30 percent of the sales price in down payment assistance to purchase a home in the city. Funding for 100 potential homebuyers remains available.
To register and get more information, call Winslow at 404-330-6047 or cwinslow@atlantaga.gov.
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
