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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation holds new board member reception
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – On Sunday, June 8, the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation marked a significant milestone in its 40-year legacy of preserving and promoting Savannah's African American history, culture, and community leadership. The foundation hosted a New Board Member Reception and Open House at the historic Beach Institute African American Cultural Center. Chairman Jerry Q. Greene, Sr., spoke to those in attendance about the foundation's guiding purpose, stating, 'History teaches us how people who looked like us solved similar problems in the past.' With their generous support, many in attendance were inducted into the newly established 'Friends of the Cottage', a dedicated group formed to help secure resources and broaden community investment in the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation. 'Friends of the Cottage' will serve as an important fundraising and advocacy arm for the foundation by supporting its preservation efforts, educational programming, and cultural initiatives, including exhibits like 'The Art of Richard Law' and 'Priced Out', a collaborative project with Housing Savannah and SCAD Serve. Guests were also treated to a guided tour of both the Beach Institute and King-Tisdell Cottage, allowing them to experience firsthand the rich legacy of African American entrepreneurship, education, and resilience. For more information about the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation or to become a Friend of the Cottage, please visit click here or call 912-335-8868. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘Priced Out' of housing in Savannah, community partnership highlights residents' struggle
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A local organization debuted an exhibit Friday to shed light on what they are calling a housing affordability crisis in Savannah. The exhibit, called 'Priced Out.' is a partnership between Housing Savannah and SCAD Serves, a community engagement program run by Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The project highlighted the experiences of local people facing housing insecurity in Savannah. 'I applied for disability. We were evicted from our apartment because Shaun's salary didn't cover it,' Shaun and K-lee, who were featured in the exhibit, said. 'We heard about a job in Savannah, but when we got here that job kind of fell through. So, we've been living in a motel.' Those featured in the exhibit said they are not able to secure safe, comfortable housing in Savannah for a variety of reasons. For some, it's an unexpected illness that drops their household down to one income. 'Our food stamps were just cut off', Shaun and K-Lee said. 'Working at the Waffle House as a server, I only make three dollars an hour…So, now, I had to take on a couple extra shifts, cooking and serving now, to try and balance out our budget a little bit.' For others, generational struggles make it hard for them to afford stable housing. 'I went to college twice,' Ashley, who was also featured in Priced Out exhibit, said. 'I still can't get my foot in the door. I still can't get a leg up. Anytime, I go somewhere, I think Savannah might not be it, but this is my home. Why don't I have the right to live here?' However, according to Executive Director of Housing Savannah Laura Lane McKinnon, the struggle for affordable housing is not unique to just the participants in the exhibit. 'Far too often we think of that as an individual issue, something that perhaps we've done something wrong, we're struggling. But it really is a systemic issue,' she said. SCAD Serves and Housing Savannah put together a documentary to highlight the everyday realities of the participants' lives. In the exhibit, their testimonies were woven together like a quilt. 'The rent for low-and mid-income people is based on the average income for the entire town,' Paula, a participant featured in the documentary said. 'That doesn't make sense to me. It doesn't compute.' Only a snippet of the documentary was shown at Friday's exhibit, but the whole piece will be unveiled to the public soon. You can view the 'Priced Out' exhibit from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Saturday. K-lee and Shaun shared their GoFundMe with WSAV. If you would like to donate you can click or tap here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
