Maureen Freehill

Maureen Freehill currently serves at the Atlanta Director of Affordable Housing with National church Residences, leading efforts in establishing National Church Residences “second home” in the Atlanta Metro area though strategic planning and development.

She started her career in affordable housing as a Section 8 caseworker with RUPCO in upstate New York. She went on to renovate their Family Self-Sufficiency Program tripling the number of families moving to economic independence and home ownership, start the organization’s scattered site supportive housing program, and finally to lead their Neighborworks home ownership center.

From there Maureen served as Special Needs Housing Policy Analyst for New York State Homes and Community Renewal (NYS DHCR), generating the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Housing (NHTD)Subsidy Program as a response to the Supreme Court Olmstead decision. This program won the 2009 National Council of State Housing Authorities (NCSHA) award for innovation in special needs housing. The model is currently being used in other states response to the critical housing shortage for disabled households.

After moving to Atlanta in 2012 she began her work as a multi-family developer utilizing LIHTC and leveraging public and private partnerships to provide enriched housing opportunities in Georgia with a focus on the Atlanta Metro. She is Vice President of Program for the Atlanta Women’s Affordable Housing Network, Executive Board Director with the Georgia Supportive Housing Association, Volunteer coordinator for Neighbor in Need Eastlake/Kirkwood and a Girl Scout troop leader to 20 tiny superstars.