Memphis faces a critical shortage of over 40,000 quality affordable housing units. This gap is compounded by a lack of local, community-rooted developers equipped to build in neighborhoods where public and philanthropic investments have historically been scarce. Structural barriers prevent marginalized communities from fully participating in and benefiting from real estate development, deepening housing inequity across the city.
Alliance for Housing Progress (AHP) has launched the Emerging Developer Academy, a place-based, cohort-driven program designed to build the capacity of 15 to 25 local developers annually. Through targeted education, project support, and wraparound technical assistance, the Academy equips these developers with the tools and resources needed to produce quality, affordable housing in some of Memphis’ most underserved neighborhoods. AHP works to eliminate structural barriers through advocacy, capacity-building, and technical assistance, empowering community-rooted developers to increase equitable access to housing across Memphis.
By building people, capacity, and systems together, we ensure that the value created through development translates into stability, ownership, and long-term community benefit.
TN Managing Director
Alliance for Housing Progress
Founder / Chief Executive Officer
Alliance for Housing Progress
President / Chief Executive Officer
The MMBC Continuum
Housing & Community
Development Director
City of Memphis
Managing Director of
Grants & Programs
Community LIFT
Program Manager
Convergence Memphis
Director of Neighborhood
Planning & Essential Housing
Community Redevelopment Agency
District Council Lead
Urban Land Institute |
ULI Memphis
Community Affairs Officer
Simmons Bank
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