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News Articles: homelessness

In Rancho Cordova, Calif., Diana and Lorrin Burdick host an informal support group lunch at their house for parents of children struggling with severe mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

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  • Mental Health

Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

March 29, 2023
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  • Eric Westervelt
Consultant and advocate for the homeless Andrae Bailey explains the concept of "Housing First" to non-profit leaders in Macon recently.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Issues in Athens, Macon, and Savannah on housing, homelessness, and environment

Friday on Political Rewind: Across the state, legislators and organizers are looking for solutions to homelessness — this as the cost of home ownership continues to skyrocket. Also, we look at environmental issues facing our state.

February 24, 2023
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Chase McGee
Best director honoree Steven Spielberg, right, and wife Kate Capshaw attend the National Board of Review Awards Gala on Jan. 8 in New York. Capshaw is among the artists who will participate in an artist talk at Columbus State.

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  • Arts & Life

Why is Steven Spielberg coming to Columbus? The reason caused the venue to be changed

If you plan to attend this week’s artist talk at Columbus State University, you might want to get there as early as possible because the event just got more prestigious — and the venue has changed because of the increased interest.

February 14, 2023
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  • Mark Rice
Homeless men sleep on Marietta Street in Atlanta, Friday, June 5, 2020. On Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, a Georgia Senate committee passed a bill that would say cities and counties could not stop enforcing bans on public camping or sleeping.

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  • News

Georgia bill would allow state to create homeless camps

A Georgia Senate bill could compel cities and counties to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping or camping in public. The measure also lets the state designate camping areas for homeless people and calls for an audit of spending on homeless programs.

February 14, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Partners for Home working with the City of Atlanta is conducting their annual count estimating how many homeless people live in the city.

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  • News

Atlanta begins its annual count of unhoused people

Atlanta’s annual count of people facing homelessness is underway. The point in time or PIT count happens each January and determines federal funding.

January 24, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
David Hernandez, 62, crawls into his bed made with cardboard boxes in Los Angeles last week. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared a state of emergency to grapple with the city's homeless crisis.

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  • National

'It is the obvious thing.' The White House tries a new tack to combat homelessness

The Biden administration says to end the homelessness crisis, more must be done to keep people from losing housing in the first place. But identifying and reaching those most at risk is a challenge.

December 19, 2022
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  • Jennifer Ludden
New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during her inaugural address, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022.

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  • National

The Los Angeles mayor says the city will move unhoused people indoors

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city will start moving unhoused people to hotels and motels. Meanwhile, she signed an executive order to hasten the process of building affordable housing.

December 19, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during her inaugural address on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor as the city grapples with homelessness

Karen Bass previously represented Los Angeles as the District 37 U.S. House representative. She defeated opponent Rick Caruso in November to become the first woman mayor of the city.

December 12, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Louana Joseph and her daughter, Marlie, outside their former apartment complex in southwestern Atlanta. Joseph moved out of the unit because she suspects the gray and brown splotches that were spreading through the apartment were mold. After rents soared during the pandemic, some families were forced to live in substandard housing, which increased their risk for health problems such a s asthma and lead poisoning.

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  • News

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go’

A nationwide affordable housing crisis has wreaked havoc on the lives of low-income families, like Louana Joseph’s in Atlanta, who are close to the brink. Their struggle to stay a step ahead of homelessness is often invisible.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Renuka Rayasam and
  • Fred Clasen-Kelly
Randy Bedingfield plays the piano in a corner of the Daybreak Day Center during a reception celebrating the tenth anniversary of the facility which offers an array of services to the unhoused. Bedingfield, a regular, says he found the center after his parents died. "It hit during a particularly difficult time for me," he said.

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  • Economy

Macon's Daybreak Center celebrates a decade of serving the homeless and looks forward to new work

Over the past decade, the Daybreak Center has provided a place for the unhoused in Macon to do simple things: laundry, bathe, access medical care or even just receive mail. Supporters decided the milestone was worth a party to mark the center’s 10 years of service to the community. 

November 15, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Pat Garrett, left, and her partner Cedric moments before wheeling their home out of the way of Macon-Bibb County Public Works bulldozer on June 8, 2022. Macon-Bibb County bulldozed one of the city's largest homeless encampments, saying it was necessary as a public health measure.

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  • Politics

Georgians describe their experiences with homelessness to state Senate committee

ATLANTA – A Georgia Senate committee focused on addressing homelessness heard Wednesday from a variety of Georgians who have directly experienced living on the streets.

November 10, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
After moving out of his Columbia Falls, Mont., home, which he can no longer afford, Kim Hilton plans to live in his truck with his dog, Amora, while he waits for a spot at an assisted living facility to open up.

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  • Health

More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters report the worrisome trend that seniors are a growing proportion of their residents.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Aaron Bolton
LaShundra Thomas in the doorway of her new home in Columbus. A string of deadbeat landlords in Atlanta left Thomas without adequate housing.

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  • Economy

On the cutting edge of solutions to homelessness in Georgia, it's 'housing first'

After years of steady declines, levels of homelessness in the U.S. began rising again during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proven strategies are being used to reduce homelessness, even if they are facing new challenges.

October 27, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
One of the 16 bedrooms at Parker's House, which welcomes new clients with a care package of essentials.

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  • Health

New shelter in Savannah caters to unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness

Parker's House positions itself as a bridge between homelessness and long-term housing.

September 06, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne

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  • News

Kemp allocates $62 million to address homelessness and housing insecurity

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that his office will provide $62 million to help Georgia communities address homelessness and housing insecurity.

August 30, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
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