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News Articles: homelessness

Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says CARE Court will resemble the county's other collaborative courts, like her young adult diversion court, where compassion and science drive her decisions.

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  • Health

At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

September 20, 2023
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  • April Dembosky
A sign posted near Ellis Square in downtown Savannah is part of a campaign by the city and a local homelessness nonprofit to solicit donations for four day centers.

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  • Business

New signs solicit donations for Savannah homeless facilities as alternative to giving to panhandlers

Under the banner of giving “change that counts,” the new signage campaign uses QR codes to raise funds for local day centers. 

September 18, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years because of bad credit attributed in part to thousands of dollars of medical debt. "It always felt like I just couldn't get a leg up," says Atencio, one of millions of Americans whose access to housing is threatened by medical debt.

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  • Health

Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk

Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.

September 11, 2023
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  • Noam Levey
A tent city of unhoused people is a short walk from the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta.

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  • News

No quick fix for Georgia’s affordable housing shortage

Tears in the social safety net leave many without a roof overhead.

August 21, 2023
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  • Aaleah McConnell
Erica Lacerda de Souza, Bruce Lee Sousa and son Henrique of São Paulo, Brazil, lost their home during the pandemic but got a fresh start from a program that offers tiny houses to homeless people. At first they said no — it seemed too good to be true.

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  • Latin America

A tiny house gives them hope: How a homeless family in Brazil got a fresh start

The Brazilian family saw their income evaporate during the pandemic. They couldn't afford to stay in their home. The city of São Paulo had a solution — but they thought it was too good to be true.

August 13, 2023
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  • Jill Langlois
The Well is a Christian day shelter for Brunswick’s homeless. It recently reopened with increased safety measures but is being sued by the city, which alleges it is a public nuisance.  Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • News

Brunswick blames crime on homeless shelter and sues to shut it

Citing misleading crime data, Coastal Georgia city officials want the Christian mission to people experiencing homelessness to close. But the city offers no replacement.

August 09, 2023
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  • Kailey Cota
A man carries a sleeping bag at a homeless encampment in Portland, Maine, in May, before city workers arrived to clean the area. State officials say a lack of affordable housing is behind a sharp rise in chronic homelessness.

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  • National

Why can't we stop homelessness? 4 reasons why there's no end in sight

Many cities have devoted considerable focus and money to house people, only to see the number living outside continue to rise.

July 12, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
Dana Williams and his daughter De'mai Williams stand outside a low-cost hotel in Atlanta on May 18, 2023. The two have been looking for an affordable place to live ever since they were evicted from their two-bedroom apartment in April.

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  • News

Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise

Eviction filings are far above pre-pandemic levels in many cities across the country as pandemic relief disappears and inflation causes rents to spike. According to the latest data from the Eviction Lab, filings in some cities are running as much as 50% above levels seen prior to the pandemic.

June 19, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 On March 3, Genesis Joy House founder and CEO Margaret Flowers, third from right, joins volunteers and staff at the Warner Robins Cracker Barrel for a birthday celebration. The nonprofit aims to end chronic homelessness among women veterans. Photo submitted by Genesis Joy House

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  • News

Georgia organizations embrace long road to end veterans homelessness

Thousands of former service members rely on government agencies and nonprofits to find a place to live and access resources including meals, counseling, job placement assistance and health care. 

May 30, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
JustCARE outreach worker Kendra Tate (left) helps Starr Draper complete paperwork necessary for her to move from a homeless encampment into a temporary home.

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  • National

One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness

During the pandemic, a nonprofit in Seattle took a different approach to solving homelessness: helping whole encampments of unhoused people themselves make a plan to get housing.

April 11, 2023
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  • Katia Riddle
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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  • 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
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