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Atlanta organization sees concerning increase in city's unhoused population amid rising prices
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (375+ words) May 28, 2026 / 6: 15 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta An Atlanta organization that works to place the city's unhoused community into homes says they've seen a concerning increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness. Since last year, Partners for HOME has helped more…...
Georgia Equality endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (202+ words) Georgia Equality has endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor of Georgia. This is the first endorsement from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group for the upcoming November election. Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, won the Democratic primary on May 19, beating the…...
When Women Can't Afford to Work, Atlanta Pays the Price
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (190+ words) Read When Women Can't Afford to Work, Atlanta Pays the Price by YWCA for Saporta Report here....
Atlanta Thrive Summit spotlights youth housing crisis and pathways to stability
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (605+ words) Atlanta's housing affordability crisis is increasingly impacting young adults, a challenge leaders, advocates and young people gathered to address during the Atlanta Thrive Summit hosted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation at" Pittsburgh Yards on May 8. The summit focused on how…...
Questions remain as Kirkwood senior housing project heads for full Atlanta City Council vote
1+ week, 6+ day ago (552+ words) A rezoning request to build an apartment building for homeless senior citizens in Kirkwood received approval from the Atlanta City Council's Zoning Committee on May 11, but with a series of added conditions not shared with the neighborhood before the vote....
Hosea Helps hosts "Mommy & Me" giveaway in Atlanta
2+ week, 4+ day ago (424+ words) May 10, 2026 / 5: 21 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Families lined up at the headquarters of Hosea Helps this weekend for the nonprofit's "Mommy & Me" giveaway event, where volunteers distributed diapers, wipes, food boxes, baby clothes and other essentials to mothers and children across…...
After they struggled for years to make ends meet, a daughter opened her home to her mother
2+ week, 6+ day ago (373+ words) Updated on: May 8, 2026 / 8: 52 PM EDT / CBS News Boca Raton" Boca Raton is one of the wealthiest cities in Florida, but even along its golden sands, people still get stuck in fiscal undertows. As a child, Ana says she and her…...
Where are Atlanta newcomers living? See city's hottest zip codes
2+ week, 6+ day ago (271+ words) It may seem like Atlanta is getting a bit crowded, but it doesn't stop people from around the state (and country) from trying to make the city their home. In a new report from Moving Place, Atlanta neighborhoods made up…...
Georgia's bishops remind faithful of obligation to participate in political life | archatl. com
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (107+ words) ATLANTA'Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. of Atlanta, Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah and Atlanta's auxiliary bishops'Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM. , Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III and Bishop John N. Tran'are urging Catholics to be more engaged in political life. Georgia's bishops remind faithful…...
Why Atlanta officials have paused a 900-unit homeless housing plan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) Leaders in Atlanta have temporarily halted a proposal that would bring a large housing development for people experiencing homelessness to the city's Westside. The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to pause the plan, which was put forward by Atlanta Mission,…...