1+ week, 3+ day ago  (497+ words) Invest Atlanta, which helped finance the rehabilitation, outlines a plan to house more than 160 men at the Odd Fellows complex and to convert four street-level storefronts into below-market spaces for. .. Georgia Works Turns Odd Fellows Tower Into Sweet Auburn Homeless…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (602+ words) The hallways and rooms of the historic Odd Fellows Building nestled in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood were once a hub for Black businesses and social life in the early 20th century. But on Wednesday, it began a new chapter as a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (652+ words) March 30, 2026 / 6: 25 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta After the city of Atlanta closed a homeless encampment near Grady Hospital in early March, Atlanta's deputy chief housing officer shared new insight into the city's efforts to address homelessness. On March 6, the city closed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (449+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " When driving down Cobb Parkway in Marietta, it is hard to miss the giant water tower on the side of the road. The tower tells passersby to "live life in full bloom." It sits in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (756+ words) On March 4, housing leaders, developers, researchers and community advocates gathered at the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum to take stock of where the Atlanta region stands on affordability and, more importantly, what it will take to move forward. The conversation made…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (681+ words) New data released by the city of Atlanta and nonprofit partners highlights deep disparities in health, income and opportunity across neighborhoods. Mayor Andre Dickens described the findings as a "tale of two cities" while launching a neighborhood reinvestment initiative to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (263+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A group gathered Thursday inside Peachtree Road United Methodist Church with a shared mission: addressing homelessness in Buckhead. Organizations including Intown Cares, United Way and four local faith groups marked one year of providing food,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (831+ words) While the number of neighbors in need continues to grow across Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, the Community Assistance Center is expanding its community impact to fill gaps. The CAC released its 2025 Annual Report on March 24, highlighting the nonprofit's crisis intervention…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1514+ words) For more than two decades, Jeffrey Pendleton worked jobs that paid enough to support himself and family members. But a series of setbacks unfolded soon after he moved from Florida to Georgia for a new job in 2017. His mother died,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1742+ words) This is the first story in a series on "climate gentrification" in Black neighborhoods. Support for this series was provided by The Neal Peirce Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting journalism on ways to make cities and their larger…...