Homeless
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Athens-Clarke County
The Pandemic in Athens-Clarke County: How You Can Help Those Who Are Homeless
Olivia Amato, community engagement coordinator for the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, details how they keep struggling families off the streets during the pandemic and how the community can help, as told to Lexi Elmore. Lexi Elmore is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in communication studies in…
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Athens-Clarke County
Homeless Shelter’s Program Financially Assists Families Living on Their Own
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. With more than 200 homeless individuals living in Athens-Clarke County, the Athens Area Homeless Shelter offers a program that works to reduce that number. Going Home is a…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens PBJ: Redefining the Meaning of a Sandwich
What kind of impact can a peanut butter and jelly sandwich make? For someone living in homelessness, it can make quite a difference. Athens PBJ is a local organization that provides sack lunches every Sunday, rain or shine, to those living in homelessness. But it’s a little bit more than…
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Athens-Clarke County
Bigger Vision: Not Just The Name of a Shelter
For Andrew Wilkin, executive director at Bigger Vision Community Shelter, there is no such thing as a homeless person. These words, this philosophy, is one that carries through all those who come to Bigger Vision. “I think the most important thing people need to understand is that there is no…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Animal Workers Oppose Georgia Pet Bill
The Georgia House is considering a new law to regulate the sale of pets in retail stores. The bill, introduced by Rep. Earl Ehrhart, of District 36, would prohibit local governments from preventing the sale of dogs and cats from any pet store in the state of Georgia. HB 144…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Homeless Shelter to Host Harvest for Homeless
The Athens Area Homeless Shelter will host its annual Harvest for the Homeless event Friday at the Classic Center. Gaylon Gene Vaden is a former cancer survivor and homeless man. He says he understands why people are homeless today, and he believes people have the wrong impression of homeless…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Students Move In While Homeless Move Out
Each bed of the Salvation Army of Athens will have someone in it tonight. The problem is that there will be more people than beds. The Homeless problem is getting worse in Athens, said Salvation Army Case Manager Mary Rosser. “These minimum wage jobs do not pay a living…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Clarke County to Help Homeless Population
ATHENS, GA — Action has been requested for the Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals grant application for March 1. The rundown of this grant, if approved, would mean local government will have the resources to better provide for the homeless population of Athens. Grady Newsource reporter Valentina Urrego breaks down…
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Athens-Clarke County
North Avenue Bridge Burning
-Athens, GA Homeless people who live under the North Avenue Bridge are recovering from a fire that damaged the one place they call home. Emergency Response teams responded to a fire under a bridge on North Avenue late Tuesday night. “This is where the fire started, right here. It started…