After more than a year of couch-surfing at his younger brother’s house, Michael Glenn has his own place – a rental home in DeKalb’s Gresham Park community, where his 8-year-old…
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On Jan. 26, ribbons were cut on Atlanta’s first rapid housing community for a selected group of downtown residents struggling with homelessness and poverty. The Melody is a 40-unit access-controlled…
By Asia Wilson Published: Mar. 29, 2024 at 6:04 PM EDT COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Homelessness is a big problem in cities across metro Atlanta, but advocates in Cobb...
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Open Doors Executive Director Matt Hurd recently sat down with Rose Scott of WABE’s Closer Look to discuss Open Doors’ ongoing effort to end homelessness in Atlanta, Open Doors’ $7.2…
After two years of instability, one Cobb family found their permanent home this Christmas. Ravin O’Bannon and her daughters, Ava and Aria, were evicted from their home in April...
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As a part of an ongoing commitment to preserving safe and affordable housing for Atlanta’s renters, Mayor Andre Dickens today announced new programs and policies that will provide housing assistance…
Atlanta News First reporter Joshua Skinner met with Open Doors Development Director Kim Wolfe, Program Coordinator Cherie DeBose and Air Force Veteran Daniel Redding to discuss how the new Open…
A Georgia mother who was living out of a hotel while one of her children battled kidney failure is celebrating after finally getting a house of her own. The organization…
Mayor Dickens’ ambitious plan seeks to build or preserve 20,000 units of affordable housing across the city over eight years. He is also committed to making homelessness brief, rare and…
The City of Atlanta and some community organizations have announced some historic investments into the city’s affordable housing Tuesday. City officials said they plan to secure $300 million in investments…