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Gwinnett’s revamped emergency housing assistance program …

WEBGwinnett County’s renewed emergency housing assistance program aims to support the community’s most marginalized populations — low-income households and …

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URL: https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2021/04/28/gwinnetts-revamped-emergency-housing-assistance-program-prioritizes-most-vulnerable-renters/

What makes this era of Atlanta’s gentrification different

WEBThe ongoing pandemic has sped up changes already occurring in the metro-Atlanta housing market, accelerating gentrification and worsening the already critical …

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The changing face of harm reduction

WEBThe changing face of harm reduction. This post was originally published at The Cost of Living Project. It emerged as a philosophy for managing sexual health and …

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What’s in Atlanta’s new budget and how do you fit in

WEBThe City of Atlanta’s total operating budget for 2023 is $2.28 billion. That sounds huge, but most of that revenue is already spoken for, because the operating …

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A Renewed Hope for the Embattled Residents of Peoplestown

WEBA Renewed Hope for the Embattled Residents of Peoplestown. Black homeowners locked in a decade-long eviction fight with the city see a light at the end of …

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Georgia to spend $30.2 billion next year – mostly on education …

WEBPresenting the budget to his colleagues late Monday night, at the end of the legislative session, Georgia House Appropriations Chairman Terry England (R-Auburn) …

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Some cities are effectively eliminating

WEBCommunity Solutions, the parent organization behind the Built for Zero collaborative, has found that in order for a community to be successful in its pursuits of …

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Affordable housing bound for MARTA stations — but where

WEBIn late June, MARTA announced it had teamed up with investment-banking giant Goldman Sachs for a $100 million initiative that promises to develop affordable …

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Atlanta officials say homelessness plummeted

WEBAtlanta’s population of people experiencing homelessness took a nosedive during the pandemic, city officials claimed last week, as they announced the city will …

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Frequently Asked Questions

WEBfor long-term success. Atlantans take ownership of the health and future of their city. Voter turnout in Atlanta is among the highest in the state of Georgia. ACC’s approach to …

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City stepping up code enforcement actions against problem …

WEBBy mid-2022, the city had initiated enforcement actions against five of the 16 properties: Trestletree Village in Ormewood Park, Forest Cove in Thomasville Heights, …

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Chronic absenteeism has more than doubled in Atlanta Public …

WEBAtlanta Public Schools’ numbers are even more alarming. In 2019, before the pandemic, the chronic absenteeism rate for APS was 15%, consistent with the …

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Here are key issues facing the Atlanta school board

WEBHere are key issues facing the Atlanta school board. by Ryan Zickgraf September 27, 2023. A lot has changed for Atlanta Public Schools in two years. In 2021, …

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Aftermath of Roe v. Wade: ACC talks to Kwajelyn Jackson of …

WEBThe center, which is open six days a week, normally sees between 25 and 40 patients a day. There’s already been a greater influx of people from Alabama, …

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What are partisan ballot questions

WEBAtlanta Civic Circle spoke with DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry, a Democrat, and Republican political strategist Brian Robinson to find out. The purpose of …

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By the numbers: How does police violence in Atlanta compare …

WEBThe Atlanta Police Department (APD) spends more money on policing than most major cities – but for worse outcomes, according to the Police Scorecard, a …

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