Atlanta City Council approves $3 million for rapid housing

Boone said she was proud the city passed the resolution. But she encouraged state and county officials to do more to ease a problem worsened by layoffs, the price of food, utilities, and property taxes. She added that the “face of homelessness had changed” with more families and children living without a roof over their heads. “Atlanta has become more of a gathering spot for the homeless population and we have a duty to serve. We have a duty to provide safe, sanitary housing for as many individuals as we...