Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, DeKalb pushing to shelter, support those chronically homeless ahead of Christmas
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – On Tuesday, the City of Atlanta opened its newest housing complex for those chronically homeless.
The 23-unit apartment building along Bonaventure Avenue NE in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta is geared toward those sleeping on the street or under bridges to find immediate shelter.
“This is quick-delivery rapid housing of quality, and we’re trying to (open for tenants) by Christmas because it’s so cold outside,” said Mayor Andre Dickens, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony with city housing leaders.
The complex is the latest in a push by the Dickens Administration to secure 500 units of housing by the end of 2025 for those experiencing homelessness.
Dickens also has a goal of building or preserving 20,000 units of affordable housing by 2030.
On Tuesday, he confirmed the city is over the halfway mark in this goal.
“I’m a goal-oriented person, and I use partnerships well. We’re going to get to our 20,000 units,” Dickens said on Tuesday.
He charged other regional leaders to help the city in this effort.
“We actually end up housing people that are not always from the city. So we want to make sure that regionally, across north Georgia, that you all do as we are doing,” said Dickens.
On Tuesday, DeKalb County announced a $13 million investment to reduce homelessness and prevent evictions.
“People are desperate, inflation is making it extremely difficulty for working people to keep food on the table or to pay their rent,” said DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond.
The $13 million will be divided between nine different nonprofit organizations serving DeKalb County.
The participating nonprofit agencies and their services are listed below:
Assistance for rent, utilities, housing instability, unsafe, unhealthy living conditions:
- New Life Community Ministries, $2.8 million
- Urban League of Greater Atlanta, $2.8 million
- Latin American Association, $2.3 million
- New American Pathways, $1 million
- Jewish Family Career Services of Atlanta, $1 million
- Africa’s Children Fund, $1 million
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul, $1 million
Housing stability services (legal services related to evictions):
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society, $600,000
- DeKalb Pro Bono, $200,000
To apply, residents can contact the DeKalb Integrated Community Care Initiative hotline at 404-371-NEED (6333) for program guidance.
“Thirteen million is a big number, but really, if you compare it to the challenge we face, it’s relatively small. But we’re just happy, actually blessed, to be able to stand in the gap not just on this very cold day, but on cold days that will be coming throughout this winter,” said Thurmond.
Atlanta housing leaders said they plan on opening three additional rapid housing complexes in the city by the end of 2024.
“When you see these ribbon cuttings of the 23, 35, 65 [units], they add up,” said Dickens.
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Cameron Haper had a goal and an assist, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also scored a goal, and Carlos Miguel Coronel had his seventh shutout of the season to help the New York Red Bulls beat Atlanta United 2-0 and extend their season-best win streak to three…
HARRISON, N.J. — Cameron Haper had a goal and an assist, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also scored a goal, and Carlos Miguel Coronel had his seventh shutout of the season to help the New York Red Bulls beat Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night and extend their season-best win streak to three games.
Coronel finished with three saves.
Harper, on the right side of the area, cut back left and then held off defender Luis Abram with his right hip before he lofted a shot into the net to open the scoring in the third minute.
Choupu-Moting — who has two goals last time out and has scored six times in his last six games — gave New York (8-6-3) a 2-0 lead in the 29th. Harper ran onto a ball played ahead by Alexander Hack, from beyond midfield, near the right corner of the penalty box and rolled a first-touch cross to Choupu-Moting for a one-touch finish from the center or the area.
The 36-year-old Choupo-Moting, in his first MLS season, became the fifth player in club history — and the first since Bradley Wright-Phillips in 2018 — to score at least 10 goals in the first 17 games of a season.
Atlanta (4-8-5) had won two games in a row — for the first time this season — following an eight-game winless streak.
The teams played to a 0-0 tie on March 8.
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How to watch the Major League Soccer match between New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United, as well as kick-off time and team news.
New York Red Bulls host Atlanta United at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday. The MLS match sees the Red Bulls, currently seventh in the Eastern Conference with 24 points from 16 matches, aiming to build on a recent 4-2 win over Charlotte and maintain their strong home form.
New York have earned 19 points at home this season—the second-best home record in MLS—and have scored 11 goals in their last two home matches, including four from forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who has nine league goals this season and ranks among the league’s top scorers.
Atlanta United, sitting 12th in the East with 17 points, are unbeaten in their last two fixtures and will be motivated to close the seven-point gap between them and their hosts. Despite their lower position, Atlanta have shown signs of improvement and could climb to 10th with a win.
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Atlanta, while improving, have found it difficult to break down the Red Bulls’ defense and have historically struggled at this venue.
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ATLANTA – A 40-year-old man was arrested on Friday for a deadly shooting in April.
What we know:
Robert Carter, 40, was charged with felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. He was arrested in the Oakland City neighborhood by the Atlanta Police Department’s Fugitive Unit.
He was booked into the Fulton County Jail.
According to the Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit, the deadly shooting is being classified as a “felon killed by a private citizen.”
However, it was also determined that the victim died during the commission of a forcible felony.
SEE ALSO: Atlanta police looking for 2 individuals who may have info about shooting
The backstory:
The shooting happened a little after 9 p.m. on April 16 along Lee Street SW at Avon Avenue. Officers found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead by medics at the scene.
Investigators released an image days after the deadly shooting asking for help to identify the men in the photo.
SEE ALSO: Deadly shooting along Lee Street in Atlanta under investigation
What we don’t know:
It was not clear if one of the people seen in the photo was Carter.
The name of the victim has not been released.
A motive behind the deadly shooting remains under investigation.
The Source: The Atlanta Police Department provided the details for this article. Previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting was also used.
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