Homelessness in America is on the rise generally, except in Atlanta. Alex Kellogg, a correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, recently published an article titled "Atlanta refused to give up on homelessness. It's working." In this article, Kellogg briefly explains how Atlanta has managed to achieve a goal that many other American cities are struggling to reach: a sustainable solution to the homeless crisis.
Kellogg begins the article by introducing readers to a woman named Roxie, who went from being a homeowner to being homeless, but with the opportunity of permanent supportive housing being available to her, Roxie no longer lives on the streets. Roxie is just one example of how public and private sectors partner to tackle the issue of homeless is yielding tremendous rewards for the homeless population at large in Atlanta, which has "declined every year for more than a decade through 2018" (Kellogg, The Christian Science Monitor). A majority of this success can be attributed to the coordination of multiple programs in the Atlanta area to meet the needs of their homeless neighbors. The programs do this by helping people navigate the bureaucracy of enrolling in different programs and becoming renters. Also, people gain access to counselling services, health care, and transportation. Ultimately, these programs give people some stability in their lives.
This article offers some promising solutions to the homeless problem. However, more research would have to be done to see how the results in Atlanta can be replicated in other cities, like San Francisco and New York.
Link: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2019/0823/Atlanta-refused-to-give-up-on-homelessness.-It-s-working
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