Where can I find information about the homeless in Athens, GA?

Question

I need websites, news articles, etc. Thanks!

Only people in northeast GA answer this please.

Answer 1

1. Athens Banner-Herald - news items on homelessness in Athens
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/082601/ath_0826010037.shtml
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/042102/ath_20020421001.shtml
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/042102/opi_20020421042.shtml
http://onlineathens.com/stories/100805/fea_20051008020.shtml

2. The Athens Banner-Herald Run/Walk for Home 5K
- benefits seven, non-profit organizations that serve the homeless and near homeless in the area - Athens Area Homeless Shelter, Athens Nurses Clinic, Habitat for Humanity, Our Daily Bread, Project Safe, The Ark and The Salvation Army.
http://www.athensrunwalk.com/

3. Athens Area Habitat for Humanity
- an ecumenical, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of substandard housing in Clarke, Oconee, and Oglethorpe counties in the state of Georgia.
http://www.athenshabitat.com/

4. Athens Nurses Clinic
- provides primary and episodic health care to the homeless and indigent of Athens-Clarke County
http://www.gnadistrict11.org/nursesclinic.html

5. Interfaith Hospitality Network, Athens
- provides shelter and support for three families (or up to 14 people) in a remedy-intensive setting.
http://www.emmanuel-athens.org/Data/All%20Groups/IHN/ihn.html

6. Northeast Georgia Homeless Coalition
620 Barber St., Athens, GA 30601-2026
Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/resources/state/georgia.html
http://meglenn.myweb.uga.edu/homelessness.html

7. Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness
- dedicated to finding solutions to the issues surrounding homelessness in the State of Georgia
http://www.gahomeless.net/index.php

8. Inter Faith Cultural Organization, Athens
Under the food donation move, members of IFCO donated meat to five Homeless Shelters located in Athens, GA. Homeless
● Our Daily Bread
● Athens Homeless Shelter
● The Sparrow's Nest
● Project Safe
● The Healing Place
http://www.interfaithathens.org/event/ev1014.asp

Answer 2

Look up homeless shelters plus the Census Bureau can give you statistics

Answer 3

Check with your local Housing Authority for low-income.