Why I Stand with the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless
Why I Stand with the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless
Yesterday (5/13/10) I attended the Task Force’s press conference to draw attention to the foreclosure of their shelter and to their federal case that is being played out against the city of Atlanta, CAP and ADID. There were a litany of speakers voicing their solidarity with the Task Force and the homeless they serve. I […]
The Shelter’s Story
The following is a document written by the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless surveying the recent history of Atlanta’s poor and homeless in regards to the local government and some of the businesses that have been working in cahoots. It is a disturbing history that has been documented elsewhere including here and here and […]
Water for the Homeless
The Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless continues with its money woes and struggles with the city. Again the threat of water disruption is immanent. If you are in the Atlanta area please consider making a water donation to the Taskforce. You can read more and get more info from Dr. Jim Beaty’s blog linked […]
The War Continues
As I have previously written, there is a war going on between the city of Atlanta and its partners with the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless. It is mean and ugly. The Taskforce just filed papers with the Fulton County Superior Court against the city for, among other things, trying to illegally and immorally […]
Water for the Homeless…for now
(This was originally posted June 23, 2009 during the shelter v. city fight over water.) The Taskforce went to court today to try and get the water turned back on in the shelter. They were successful, for now. The judge was sympathetic to the city (they are owed $170,000) and to the shelter (700 people […]
No Water for the Homeless
(This was originally post June 23, 2009 when the city of Atlanta turned off the water supply to the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless’s shelter.) I just got back from the shelter where I talked to the Director of the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless, Anita Beaty, who owns and operates the shelter. […]
The End of the Metro Atlanta Taskforce for the Homeless?
We arrived home around 5pm Sunday from a weekend away in North Carolina. On the way to our apartment I decided to drive by the shelter at Peachtree and Pine Streets to see how things were going.
