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 […]

Water for the Homeless…for now

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

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?

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.