Atlanta Shifts Strategy On Homelessness After Shelter Closure

Groups are working to address the issue of homelessness in Atlanta. The concept of smaller shelters in neighborhoods is taking hold after the closing of Atlanta’s large homeless shelter, Peachtree-Pine.

Peachtree-Pine, a homeless shelter on the edge of downtown Atlanta, used to house up to 500 people a night.

It was the city’s largest shelter until it shut down this summer following a $9.7 million settlement in a decade-long court battle between its operator, Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, and various downtown civic and business organizations.

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