Lawmakers have been looking at ways to respond to rising homelessness in Georgia, with $50 million added to this year’s budget for what are being called homelessness response grants.
But another proposal under consideration this year is focused on preventing vulnerable Georgians from losing their housing in the first place.
House Bill 689, sponsored by Dalton Republican state Rep. Kasey Carpenter, would create a homelessness prevention program. The bill would create flexible local grants that would be given to and matched by local governments and nonprofits to meet the needs of their community.
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