Georgia veterans struggle to be served with housing and adequate resources

The busy streets of downtown Atlanta can be cold, hard and unforgiving – especially to those who don’t have shelter.

Many Atlanta residents, such as Anthony Owens, know this struggle for survival all too well. In a parking deck across the street from a downtown homeless shelter, Owens has created a makeshift bed that has become one of his few possessions.

Aside from being one of the thousands of Georgians experiencing homelessness, Owens is one of more than 600 homeless veterans in Georgia, according to a federal government report.