The pandemic has disrupted services around Georgia, even as the state begins to reopen. But in midtown Atlanta, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed much with the coronavirus outbreak. Every week, you can still find a line of people waiting along Courtland Street—now standing 6-feet apart.
The people are there to get mail at Crossroads Community Ministries, an organization that operates like a post office for those who are homeless and don’t have a permanent address. It’s one of the few places in Atlanta where they can receive not only letters but key government documents and benefits.
Executive director Tony Johns talked to WABE about the challenges the organization and its clients have faced as Crossroads tries to stay open during the pandemic.
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