ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta is seeking volunteers as part of an effort to create the first name-by-name registry of homeless people in the city.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/UKtOvK) that the survey is aimed at placing hundreds of homeless residents in permanent housing by December.
Officials say as many of 300 volunteers are needed to scour the city and determine which services are needed.
The survey is planned for Thursday evening and Friday morning, when volunteers supported by professional outreach workers and Atlanta police are scheduled to conduct surveys of people sleeping outdoors and in emergency shelters in Atlanta.
Data from the surveys will be used to create the registry of homeless people in Atlanta, with information about their health problems and barriers to getting and keeping permanent housing.
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Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma. Those shelters could mean the difference between life and death when faced with one of these powerful storms.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
