James “Jimmy” Thompson lay awake on concrete, hoping he’d be able to fall asleep – praying even more he’d wake up in the morning. His feet, hobbled and pained from living on the street, were a ...

ATLANTA — A recently announced plan to create rapid housing for Atlanta’s homeless population took a step forward Tuesday with an announcement of a land swap deal by Mayor Andre Dickens. On Aug. 2, ...

ATLANTA — The city of Atlanta is working to tackle homelessness -- as about 2,000 people sleep on the streets in the city each night. This summer, the city announced plans to use shipping containers ...

ATLANTA — In a dreary part of downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home. The ...

An encampment of people in a south Atlanta community were evicted on Wednesday. But they didn’t go without objection, according to the Fulton County Marshal’s Office. They say they were tasked with ...