Town Hall on Homelessness in DeKalb, Part 3
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2024
- Produced by DCTV (DeKalb County Television) Channel 23, this video features, “It Takes a Village: A Town Hall Conversation on Homelessness in DeKalb County” Part Three.
Additional Information:
DeKalb County Commissioner Robert Patrick presented a town hall conversation on the homelessness epidemic in DeKalb County, GA. The event was held at Mercer University- Atlanta Campus Administration and Conference Centers Auditorium on April 12, 2024. The event featured three sessions along with a Q&A. The sessions covered issues such as:
-The overall state of homelessness and the factors that are contributing to the increase.
-The services that are currently available to the Dekalb County homeless community and how they can improve their reach.
-Discussion of how to combine resources from local, state, and the federal level to further assist the homeless community.
Panel speakers:
Allen Mitchell - DeKalb Community Development
Michael Carnathan - Atlanta Regional Commission
Terry Tucker - Frontline Response
Protip Biswas - United Way of Greater Atlanta
Tyana Mizell - Frontline Response
Christina Porter - Chamblee Coalition on Homelessness
Tammy Hughes - A Home for Everyone in DeKalb
Heidi Eveleigh - St. Vincent de Paul
Timothy Hardy - DeKalb County Code Enforcement
Tommy Phillips, III - DeKalb County Community Development
Salik Sohani - Office of Senator Warnock
Kenyatta Turner-Burck - Housing Advocate
Amy Gray - GA Office of US Housing and Urban Development/ Office of Community Planning and Development
Tonya Smarr - GA Office of US Housing and Urban Development/ Office of Community Planning and Development
Jennifer Haines-Pruitt - Claratel Behavioral Health Tiffany Patterson Veterans Affairs
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