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BEHIND THE DATA
• A deaf Atlanta man struggling with
substance abuse seeks housing
assistance and a last chance at
recovery.
• A family of six is homeless after
their South Georgia trailer is
destroyed by a hurricane and their
landlord refuses to rebuild.
• An Augusta executive loses his
home after medical bills for cancer
care leave his family bankrupt.
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ederal statistics from January 2017
showed more than 10,000 homeless
people in Georgia. Since 2015, the
number of homeless Georgians has
dropped almost 30 percent. But the
homeless population isn’t static. Though they
are fewer in numbers, each statistic represents a
human story and homeless Georgians are still
suffering and still in need.
The unifying condition for virtually all of
Georgia’s homeless population is poverty and
that has a direct impact on health. Living on the
street or in homeless shelters exacerbates
existing health problems and causes new ones.
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