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“We were established in 1960,” Melanie Kagan said as she opened a summary of the nonprofit’s services. Kagan described prevention, temporary non‑congregate shelter, employment and education supports, and a family pantry as core parts of the agency’s housing-stability approach.

Kagan gave the council county-level data through 2023. She reported 1,082 enrollments into coordinated entry during 2023, including 336 families and 725 individuals; she said about 65% of people in the family cohort were children. Kagan told councilmembers the agency was able to refer only about 7%–8% of enrolled people into housing programs due to limited housing availability and high rents.

Kagan described specific program features: the agency operates a non-emergency, non-congregate short-term shelter (30–60 days), provides rental assistance that can extend up to 12 months with tapering as household income rises, runs employment and education services through a contract with CobbWorks, and offers a savings-incentive program that matches savings dollar-for-dollar up to $600 in partnership with United Way.

Kagan said the agency administers the Cobb Homeless Alliance as the collaborative applicant for the Continuum of Care and submits the local HUD application that brings “about $3,000,000 into the county specifically for housing services.” She described the HMIS (homeless management information system) and point-in-time and housing inventory counts used to report to HUD.

On outreach and point-in-time counting, Kagan reported the team conducted about 283 surveys or observations during the recent county count — roughly 170 surveys where interview data were collected and other entries logged as observations because inclement weather or other factors prevented interviews. She estimated the county’s unsheltered total at about 300–350 people and said roughly half of that number were in Marietta, based on outreach patterns and law-enforcement coordinates.

Councilmembers asked about the definition of chronic homelessness and about program pathways after short-term shelter. Kagan described chronic homelessness as a specific HUD definition involving long-term or repeated episodes of homelessness; she characterized most people the agency serves as situationally or temporarily homeless and said about 60% of households leaving shelter are placed into some form of assistance while roughly 40% return to instability.

Public commenters later echoed concerns about homelessness, local encampments, panhandling and blight; one commenter urged stronger enforcement and suggested higher taxes on persistently blighted properties. Another resident raised sidewalk and pedestrian-safety concerns under I‑75 near Roswell Road. The presentation closed after a brief question-and-answer period.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Marietta - CITY COUNCIL on 2025-01-08 7:00 PM - Jan 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Centre For Family Resources presented the agency’s programs and county homelessness data to the Marietta City Council, reporting rising enrollments in coordinated entry and limited housing placements.","taxTitle","Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia","taxId",3937,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6673606,"Marietta council approves ordinance setting Aug. 18–20 qualifying dates for November election",133,397000,530000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2094693-52127f081eed2a4baddc09a6d763322d&start=397&end=530","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2094693-52127f081eed2a4baddc09a6d763322d/thumbnail_397000.jpg","/articles/6673606/Marietta/Cobb-County/Georgia/Marietta-council-approves-ordinance-setting-Aug-1820-qualifying-dates-for-November-election","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6673606-18a606fd42ae0af848dc811e7ab7af19/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191258&Signature=oYDxpsWkRf0LnqUGX0giUlYleIRux81db1bdzioSGWzA2qYbIn9gaW4Z9EtJqTrs2UJR75cIijSAH~MOeUg65ckmCbYQ3aQ6EcT7m0xnDo6LfkLUQuooas1smw-DJZBwK6FDsUJwG9isj9Oqio44YRlWsIUq5HB2mXnmHXQCrqVX8qap-rKhjlG9VCvpKcHNC08FcDT3QSsjid1BajO1bv05hkT3nQvBjje~zlRz9rVkWuY~sLCpR8yQF8sAuiQZ7~WD8uw2QWP0EDDDwKRjO1OWrWTtl4xmj8OIzfeCje5pS6rdVtERT7lMG8DaHzc-AL~Kfl4Cz5lrp9ZzIzYduw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marietta City Council on Monday approved an ordinance setting the qualifying dates and fees for the city’s upcoming November general election and waived the ordinance’s second reading.

City staff described the ordinance as establishing the qualifying window and fee schedule. “The motion would be to approve an ordinance establishing the dates and the qualifying fees for the Marietta general elections to be held in November of this year,” a staff member identified in the meeting as Doug said during the discussion.

Councilmembers moved to add the ordinance to the consent agenda during the meeting. Council staff noted asterisks on several agenda items indicate they were placed on the consent agenda for a single combined vote to save time; meeting minutes show the consent agenda was approved 7–0. After the ordinance was introduced, the council also voted to waive a second reading, allowing the ordinance to take effect sooner.

Council members asked procedural questions about whether waiving the second reading should be handled as a separate motion; staff advised a separate motion may be required for waivers. The council followed the process used at the meeting to add late items and to approve consent items in bulk.

The ordinance sets the qualifying dates for candidates at Aug. 18–20 of the calendar year. The council did not discuss changes to the qualifying fee amounts during the recorded discussion; the ordinance text was said to be “as distributed.”

The council approved the consent agenda and the ordinance as part of that action. The meeting record shows the council then moved forward with the remainder of the agenda.","The Marietta City Council approved an ordinance establishing the dates and qualifying fees for the city’s November general election, setting qualifying Aug. 18–20 and waiving a second reading.","actionData","errors"]

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Centre For Family Resources briefs Marietta council on homelessness data and services

Marietta council approves ordinance setting Aug. 18–20 qualifying dates for November election