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City opens review of homelessness and housing-insecurity services; staff to convene partners
Summary
Council held an overview on addressing homelessness in DeKalb, heard from service providers and directed staff to convene local agencies to develop recommendations and possible budget priorities.
The DeKalb City Council on Sept. 22 heard an overview of housing insecurity and homelessness in the city and county and asked staff to convene social service agencies and other partners to develop recommendations for council consideration.
Public speakers from local service providers described current work and gaps. Tanisha Clark, executive director of Family Service Agency (FSA) — the federally designated community action agency for DeKalb County — told the council that homelessness cannot be solved by criminalization and outlined recent results from community programs: FSA and partners helped 3,134 families toward long-term stability, 24 people moved into…
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