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Atlanta Continuum of Care reports small rise in point‑in‑time count, details 'Downtown Rising' rehousing push
Summary
Partners for Home, the Atlanta Continuum of Care lead, told the committee the community saw a 1% increase in the January 2025 point‑in‑time count but a 9% decline in chronic homelessness and outlined a campaign to scale housing and services, including a goal to rehouse 400 unsheltered individuals downtown by year end.
Partners for Home, the lead administrative agency for the Atlanta Continuum of Care, presented the quarterly homelessness update to the Community Development and Human Services Committee and outlined a multi‑pronged effort to reduce unsheltered homelessness.
The agency reported a 1% increase in the January 27, 2025 point‑in‑time (PIT) count compared with the prior count but said other indicators show stabilization and a 9% decrease in the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness. The agency also reported that more than 15,000 households have been rehoused through continuum efforts since the program began, and that over 96% of people placed into program housing remain housed.
Partners for Home CEO Catherine Vasquel told the committee the city currently has nearly 400 units completed specifically for people experiencing homelessness, several hundred additional units under…
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