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Speaker: $1 million proposed to expand East Atlanta homelessness outreach pilot that housed more than 40 people
Summary
A meeting participant said proposed legislation would provide $1 million to expand a homelessness outreach pilot from East Atlanta citywide after the pilot housed more than 40 people in its first year and relied on a dedicated case manager and partner health services.
A meeting participant said a proposed piece of legislation would provide $1 million to expand a homelessness outreach pilot that began in East Atlanta and housed more than 40 people during its first year.
The participant described the program as a neighborhood-driven pilot started with InTown Cares that paired a single, consistent case manager with people experiencing homelessness to rebuild trust and connect them to services. “I have read in a piece of legislation for a million dollars to be put towards expanding the pilot that I started in East Atlanta with the neighbors in InTown Cares,” the participant said. “This past October was the 1 year anniversary of that pilot. In that time, we house more than 40 folks. We got them all their paperwork. We had a case manager, the same case manager on the street every day working a minimum of 40 hours a week.”
Why it matters: the participant said the pilot focused on daily street outreach by a consistent case manager to rebuild trust with people who had repeatedly encountered bureaucratic barriers. The pilot also included family reunification work, education on safe disposal of needles, assistance obtaining identification and transportation to medical appointments, and coordination with Mercy Care’s street team for health assessments.
“For that pilot, we paid a hundred thousand dollars, and that was able to get us I mean, make so much progress within the within within a year,” the participant said. The speaker described those services as the basis for a proposal to expand the model citywide with participation from council members and neighborhoods.
The participant said the citywide expansion would allow each council member and community to build partnerships modeled on the East Atlanta pilot, but did not provide details on the specific bill number, funding source, implementation timeline or which city office would manage expansion. The legislation and funding source were described only as “a piece of legislation” in the remarks.
The participant also reported operational details from the pilot: one full-time case manager working at least 40 hours per week, coordination with Mercy Care’s street team, and a pilot budget of $100,000. The number of people housed during the pilot was described as “more than 40.”
The meeting remarks did not include a formal vote, a named sponsor of the legislation, or a clear timeline for citywide rollout. The participant framed the proposal as an expansion of a neighborhood pilot rather than a finalized city program.
