This couple and their children experienced terrible flooding conditions. Through the power of legal representation, they received a just result.

Income is not the only predictor of poverty. For many Atlantans, court records have a lasting imprint on their lives.

Like Haus Gables, many Atlanta homes have no front doors – at least not for everyone. Without substantive policy changes, the crisis will continue.

There’s an insidious myth about poverty that places the blame on the wrong party.

In the parable of the starfish, we’re reminded not to become overwhelmed with the enormity of the problem, and to focus on helping the person in front of us. But does this create lasting change?

The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are testing the limits of our legal and social systems – and the human suffering is great.

What kind of emotional and social weight does having a home carry? Everyone deserves to have a safe and stable place to call home.

Atlanta’s lack of affordable housing and booming gentrification are serious problems for all low-income people in our city – but some communities are hit harder than others.

We love a transformation story – a dramatic before-and-after. But the key to real and lasting change isn’t quite as glamorous. 

When squaring up to our biggest systemic problems – like institutionalized racism and inter-generational poverty – maybe hope isn’t quite what we need.

What’s wrong with random acts of kindness? Don’t they brighten a stranger’s day? The problem is that our needs, and our suffering, are not all the same.

Pop quiz: without Googling it, what is Georgia’s minimum wage?