CNN Speaks with AVLF on Housing Insecurity, Unemployment
As the federal unemployment wages expire, tenants are worried about eviction. CNN speaks with Staff Attorney Pierce Hand on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on local tenants.
Read moreAs the federal unemployment wages expire, tenants are worried about eviction. CNN speaks with Staff Attorney Pierce Hand on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on local tenants.
Read moreLife happens, and sometimes we lose our footing. But without a hand or railing to reach for, it becomes harder for us to fight gravity.
Read moreIntimate partner abuse is one of the leading causes of homelessness, and Connie found herself trapped between two impossible options.
Read moreThe ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are testing the limits of our legal and social systems – and the human suffering is great.
Read moreThis heartwarming essay from Angelica, one of our Cristo Rey interns, speaks to the core of our mission at AVLF.
Read moreWhat kind of emotional and social weight does having a home carry? Everyone deserves to have a safe and stable place to call home.
Read moreAtlanta’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.
Read moreWe love a transformation story – a dramatic before-and-after. But the key to real and lasting change isn’t quite as glamorous.
Read moreWhen squaring up to our biggest systemic problems – like institutionalized racism and inter-generational poverty – maybe hope isn’t quite what we need.
Read moreWhen the Housing Authority wrongfully accused our client of fraud, Staff Attorney Lauren Washington stepped up to defend her.
Read moreIt has been the greatest honor of my life to advocate for the people of Vine City, English Avenue, Ashview Heights, and AUC. I often tell people that it was in these neighborhoods that I found the soul of Atlanta.
Read moreIn honor of Georgia Paralegal Week, the Atlanta Paralegal Association stepped up to support our client in her transition from abuse to stability.
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