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CNN Speaks with AVLF on Housing Insecurity, Unemployment
Jul 31, 2020
ASHLEIGH STARNES | July 31, 2020 As the federal unemployment wages are set to expire, low-income ten...
Breaking the Fall
Jul 29, 2020
AYANNA JONES-LIGHTSY | July 29, 2020 Life happens, and sometimes we lose our footing. But without t...
Nowhere to Turn
Jun 30, 2020
Intimate partner abuse is one of the leading causes of homelessness. The abuser might own the home, ...
When the Courts Reopen, the Housing Crisis Will Begin
Apr 27, 2020
COLE THALER | April 27, 2020 The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are testing the limits of ...
Angelica's Experience at AVLF
Mar 30, 2020
ANGELICA | MARCH 30, 2020 Every year, we welcome several interns from Cristo Rey Jesuit High Schoo...
Where's Home?
Mar 03, 2020
COLE THALER | December 20, 2019 Small talk can make some big assumptions. Small talk is social lub...
3 Reasons Why Housing Justice is an LGBTQ Issue
Dec 20, 2019
COLE THALER | December 20, 2019 Atlanta’s lack of affordable housing and booming gentrification a...
The Problem with a Haircut
Oct 18, 2019
COLE THALER | October 18, 2019 We love a transformation story – a dramatic before-and-after. But t...
Is Hope Necessary?
Aug 26, 2019
COLE THALER | August 23, 2019 When squaring up to our biggest systemic problems, maybe hope isn't qu...
Client Story: Single Mother Wrongfully Accused of Fraud
Jul 15, 2019
LAUREN WASHINGTON | July 15, 2019 When the Housing Authority wrongfully accused our client of fraud,...
Letter From Leadership: Securing the Oxygen Mask
Jun 25, 2019
A letter from Standing with Our Neighbors Staff Attorney, Erik Provitt I remember the first time I...
Survivor of Abuse Finds Safe Housing – But the Battle Isn't Over
Jun 18, 2019
ASHLEIGH STARNES | JUNE 18, 2019 In honor of Georgia Paralegal Week, the Atlanta Paralegal As...