Innovative solution for helping the homeless

City of Atlanta officials have found an innovative way to help house homeless Atlantans this holiday season – using refurbished shipping containers to create rapid-affordable housing in downtown.  The containers were donated by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department and were once used as overflow facilities for Macon hospitals during the pandemic.  The units include beds, kitchenettes, and on-suite bathrooms, providing a way for down on their luck Georgians to get out of the cold and hopefully back on their feet.  They will also provide counseling and other resources.  The meaningful effort to address Atlanta’s growing homelessness problem has city leaders RISING…