Atlanta Community Press Collective

While residents from across the world come to Atlanta to take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, street outreach teams from the Policing and Alternatives Diversion Initiative (PAD) move throughout the city, distributing food and care items to Atlanta’s unsheltered residents.  PAD, which has provided diversion and care navigation services in the city since You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

Inside and outside the walls of Marietta City Hall, residents and advocates confronted Marietta City Council members during Wednesday’s meeting with signs and chants to protest a proposed data center at 1155 Powers Ferry Place.   You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

The Marietta City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to approve a data center rezoning request at Wednesday’s council meeting following a 4-3 favorable recommendation from the Marietta Planning Commission.   You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

One year after Dekalb County was named the first in Georgia to allocate money toward reproductive care, ARC-Southeast has yet to receive the $50,000 it was promised.   You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

As people from far and wide come to Atlanta to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup, local organizers have raised questions about the city’s readiness to handle the influx of visitors while ensuring the city’s at-risk residents are cared for.  David, 57, is one of those residents. He said he has faced intermittent bouts of You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder This story was originally published by the Georgia Recorder What’s supposed to be a once-a-decade event is about to happen for the third time in Georgia since 2020, and the results could shape state politics for years. The Georgia Legislature is set to gavel in for a special legislative session You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

Declining donor interest and a lack of adequate city funding has made it difficult for the organization to provide adequate abortion assistance.  You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

Cop City-related charges become the second case brought that explicitly mentions the controversial Trump administration initiative, NSPM-7, targeting left-leaning movements.  You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

As the Atlanta City Council weighs the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative legislation, records show the city paid consultants who promoted it at meetings and in city media without identifying their roles. At least $100,000 came out of the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

A year after the death of Cornelius Taylor brought national attention to an Atlanta homeless camp, Lolita Griffeth now sits in a quiet Buckhead apartment she calls her own—the first home she’s ever had. You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.