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#1. According to recently released figures, Atlanta’s homeless population rose for the second year in a row, representing a _____ increase from 2023.
It’s 7%.
The number of those living in shelters or outside was close to 2,900.
The population estimate for this year is still below the one reported for 2020, just before the pandemic began. Following a surge in federal relief money and housing assistance, the city’s homeless numbers dropped dramatically in 2022 before edging back up.
#2. Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced that he will be asking for a federal probe after more than 1,100 pieces of mail went undelivered in which metro Atlanta county?
It’s Fulton.
Ossoff has already held several Senate hearings questioning Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s handling of the new processing center in Palmetto, where delays began shortly after it came online.
Recent stats released by the post office show that on-time delivery for first-class mail is at 80%. Earlier this year, it hit a low of 36%.
#3. On Monday, which Georgia city filed a request for proposal to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027?
#4. Former Georgia Bulldog and longtime Alabama football staffer Scott Cochran has begun a new venture in addiction recovery, recently launching the advocacy group ___________________.
It’s the American Addiction Recovery Association.
While fatal overdoses dropped last year, the country saw 107,941 drug overdose deaths in 2022, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The group’s mission includes fundraising and lobbying for more resources to prevent addiction, overdose and stigma, and to promote treatment and recovery nationwide.
#5. The Morehouse School of Medicine Perinatal Patient Navigator program aims to assist patients in rural communities with limited _____________.
It’s Maternal Health.
The program recently graduated its first dozen participants, all Black women from Southwest Georgia. They have completed more than five months of training and are slated to begin working with pregnant and postpartum patients this year.
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