Reporter’s Notebook: The Shock of Compassion
Jim Burress / WABE News
The Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, in addition to other outreach services, operates the state’s only needle exchange.
In Georgia, that’s illegal. 
That, coupled with the stigma of its mission, means the non-profit is struggling. It has just a few months worth of funding on hand, and workers fear they may have to close their doors at the end of the year.
The story is part of a collaboration between WABE and Creative Loafing looking at Atlanta’s non-profit sector called “The Heavy Lift.”
Unlike any story I’ve ever covered, this one jarred me.
Rodney Carmichael reported the story for Creative Loafing, and he had a similar response.
(To hear Burress and Carmichael talk about that experience, click the ‘Listen” icon below.)
A longer version of Burress and Carmichael's conversation
This is a condensed version of the interview as heard on Sunday's Weekend Edition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5kDVChOFY4&feature=youtu.be
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