ATLANTA — Every year the state surveys the unhoused population and the resources to help. On the night of the count in Atlanta, the city reported 33% of its emergency shelter beds were not being used.
That statistic might lead one to believe there are more beds than need, but 11Alive’s investigative team found out firsthand, the data isn’t telling the real story.
Melissa Becker reached out to 11Alive’s Savannah Levins to see if she had any contacts that could help her get into a homeless shelter. Levins did a story several years ago about a cold case involving her son’s murder.
Both Levins and Becker started making phone calls to area shelters, but it was Sunday and they were closed.
On Monday, when the shelters did have intake, all of the beds were allotted before Becker could get there. Neither had any luck on Tuesday either.
“I knew it was going to be scary. But I just felt if I showed up, basically did what was asked of me, that I would have a social worker help me in finding a solution,” said Becker.
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