Nearly 60 DeKalb County families who had been living out of extended-stay hotels received a Christmas gift this year they had not had in a long time: a safe place to call home.
Those families have officially moved into Park 500, DeKalb County’s first-ever transitional housing program designed specifically for families, marking a major milestone in the county’s effort to tackle housing insecurity with urgency and long-term support.
In a span of just 10 days, county leaders and partners prepared apartments, processed applications, signed leases, delivered holiday gifts, and welcomed families into fully furnished homes…