Bipartisan bill calls for putting funds toward homelessness prevention in Georgia

By: Juliana Milevsky

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 769

Last Updated: 5 days, 3 hours ago

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Lawmakers have been looking at ways to respond to rising homelessness in Georgia, with $50 million added to this year’s budget for what are being called homelessness response grants.

But another proposal under consideration this year is focused on preventing vulnerable Georgians from losing their housing in the first place.

House Bill 689, sponsored by Dalton Republican state Rep. Kasey Carpenter, would create a homelessness prevention program. The bill would create …

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