Atlanta closes Bell Street homeless encampment

Name: Atlanta closes Bell Street homeless encampment
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T22:17:19Z
Duration: 3 min 55 s
Description: Atlanta Police and city officials are clearing a long-standing homeless encampment on Bell Street near Grady Memorial Hospital as part of the "Atlanta Rising" initiative to address unsheltered homelessness. Officials state the move aims to make homelessness "rare, brief, and non-recurring" while offering residents relocation into permanent supportive or rapid housing.

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Atlanta Police and city officials are clearing a long-standing homeless encampment on Bell Street near Grady Memorial Hospital as part of the "Atlanta Rising" initiative to address unsheltered homelessness. Officials state the move aims to make homelessness "rare, brief, and non-recurring" while offering residents relocation into permanent supportive or rapid housing.