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Advocates look to Atlanta homeless program for answers

Jack Whidden, left, and Lynne Hanson meet Thursday afternoon at First Baptist Church along with a host of community leaders to travel by bus to Atlanta. The group witnessed a new homeless program that gets people off the street and back into the workforce. The project could be template for a similar program applied locally.

0913HOMELESS5 — Jack Whidden, left, and Lynne Hanson meet Thursday afternoon at First Baptist Church along with a host of community leaders to travel by bus to Atlanta. The group witnessed a new homeless program that gets people off the street and back into the workforce. The project could be template for a similar program applied locally.

Gainesville resident Doug Hanson has a passion for helping the homeless. But more is needed to address the issue locally, he said. “The bottom line is it’s not working,” Hanson added, speaking of many existing programs that support the homeless.