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More Gainesville homeless camps to be cleared Monday
Efforts to disperse homeless lead many to move, others to social services
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The Rev. Victor Lamar Johnson of the Veterans and Community Outreach Foundation in Gainesville talks with Amber McConnell, a homeless woman camped in a wooded area in Gainesville. Law enforcement officials plan a sweep of the camp Monday. Another camp nearby will be cleared as well, according to Hall County officials.
The campfire smoke blows through in gusts as eggs boil over an open flame. It’s the first meal of the day for the few homeless who live here, a hollow in the woods bordered by railroad tracks, a church and a residential neighborhood. Three dogs bark from their pens to greet visitors at the camp, where clotheslines hang, a bucket stores recyclable aluminum cans and tents serve as homes.