Atlanta’s homelessness non-profits face ‘daunting’ future after federal grant pause

Local advocates dismayed after Trump halts funding while evaluating whether programs meet new agenda

Jimiyu Evans woke up at 5am, on three hours of sleep, full of dread, to see whether he could still get into his federal funding account from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

No dice. His account was down for maintenance" according to the website. Evans started calling around to other leaders of state agencies and local non-profits working on homelessness, mental health, substance abuse treatment and disability services, and the story was the same, he said.