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Hurricane Helene: safety tips from a representative of the Red Cross of Georgia

Q and A with the Red Cross of Georgia on what we can do to stay safe (as possible). [Article available in Spanish]

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‘Now we’ll be able to educate and mobilize more of the community…it’s growing and so are we.”

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights opens new office in Chamblee, plans to hire organizers and focus on civic engagement.

On the frontlines of the drive to sign up new voters at citizenship ceremonies

Voter engagement groups in GA say they've registered over 9,000 people after their citizenship ceremonies this year. That’s a huge increase.

“That’s the reason I’m out here…I can’t go to the polls myself.”

Young teenagers knock on hundreds of doors, hoping to inspire Atlanta residents to vote.

“It’s a tool of survival that I need to give to [the children] for their future.”

Scholarship program helps Latino families access vital swim lessons.

WATCH NOW: Trailer for “The Third Country”

Here's a sneak peek at a new documentary about Burmese refugees in Atlanta, brought to you by Tomorrow Pictures, in collaboration with 285 South.

“They’re lost. They’re lost.”

A new community health worker program is filling in the gaps of a broken system, but funding for it isn’t guaranteed.

“I couldn’t pass. It’s just a new language.” Afghan Women Seek Permit Tests in Pashto

Local group advocates for language support at Georgia’s Department of Driver Services.

“For many people, phone calls are their lifeline”

Immigrant support group launches campaign to help people call families, after reports that ICE cut off free phone access for people detained at the Stewart Detention Center.

“I feel like there is a little bit more hope in my life right now”

285 South speaks to a mixed status married couple in Dekalb County about Biden’s latest executive order on immigration.