Resource Gaps

We can’t fix what we don’t know.

If you’re not a U.S. citizen, you may be asked for proof of your status here. What kind of documents should you be carrying?

Federal agents recently fined a green card holder for not having his papers with him—sparking questions about what kinds of documentation immigrants should be prepared to show. 285 South sought out three local lawyers for guidance.

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“The work has become three times harder”

We speak to pro bono immigration attorney Serene Hawasli-Kashlan, legal director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta, about what it's like to do her job right now.

“We are stuck”: With SNAP and Medicaid benefits cuts, refugee families in Clarkston on edge

Following legislation passed last year, almost all immigrants and refugees in the U.S. lost access to crucial food and healthcare support. Here's how two families are coping.

An afternoon at the ICNA food pantry on Memorial Drive

We sat down with Abdul Basit to talk about his work fighting food insecurity and what it’s like to do his job in the midst of mass federal cuts.

10 free or low-cost mental health services in Metro Atlanta, many offering counseling in multiple languages 
At an annual Buford Highway food drive, volunteers prepared grocery boxes for 300 families, but 500 showed up

Many families are struggling to afford groceries—and worried about the political climate. Here’s how you can help.

SNAP benefits expected to end in November: “That’s just like another chaos and panic.”

For recently arrived refugees in Georgia, who have yet to find their footing in an unstable economic environment, cuts to food benefits add to an already burgeoning crisis of costs

“I don’t know that I’ve been able to reach where I’m at without HOPE,” says alumnus of nonprofit helping Hispanic students attend higher education despite the odds
Where to find low-cost health care in the Atlanta metro

The need for affordable healthcare is expected to increase when the 'Big, Beautiful, Bill' goes into effect. Here's a guide to clinics and facilities that offer affordable services regardless of patients’ immigration status.

An effort to capture Asian American community stories in Georgia, one phone directory at a time

“History wouldn’t be complete without this voice” - Georgia Asian American Community Archive Initiative on mission to enrich Southern histories