Dr. Terence Lester, founder and executive director of Love Beyond Walls, dropped by The Atlanta Voice on Monday, Aug. 25, to discuss the unhoused and affordable housing and what could be done about both in Atlanta.

Lester has many conversations about how a city growing as fast as Atlanta can ever truly keep up with the number of people living on its streets, in its shelters, and in its motels. His answers can be both complex and quite simple.

“Accessible housing is how we solve it,” Lester said. “You know many Americans, United States citizens, are one paycheck away?”

According to data from RentCafe.com, Atlanta is one of the most expensive cities in the country. The average rent for an apartment in Atlanta is $1,773 per month.

Lester believes the city and state political leaders can h

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