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Foster care foundation: Nine women stand posing in a line smiling at the camera. Behind them are racks of hanging clothing. The two women in the middle are holding a sign featuring a graphic of children that reads "Foster Care Support www.fostercares.org".

Foster Care Support Foundation assists families in need

Kelsey Henry

A group of people run out of a lake on a clear day. Water splashes around their legs.

Freezin’ for a reason: Georgia Special Olympics finds fundraising success

Taylor Boysen

A woman with tied-back brown hair wearing a red sweatshirt dances with a group of children. The kids are dressed in casual clothing.

From camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives

Narda Sigala

Popular Woodstock gelato shop proves perseverance is key

Manuel Lugo

A gray dog stands on its hind legs with its front paws on a black half-door. The dog is staring at the camera with its ears raised. There is a blue dog bed and yellow wall in the background.

New Fulton County animal shelter faces unprecedented overcrowding

Claire Becknell

A Black man wearing a baseball cap and navy blue button-up shirt stands with his arms crossed and smiles at the camera. He is standing in a rounded glass enclosure with rows of crops growing behind him.

Community is the strongest ally for Black farmers’ mental health struggles

Abisola Dahunsi

A woman sits at a table surrounded by oil pastels. She wears a hat and green sweater and is drawing large, swirling black lines with an oil pastel on paper.

High Museum of Art offers free admission for all

Taylor Boysen

Atlanta Braves parade: four men on a black double decker bus wearing white jerseys with red writing that says Braves

Atlanta Braves World Series celebrations begin

Sarah Swetlik

The Atlanta Braves return home to celebrate their first World Series win in 26 years.

a gray police car with the blue lights on at nights

Public safety officials say they need resources to combat crime wave

Samuel Sinclair

Leaders of law enforcement agencies and lawmakers discuss staffing shortages, backlogs.

Georgia Food Deserts meeting: Bald black man wearing black frame glasses and blue pin-striped suit with left hand on chin to right of a black woman with blond hair in navy suit and white blouse both sit behind brown wood desk in front of American flag and Senate gold seal

Senate study committee makes recommendations to eliminate food deserts in Georgia

Sarah Swetlik

After months of hearing from speakers across the state, four Georgia senators gave their plans to combat food insecurity.

seven people holding a ribbon for a ribbon cutting

First segment of the Atlanta Beltline’s Southside Trail now open

The Atlanta Beltline has opened the first segment of the Southside Trail.

A brown Atlanta Beltline pole in front of a sign with a upside down peace sign hand sign saying ATL hold it down pick it up

Atlanta Beltline expansion gives a different view

The Atlanta beltline is strengthening connections within some of the city’s most historic neighborhoods with the Westside and Southside Trail expansions.

seven officers linked up arm to arm in mask in front of a church

Law enforcement and faith leaders will participate in community outreach weekend

Allexa Ceballos, GPB News

The second annual National Faith & Blue Weekend is happening this weekend in cities across the state of Georgia and the nation.

person in a hoodie with jeans and a black belt using a crow bar to get into a black car window

Lawmakers hear complaints about rising auto thefts

Samuel Sinclair

The House of Representatives is debating the best course of action to counter a recent crime wave targeting vehicles that began at the start of the pandemic.