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Once homeless, precious cat lady Mama G on the roadway to healing

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgette Westerfield is a recuperating meth addict. Two years back, she was on the streets with her 4 cats, and a group of volunteers were frantically looking for long-term housing for the female understood to her pals as Mama G.

Westerfield was attempting to straighten her life, and had actually stopped utilizing drugs 6 years prior. She was even authorized for a totally free momentary housing program. The financing through the federal government’s CARES Act throughout the pandemic, offered Atlanta nonprofits $18 million to provide complimentary apartment or condo lease for one year.

Volunteers gathered contributions to purchase Westerfield a bed, furnishings, food, toiletries, and cooking products. Mama G was momentarily remaining at a hotel near the Atlanta airport when volunteers received a call the housing program was on hold. They hesitated she’d be back on the street in days if something didn’t alter.

Two of the volunteers, Jennice Ozment and Brenda Linesbury, gotten in touch with Atlanta News First customer detective Better Call Harry. Cathryn Marchman, the executive director at Partners for Home, an organization fighting homelessness in 242 areas in Fulton and DeKalb counties, said the task was momentarily stopped briefly. But she likewise they were dealing with an alternative strategy to discover a home for Mama G.

She was days far from homelessness, however when her story aired, volunteers received a call that she’d been authorized for another housing program, and it was long-term.

Community actions in to help homeless female with 4 cats

Today, Mama G lives in a peaceful College Park studio apartment or condo. Volunteers persuaded her to rehome 3 of her 4 cats, and she has photos with their brand-new owners.

“I’m glad I’m here instead of being on the streets because I was always around crackheads and drugs, and that was a major trigger for me,” Westerfield said.

“I am so proud of her because she’s been through some terrible, rough times, and she’s come through it waving glory,” Ozment said.

Westerfield gets special needs to pay her expenses, and she invests Saturday early mornings in downtown Atlanta feeding the homeless.

She’s likewise reconnected with her sibling after twenty years. The 2 Facetime each other frequently, and she’s reconnected with her teenage boy.

Mama G commemorated her birthday this month, her 2nd year in the housing program, and her 8th year in healing. She wants to visit her sibling face to face quickly.

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