Making a Difference Magazine
2020 Legislative Preview – Getting Ready to Advocate
Starting on Monday, January 13, 2020, the Georgia General Assembly will begin its race towards the finish line. The Georgia Constitution only grants the assembly 40 days to complete all its work. While the days do not have to be continuous, the assembly’s traditional deadline of late March or...
AROUND THE STATE: Olmstead Exhibit Opens in Atlanta
Picturing Justice, an annual photography exhibition hosted by Atlanta Legal Aid (ALA), opened this month and aims to use photography to illuminate and create empathy for stories of lives improved by the work of social justice advocates.
Every year, the exhibition features four to five...
GCDD's Telling our Stories: Believing in What is Possible
by Shannon Turner, Photographer Lynsey Weatherspoon
Michael Griggs is a 34-year-old man living in Jonesboro, Georgia. When Michael was three months old, he came down with a very bad cold. It led to meningitis. After three months in the hospital, Michael came home, seemingly healthy again....