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ANM 'Homelessness and Housing Insecurity' Special: Nonprofits and Community Services

Nonprofits that were already struggling to provide services for homeless and housing insecure people in Athens were dealt another challenge this spring – how to care for their clients in the midst of a pandemic and a faltering economy.

Lucy Hudgens, director of The Ark, Shae Post, executive director for the Athens Area Homeless Shelter and Davin Welter, executive director of Family Promise of Athens all join Chris Shupe to talk about housing insecurity and their community efforts to limit it.

Chris Shupe was the Program Director of WUGA from 2014-2022. Shupe may be best known as The Athens King, a tribute to Elvis Presley, which often included an 8 piece show band! After two years as a part-time announcer, Chris Shupe joined WUGA full time as the station’s Morning Edition Host and Assistant Operations Director. He was later promoted to PD in 2014.