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Athens Area Homeless Shelter Executive Director on Clarke County Efforts

Athens Area Homeless Shelter

The Athens Area Homeless Shelter is one of organizations working to combat homelessness in Clarke County. Shae Post is Executive Director of the nonprofit. She discussed the scope of the problem with WUGA.

Post said the shelter provide a variety of services for the families with children staying there. Athens Area Homeless Shelter also supports a second more long-term facility which uses education to help develop permanent solutions.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!