Overview
- Dickens took the oath at Georgia State University, beginning a four-year term after winning roughly 85% of the vote in November.
- The ATL Cares! Day of Service launched 61 volunteer projects across the city with partners including Amazon, House Proud, Park Pride and SCAD.
- Projects targeted youth programs, park conservation, cultural beautification and senior engagement at sites such as Chastain Park, A. G. Rhodes and the Whitehead Boys & Girls Club.
- A Spirit of Atlanta interfaith service featured Senator Raphael Warnock, Soumaya Khalifa and Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser.
- He reiterated priorities on homelessness, infrastructure and public safety, citing a $58.7 million housing bond, a $60 million homelessness bond and progress toward a 20,000-unit affordable housing goal.