HR1130: HR1130 Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter; 30 years of dedicated service; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter in Cartersville, Georgia, which was founded during an ice storm on February 2, 1996 and has grown from a borrowed house into a 24-hour facility with room for 30 guests. The resolution notes that the shelter now runs two emergency shelters and offers more than 10 units of transitional housing for families and children. The House formally congratulates and commends the shelter for its contributions to Georgia and wishes it continued success. The Clerk of the House is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to the shelter for its records.

• Formally congratulates and commends the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter in Cartersville for 30 years of service.
• States the shelter's history, noting it was founded during an ice storm on February 2, 1996 and now operates a 24-hour facility with capacity for 30 guests.
• Recognizes that the organization now runs two emergency shelters and more than 10 units of transitional housing for families and children.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the shelter.

The resolution directly names the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter in Cartersville, Georgia, along with the men, women, and families it serves, and the Clerk of the House, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal force and changes no Georgia law, but it gives official state recognition to a local shelter's three decades of providing temporary housing and support to homeless individuals and families in Cartersville.

• The whereas clauses describe the shelter's founding in 1996 and its growth to a 24-hour facility housing up to 30 guests.
• The resolved clause has the House congratulate and commend the shelter and wish it continued growth and success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the shelter.

1. 2026-01-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Primary sponsor
• Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)

• homeless shelters
• Cartersville
• commendation resolution
• community service