New Hire Will Walk Macon Streets to Connect Unhoused People with Local Services
Friday, April 17th, 2026
Downtown Macon’s Business Improvement District has hired Shakita Howard to serve as an outreach specialist responsible for connecting unhoused individuals with care and resources in the community.
The position is funded by the extra taxes collected from businesses in the district, which sits between Riverside Drive and Oglethorpe Street and is bounded by Spring and Fifth Streets.
In addition to the outreach specialist, the BID’s funds go towards a 11-person workforce that has supplemented Macon-Bibb county’s waste, beautification and visitor services since 2019, Richard Bingaman, BID’s operations manager, said.
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