Author: Matt Walljasper

Photo by Johnathon KelsoOn a Sunday in October, members of the homeless community gather in the Big House Guitars parking lot at the corner of Cheshire Bridge and Lavista Roads. There, the Elizabeth Foundation, a nonprofit service organization, is laying out two spreads—one with food, the other with warm clothes for the coming cold, wet winter. Also there is the veterinarian Dr. Kristen Schmidt to help. Through the nonprofit Project Street Vet, Schmidt provides free veterinary care to the pets of individuals who do not live in Atlanta. She often partners with the Elizabeth Foundation to bring care to the…