Atlanta, Georgia -- Homeless residents of the Peachtree and Pine shelter were told today that despite impending foreclosure on the 100,000 square-foot shelter, Atlanta's Task Force for the city's ever-increasing homeless situation hopes to keep it open -- somehow. Task force leaders announced dur

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Atlanta, Georgia -- Homeless residents of the Peachtree and Pine shelter were told today that despite impending foreclosure on the 100, 000 square-foot shelter, Atlanta's Task Force for the city's ever-increasing homeless situation hopes to keep it open -- somehow. Task force leaders announced during a Thursday rally they filed a complaint against the city and two civic groups, accusing them of violating their clients' civil rights . "We have to save this building, " Anita Beaty, the task force's executive director, said during the protest. "This building is our emergency respite and home." The complaint, filed May 6, accuses the city of discriminatory practices that violate federal fair housing rules. It asks the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to withhold about $20 million in federal housing and community development funds. Peachtree-Pine houses hundreds of people each night. PICTURED: Shelter residents and advocates rally to keep shelter open.©Robin Nelson