Two Peachtree

Right outside the backdoors of Two Peacthtree is another world totally different from that of the somewhat (sometimes) proper and primmed office workers. Outside those doors is the world of hustling, a varied bunch of vendors, panhandlers, homeless, street preachers and of course the working class smokers of the Two Peachtree building itself.  I’ve been coming to this building every week for the past 15 years, I am one to believe that it is about time that we except and even embrace our fellow downtown hustlers, is part of the downtown ATL culture. Let me explain . . .

With 1000s of employees, visitors, vendors and shoppers moving through the same lobby you are bound to run to folks with opposing views and opinions than your own. Share your opinion on local and national sports, politics, employment, religion or whatever you want to talk about on TwoPeachtree.com.  Check out our forum and other articles of interest to you. We are also looking for writers.

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Yep you can put the Two Peachtree building in the same sentence with Coke when it comes to downtown Atlanta. This building has some amazing history, yet even more amazing is the history of the people in the building.  Nearly 4,000 folks list Two Peachtree as their place of employment, tens of thousands others visit the building regularly. There’s barely a movie made in or about Atlanta that does not include a shot of the 41 story Two Peachtree building.

This site isn’t just for the nearly 4000 employees, vendors and visitors of the Two Peachtree building but, also their families, friends and other downtowners who have links of all sorts to this building, the people who work here and share interest here. Also, since the site is for mostly statement government workers and serve as the headquarters for a number of state organizations, there is no doubt that 10s of thousand more will visit here from time to time.

Following is a simple list of instructions to make it EASY to navigate around this site no matter what your relationship to Two Peachtree is.

Governor Sonny Perdue has released the Health and Human Services Task Force Restructuring Proposal which serves to establish the framework for more efficient delivery of services to our most vulnerable citizens. As part of the initial work of the Task Force, the members and their staff discussed many different organizational options and examined the advantages and risks of each idea.

The Task Force has proposed to restructure health and human services (HHS) delivery in Georgia. This proposal directly impacts DHR. Below is an overview of their recommendations

The proposed Health and Human Services organizational chart creates a new Department of Behavioral Health that combines programs from the Department of Community Health with Public Health and Regulatory programs DHR. This new structure will form the Department of Health. A coordinating council of state agencies and a Health and Human Services (HHS) Alliance are also proposed. The Behavioral Health Council and the HHS Alliance will be formed to address the need for better coordination of policy, funding, resources, and customer management across the spectrum of health and human services.

What This Means for DHR

1. DHR would become the Georgia Department of Human Services and remain under the leadership of current DHR Commissioner B.J. Walker.
2. The newly formed Department of Human Services would include Developmental Disabilities, Family and Children Services, Aging Services and Child Support Services.
3. Mental Health and Addictive Diseases would become a new department – The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health.
4. The Division of Public Health and the Office of Regulatory Services would merge with the Georgia Department of Community Health to form a new department – The Georgia Department of Health.

Next Steps
Transition planning will better inform dates over the coming months. The division of MHDDAD is proposed to be split up. Mental Health (MH) and Addictive Diseases (AD) will become the new Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). More analysis is needed to understand the impact and determine the best way to separate the Developmental Disabilities (DD) function out of the current MHDDAD division at DHR.

Moving Forward
The Department of Human Resources has been organized as the state’s premier health and human services agency for nearly four decades. As we adjust to meet today’s needs of Georgia’s booming population and the nation’s economic uncertainties, please know that we will continue to serve the citizen’s of Georgia through prevention, promoting home and community-based services, and encouraging work and self-sufficiency. Together, we will work to become Georgia’s best-managed public agency. Remember, this is our agency, this is our legacy.

Two Peachtree is about the people not the building. According to some estimates there are more than 3000 of us that work in this building. We are one compromised of many! Multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, varying religions and beliefs, one goal – to put in an honest days work!

We serve our communities and our state, with pride and optimism. We are Two Peachtree, the people, not the building.

This site is being reconstructed . . . check back on Monday, October 27, 2008 for our live debut!