How Do You Pick a Location for Families Who Don't Get to Pick Their Circumstances?

Georgia Power House provides free, extended-stay lodging for families with a loved one in long-term medical care nearby. Every location decision carries weight that a typical retail or commercial site pick doesn't: families arriving under stress need to be close to daily essentials, groceries, pharmacies, transit, without adding another burden to an already difficult stretch of their lives.

The organization was weighing multiple candidate properties for a new or expanded house, but had no consistent way to compare them. Site visits and word-of-mouth gave a feel for a neighborhood, not a clear picture of who lived nearby, what services were already within reach, and where gaps would leave guest families driving further than they should have to.