The Central Library is a public library at One Margaret Mitchell Square in Atlanta. It is part of the Fulton County Library System. You can get a library card, use free computers and WiFi, and take the GED test here. The library system's social services team can also connect you with housing, benefits and other help.
The Fulton County Library System runs 34 public library branches. Its Social Services team gives short-term help and connects people to more than 30 community partners for things like benefits, housing, jobs and legal help. Branches also offer free computers, library cards, research help and learning resources.
Central Outreach and Advocacy Center is a downtown Atlanta nonprofit that helps adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Staff help with IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, food stamps, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI, and job readiness classes. Partner groups also come on site for health care, eye clinics, and more.
POWER Atlanta is a nonprofit in Atlanta's West End. It runs a free food, hygiene and clothing pantry, a clinic with HIV and STI testing, and a center that helps people with health insurance, public benefits and housing referrals. It also offers money and job training, youth programs, and support for people hurt by violence.
Emmaus House is a nonprofit in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta. Its Lokey Help Center at 27 Haygood Ave SW gives out groceries and helps with rent and utility bills, Georgia ID vouchers, SNAP and Social Security applications, and more. It also runs summer reading, youth and family, job training, and case management programs.
The Latin American Association helps Latino families and immigrants. At its Atlanta office on Buford Highway, staff help with food and basic needs, rent and utility bills, immigration legal services, classes, jobs, and youth programs. Services are by appointment, so call first.
West End Library is a public library branch of the Fulton County Library System in southwest Atlanta. People can get a library card, borrow books, use free computers and the internet, and join classes and events. The library's Social Services team also helps people get connected to benefits, housing, IDs, and other community support through referrals to partner agencies.
The Fulton County Library System runs free public libraries. Its Social Services team helps people with short-term needs and connects them to more than 30 community partners for things like housing, benefits, jobs and legal help. Libraries also offer public computers, Wi-Fi, GED testing, museum passes and online learning.
This is Georgia's state agency that helps people with disabilities get ready for work, find a job, and keep it. It also helps people who are blind, low vision, Deaf, or hard of hearing, supports independent living, and handles Social Security disability decisions for Georgia.
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is a state agency that helps Georgians with disabilities get ready for work, find jobs, and live on their own. A counselor works with you to make a job plan, and help can include training, job coaching, and equipment. The agency also handles Social Security disability decisions and has services for people who are blind, Deaf, or hard of hearing.
Hosea Helps is an Atlanta nonprofit that has served the community since 1971. At its Forrest Hills Drive headquarters, families can get free emergency groceries and help applying for food stamps. Staff also check whether a household can get help with rent, utilities and other costs. It also runs job help, programs for children, holiday meal events and deliveries to apartment communities and schools.
This is Georgia's state agency for family and children's services. It helps families apply for food benefits, cash help, and Medicaid. It also takes reports of child abuse, and it runs foster care and adoption services.
The Hapeville Library is a branch of the Fulton County Library System at 525 King Arnold Street. It has a computer lab, a tablet station, meeting and study rooms, and events like book club, yoga and homework help. The system's Social Services team can give referrals and help with public benefit applications.
The Evelyn G. Lowery Library at Cascade is a Fulton County library branch in Southwest Atlanta. It has a computer lab, a tablet station, meeting rooms, study rooms and books for all ages. The library system's social services team can point you to longer-term help with things like benefits, housing, jobs and ID.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank fights hunger across 29 counties in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. It runs four food pantries called Community Food Centers where families can get food by appointment. It also helps people find a nearby pantry, helps people apply for SNAP and Medicaid, and supplies food to hundreds of partner pantries and kitchens.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank collects donated food and sends it to more than 700 pantries, kitchens and other nonprofit partners in 29 counties. It also runs four Community Food Centers where families get groceries by appointment. Staff can help people apply for SNAP and Medicaid, and you can find a pantry near you with an online map or by text.
This is a nonprofit in Forest Park that started in 2015 to help Vietnamese older adults who do not speak English well. Today it serves people of many backgrounds and ages. Staff help people apply for things like Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps and help with energy and water bills, and the group also runs a food pantry and translates papers into Vietnamese.
Amani Women Center is a nonprofit in Clarkston that helps refugee and immigrant women and survivors of violence. Staff and community ambassadors help people apply for benefits like SNAP and Medicaid, get interpreters and translation, and get immigration help. It also runs a 12-month sewing academy that builds job skills.
Vietnamese Elder Association South Atlanta is a senior community center in Forest Park where older Vietnamese adults gather for karaoke, singing, and dancing. Volunteers also help seniors read mail, translate documents, and apply for benefits like Medicare and food stamps, and the center hands out free food with support from the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Trans Housing Atlanta Program helps transgender and non-binary people in metro Atlanta who have no stable home. If you are approved, they can give up to $500 a year toward housing costs like rent or utilities. A case manager can also help you find other help, like SNAP and HOPWA.
