Family & Children

Frederick Wilson Benteen Elementary School is an Atlanta Public Schools elementary school in southeast Atlanta. It serves PreK through 5th grade students with public education, an IB Primary Years Program, after-school care, free school meals, family engagement support, and school health services.

Benteen Park8 services

MomCo is the current name of MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers. It is a Christian nonprofit that helps moms find local or online groups, make friends, get encouragement, and use parenting and faith-based resources.

5 services

Miralta Home Care is a Georgia home care provider for children and young adults with complex medical needs. They help families apply for the Georgia Pediatric Program and provide Medicaid-funded in-home skilled nursing, personal care, and companion services.

4 services

Foster Love is a national nonprofit that helps children and young adults who are in foster care or who have aged out. It gives care items, birthday and learning kits, scholarships, emergency help, housing support, mentoring, and other support through partners and online programs.

12 services

First Nature Foundation is a nonprofit at First Nature Ranch in St. Cloud, Florida, not Atlanta. It uses horses and nature for leadership development, personal growth, veterans programs, teen programs, trauma-related group programs, and a virtual suicide-loss grief support group called PASOS.

6 services

Cascade United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church with Southwest Atlanta and Midtown Atlanta campuses. It offers worship, Bible study, community ministries, rent and utility help through its Community Fund, support for people experiencing homelessness, youth programs, health education, grief support, reentry support, and community events.

Midtown13 services

Canine Assistants is a nonprofit in Milton, Georgia that educates service dogs and matches them with people who need help. They place dogs for people with mobility needs, Type 1 diabetes, epilepsy or seizure disorders, and other medical needs, and they also run school, hospital, therapy, and volunteer programs.

6 services

Think of Us is a national nonprofit that works to improve the child welfare system. It helps young people, caregivers, kinship caregivers, agencies, and partners connect with resources, complete applications, shape better policy, and test new child welfare solutions.

3 services

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a national education foundation based in Lansdowne, Virginia. It helps high-achieving students with financial need pay for school and get advising, college planning, career support, and enrichment opportunities. It is not an emergency cash program.

5 services

The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur, Georgia provides affordable housing and rental help for people in Decatur and parts of DeKalb County. It runs Housing Choice Voucher, project-based rental assistance, workforce housing, resident services, youth programs, senior programs, and scholarship support for residents.

13 services

Struggling Kids is an independent 501(c)(3) charity that helps children and women who are struggling to survive. Its website says it gives hands-on aid such as food, clothing, medicine support, youth activities, and help for abused or abandoned women, with current focus areas listed as Ukraine and metro Atlanta. The site does not list walk-in hours or a public local intake process.

5 services

Helping Hands Child Care provides in-person ABA therapy for children ages 2 to 18 in the Athens area. Therapists work with children in homes, schools, and daycares, and they help families with behavior, routines, parent involvement, and insurance-based intake.

4 services

Eluna is a nonprofit that helps children, teens, and families who are dealing with grief or addiction in the family. They offer free grief camps, online grief groups, addiction prevention mentoring, resource referrals, and education programs across the U.S. and Canada.

10 services

Center for Suicide Awareness is a Wisconsin nonprofit that offers suicide prevention, emotional support, training, and community programs. Its HOPELINE text service is free and open 24/7 to anyone in the United States who needs someone to talk to.

12 services

Angelman Syndrome Foundation is a national nonprofit that supports people with Angelman syndrome and their families. It helps with education, family support, free counseling, clinic referrals, research updates, and community events.

11 services

Georgia Division of Family and Children Services is a state agency that helps protect children and support families. It takes child abuse and neglect reports 24 hours a day, investigates safety concerns, runs child welfare work, and helps people apply for benefits like SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and energy help.

9 services