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How family and children's help works in Atlanta
Help for families comes in pieces — grab each piece from its own place. Childcare costs: Georgia's CAPS program pays part of childcare for working families; Head Start and Georgia Pre-K are free for little ones if you qualify. Diapers and formula: diaper banks and WIC. After school and summer: Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA, and city recreation centers run low-cost programs with scholarships most parents never know to request — ask.
If your family is in crisis — about to lose housing with kids, or a safety problem at home — say that clearly when you call anywhere; family cases move differently and often faster.
What to expect when you call: questions about your kids' ages, your zip code, and your income. Waitlists are real for childcare; get on several at once.
A.W. “Tony” Matthews Boys & Girls Club is a Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta youth center in Mableton. It gives kids and teens a safe place after school and in summer, with programs for school help, leadership, health, sports, technology, arts, career readiness, and meals or snacks during some programs.
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James T. Anderson Boys & Girls Club is a Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta site in Marietta for kids and teens. It offers a safe place after school and during summer, with help in school, health and fitness activities, leadership programs, meals or snacks, and some school pickup options.
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Children's Treehouse Foundation is a Colorado nonprofit that helps children and teens whose parent or caregiver has cancer. Its CLIMB program uses group activities, art, play, and parent support to help families talk about cancer and cope with fear, sadness, and stress.
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OneSource Learning & Development Center is a nonprofit in Stone Mountain that helps youth, adults, and low- to moderate-income families with education, job readiness, family support, and basic needs. They offer GED prep, youth enrichment, afterschool and break programs, career help, fatherhood support, a food pantry, clothing help, and a planned mobile feeding program.
12 services