123 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter is a nonprofit that helps people and their children escape abuse in five rural counties west of Atlanta (Carroll, Heard, Haralson, Coweta, and Meriwether). They run a safe emergency shelter with meals, clothing, and case management, plus a 24-hour crisis line, support groups, help getting protective orders, classes, and some transitional housing and financial help.
9 services
The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence (now becoming In Safe Company) helps people in metro Atlanta who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. They run two free, 24-hour hotlines, a confidential emergency safe house for survivors and their children, support groups, legal help with protective orders, and programs for kids. All services are free and confidential.
13 services
The Disability Law and Policy Center of Georgia was a nonprofit that fought for the legal rights of people with disabilities through education, case help, mediation, and lawsuits. It was founded in 1999 after the Olmstead Supreme Court ruling, but the organization dissolved in 2012 and no longer operates. Its records are now archived at the University of Georgia.
1 service
