Not One More Domestic Violence Victim is a nonprofit that helps people hurt by domestic violence and sex trafficking. It offers a crisis line, support groups, help with restraining orders, and help finding resources. It also teaches the community about abuse. The website says its programs are free and private.
Atlanta Victim Assistance is a nonprofit that has helped crime victims since 1984. Trained advocates work with Atlanta police, the city's municipal court, and some schools. They help people stay safe, understand the court process, and find support. Services are free, and you do not have to report the crime or have an arrest to get help.
Atlanta Legal Aid Society gives free help with civil legal problems to people who cannot afford a lawyer. This is the Fulton County downtown headquarters office. They help with things like housing, debt, family and domestic violence issues, disability and health rights, and help for seniors and veterans.
Tahirih Justice Center is a national nonprofit with an Atlanta office. It gives free, private legal help and social services to immigrants who have faced violence because of their gender, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, forced marriage or trafficking. Lawyers handle immigration cases, and case managers help with safety plans and finding other help.
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) is a nonprofit that gives free legal help to qualified people. It helps with eviction and landlord problems and with protective orders for survivors of intimate partner abuse. Help starts with a phone call, not a visit to the main office.
Day League helps people in DeKalb County who have been sexually assaulted, whether it happened last night or years ago. It is part of Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence. A trained advocate answers the hotline at any hour, and free help includes counselling, support groups, legal advocacy and an advocate who can go with you to the hospital.
Karibu Community Legacy is a nonprofit in Tucker that helps people who have faced sexual or domestic violence. It focuses on African immigrant and refugee communities, but it says it serves anyone who needs help. It offers advocacy, counseling, legal support, support groups, and help in many languages, and says its services are free.
DeKalb Pro Bono, which used to be called DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, gives free civil legal help to people with low income in DeKalb County. Volunteer lawyers run short advice clinics and take some cases. You first fill out an online form so staff can check if you qualify.
The Georgia Commission on Family Violence is a state commission that works to cut domestic violence and the deaths it causes. It helps set the rules for court-ordered classes for people who harm family members, trains law enforcement, studies family violence in Georgia, and has a project for survivors of murder-suicide.
This group helps survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Atlanta area. It has 24-hour hotlines, a private safe house, support groups, and legal help. It is changing its name to In Safe Company, so you may see either name.
Immigrant Hope - Atlanta helps immigrant families get legal help with green cards, citizenship, asylum, and other immigration paperwork.S. Department of Justice, and since it is not a law firm, help costs much less than hiring a lawyer. The group also teaches Know Your Rights classes and helps people find a caring church home.
Georgia Legal Services Program is a nonprofit law firm. It gives free civil legal help to Georgians with low incomes who live outside metro Atlanta, in 154 of the state's 159 counties. It does not represent people who live in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton or Gwinnett counties.
Securus House, also called the Clayton County Association Against Family Violence, has helped people escape domestic abuse since 1984. It runs a crisis line that answers all day and night and an emergency shelter for women and their children. It also gives legal advocacy, case management, support groups, and a children's program.
Struggling Kids is a small charity started by Dr. Gary Stillwagon, a doctor in Atlanta. It gives food, clothing and other hands-on help to poor children, and it runs a free center for abused and abandoned women and their children in Nikolaev, Ukraine. Its website says it focuses on Ukraine and metro Atlanta, but the pages describe no Atlanta program.
The Crime Victims Advocacy Council (CVAC) is a nonprofit that gives free help to victims of any kind of crime. It offers a 24-hour hotline, help with the court system and compensation forms, and support groups on Zoom. It also offers rides, child care during groups, referrals, and a yearly memorial service for families who lost someone to homicide.
Shepherd's Rest is a family violence crisis center in Paulding County, Georgia. It runs a 24-hour crisis line and a confidential safe house for women and children leaving abuse. It also offers legal help, support groups, and case management, all free to the client.
International Women's House is a domestic violence shelter. It helps women and children who have faced family violence, sexual abuse, or human trafficking. It has a hotline that answers all day and night, a safe place to stay, and services like counseling and legal help. You do not have to live in the shelter to get services.
Forsyth County Family Haven helps people and children who have faced domestic violence. It runs a 24-hour crisis line, a secret emergency shelter for women and children, and a few apartments for families who qualify to stay on after the shelter. It also offers legal help with protective orders, children's programs, and a teen dating education program.
Catholic Charities Atlanta is a social service agency with a Service Center on Parklake Drive. It offers counseling, English and citizenship classes, housing counseling, immigration legal help, help applying for food stamps and other benefits, refugee services, and support for veterans. Many services are offered in English and Spanish.
Promise Place helps people who are hurt by abuse at home. It runs a 24-hour crisis phone line and a safe, private shelter for survivors and their children. It also helps with protective orders and court, safety plans, and support groups, and it teaches teens and the community about healthy relationships and spotting abuse.
