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.
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.
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.
GCADV is Georgia's statewide group for domestic violence help. It runs a free hotline that is open all day and night, and it works with more than 50 local programs across the state. It also trains those programs, helps Deaf and hard of hearing survivors, and works to change laws that affect survivors.
CPACS is a nonprofit in Atlanta that has helped people since 1980. It offers help with housing, immigration and citizenship, youth after-school programs, health, benefits and a food pantry. Staff can help in more than 25 languages.
This website is for a group in Cobb County that works toward a community free of domestic violence and sexual assault. Ask them directly what help they give and how to get it.
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.
Harmony House is a state-certified domestic violence shelter that serves Troup County, Georgia, and nearby areas. It has a free crisis line you can call any hour, a safe emergency shelter, safety planning, and support groups. It helps people who have faced abuse and their children.
Alma is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps people who have lived through domestic violence. It offers advocacy, counseling, legal help and safety planning. It also offers job training, money classes and help finding a place in a local shelter.
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.
One Step One Direction is a nonprofit in Atlanta that gives short-term housing to veterans and other adults who need a safe place to stay. It has three programs: one for veterans, one for adults leaving crisis or domestic violence, and one for adults who are medically stable and leaving a hospital or shelter. A case manager, hospital, or partner agency has to send the referral, and walk-ins are not accepted.
Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) has helped people facing abuse in the Atlanta area since 1975. It has a crisis line that is always open, emergency shelters, housing help, legal help, counseling, and support groups. You can call to talk, make a safety plan, or ask about shelter.
West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter helps people who have been hurt by domestic violence, and their children. It runs a confidential emergency shelter and a crisis line that answers all day and night. It also offers support groups and help with legal steps like protective orders.
TopTier ILP Mgmt provides furnished, drug- and alcohol-free housing for adults who want a stable, structured place to live. It also offers case management, money-skills classes, and special programs for domestic violence survivors, people leaving jail or prison, people without housing, and veterans.
Life Circle 72 is a nonprofit that helps women and children affected by domestic violence in Paulding, Cobb, and Douglas counties in west metro Atlanta. It offers crisis placement, wellness activities for women, and positive social activities for children. It also shares education and resources about domestic violence.
Awaken Voices is a nonprofit that helps people who have lived through domestic violence take back control of their lives. It offers safety exit plans, counseling, support groups, workshops, legal support, and job training. If you need shelter or resources, call or email the main office.
Serenity House of Atlanta Ministries is a faith-based nonprofit that offers transitional housing to single men and women who are 18 or older and homeless or at risk of homelessness. Residents live in a supervised home with peer support. They must be working or looking for work.
NSPIRE Outreach is a faith-based group in Lawrenceville that helps men and women leave homelessness. Its main programs are NSPIRE Launch (13 weeks) and NSPIRE Life (6 months). They include housing, a job, schooling, counseling, health support and clothing. A sister ministry, HOPE for Domestic Violence, has a 12-month program for women and their children.
The Network/La Red is a survivor-led group in Boston. It helps LGBTQ+, kink, and polyamorous people who are being or have been hurt by a partner. You can call the free 24-hour hotline for support and safety planning, or join a phone support group. Its housing help is in Massachusetts.