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Leave No Veteran Behind is a Chicago-based national nonprofit founded by Army veterans that helps returning veterans find work and pay off school debt. They run transitional jobs, security and leadership training, job placement, and a scholarship that pays down veterans' student loans in exchange for community service. Note: their programs operate in the Chicago area, not Atlanta.

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NAMI Georgia is the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a nonprofit that helps people living with mental illness and their families. They run a non-crisis HelpLine that points you to resources, free support groups, and free education classes, and they advocate to reduce stigma. Trained peers and family members lead most of their groups and classes.

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This is one of Fulton County's three day programs (Training Centers) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, run by the county Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. The center helps adults build everyday living skills, social and communication skills, and work skills (from volunteering through pre-vocational training) so they can be more independent and active in the community. To join, you must first qualify for a Georgia DBHDD waiver (COMP or NOW).

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This is one of Fulton County's three Training Centers (day programs) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Central Training Center helps people learn daily living skills, job and vocational skills, communication, and how to take part in their community. To join, you first need approval through the state (DBHDD) with a COMP or NOW waiver, then you set up a tour and intake interview with the center.

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Georgia Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled (GLS) is a free state library for people who are blind, have low vision, or cannot read regular print because of a physical or reading disability such as dyslexia. They mail free audiobooks, braille books, magazines, and a free talking-book player to your home, postage-free, and you can also download titles through the BARD app. There is a walk-in location inside the Fulton County Central Library in downtown Atlanta.

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The SPOT is a free drop-in center run by CHRIS 180 for young people ages 16-26, including those who are homeless or struggling. In a safe, judgment-free space you can get counseling and mental health support, help with school (GED, tutoring, college), job and employment help, free meals, a food pantry and clothing closet, and connections to housing and other resources.

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Jesus Set the Captive Free (JSCF) is a faith-based nonprofit that helps homeless men and men with a criminal record get back on their feet. They offer apartment-style transitional housing where rent is based on your income, plus faith-based mentoring, GED classes, and computer/job-skills classes to help you find work. Residents can stay from 6 months up to 24 months.

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The Thurman Perry Foundation is a national nonprofit (based in Louisiana, serving women nationwide) that helps women and girls impacted by incarceration. They give college scholarships to formerly incarcerated women and daughters of incarcerated parents, provide free period products to women in jails and prisons, and help justice-impacted mothers pay rent or mortgage.

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The Georgia VECTR Center is a state-funded, one-stop center in Warner Robins that helps service members, veterans, and their families move into civilian jobs and school. Free coaches help with career counseling, resume and job-search help, college and training enrollment, VA education benefits, testing, and connections to housing, health, and other community resources. State and federal partners like the Georgia Department of Veterans Service are housed on-site to help with VA and state benefits.

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My Sister's Keeper Foundation for Women (MSK) is a volunteer-run nonprofit in Conyers that helps women and girls grow personally and professionally. They offer leadership and life coaching, programs for female students, and the Margaret G. Baker Second Chance Award scholarship for women going back to school. They also host empowerment conferences and community events for women and girls.

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Serenity House of Atlanta Ministries is a faith-based nonprofit that runs transitional housing and support for homeless and at-risk adults across several metro Atlanta locations, including separate houses for men and women. Residents live in a structured, supervised home and must be working or looking for work. The program also helps with re-entry after jail or prison, GED and education, job help, and life coaching.

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Divine Reach Education & Counsel (DREC) is a small nonprofit in the South Atlanta area that helps students and adults do better in school and in life. They provide tutoring, mentoring, GED prep, and adult learning, often by partnering with local libraries, schools, and community groups. They also share free online learning resources and college- and job-readiness help.

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Atlanta CARES Mentoring Movement recruits and trains caring adults to mentor and tutor under-resourced Black and minority youth across Atlanta, serving about 600 students through community and school-based programs at local elementary, middle, and high schools. They run hands-on STEM programs (including an annual STEMfest conference at Georgia Tech) and a University for Parents program that helps low-income parents build job skills and earn certifications. It is the Atlanta affiliate of the National CARES Mentoring Movement.

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