271 organizations
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The Alliance in Reconstructive Surgery Foundation helps women in the United States after mastectomy from breast cancer or a BRCA+ genetic mutation. It offers education, resource links, and grants that help pay for breast reconstruction surgery costs.
4 services
Harbor of Hope, Inc. is a faith-based breast cancer survivor support group on the south side of Atlanta. They help breast cancer survivors with free boutique items like wigs, hats, bras, prostheses, and after-mastectomy garments, and they may offer financial help when available.
4 services
LGBTQ Freedom Fund helps low-income people get out of jail or immigration detention when they cannot afford bail or bond. They focus on LGBTQ people, pay pretrial bail in parts of Florida, pay immigration bond across the United States, and also do public education and advocacy about LGBTQ incarceration.
4 services
New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist Church is a Christian church in Decatur. Its site lists worship, Bible study, livestream services, and a Benevolent Ministry that may help church members or local community members with urgent needs such as food, clothing, shelter, medical expenses, counseling, spiritual guidance, and referrals.
8 services
SVDP Georgia Community Pharmacy is a licensed charitable pharmacy run by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia. It helps low-income, uninsured, and underinsured Georgia residents get prescription maintenance medicine, over-the-counter medicine, medical equipment, Medicaid screening, health education, and health referrals.
10 services
The Health Resources and Services Administration is a federal health agency, not a local Atlanta nonprofit. It funds health programs across the U.S. and runs national services like vaccine injury compensation, countermeasure injury compensation, health center lookup tools, HIV care programs, and a 24/7 maternal mental health hotline.
7 services
Charlie's Guys is a charity for children in the United States who have lost a sibling, parent, or grandparent. They send one-time gifts or experiences, help some children connect with other grieving kids, and offer a family grief camp and grief therapy stipend.
7 services
The American Legion is a national veterans service organization. It helps veterans and military families with benefits information, free service officer help, youth programs, scholarships, suicide prevention training, and some emergency family grants through local posts and state departments.
11 services
The Cancer Card Xchange is a small 501(c)(3) charity that collects and mails gift cards to verified cancer patients. They list a PO Box in Collierville, Tennessee, and appear to serve people by online request and mail, not through a walk-in Atlanta office. Their site says they may stop taking new referrals when their waiting list reaches 100 patients.
2 services
Tapestry Connections, Inc. is a Southeast Georgia nonprofit that supports people and families affected by sickle cell disease. They help with education, community health worker connections, care sacks, support groups, screenings, blood drives, scholarships, and limited financial help when funds are available.
13 services
Cystic Fibrosis-Reaching Out Foundation Inc. was a volunteer nonprofit that helped people with cystic fibrosis and their families with financial and education support. Its own website now says the foundation is in the process of dissolving and that remaining funds will go to BreatheStrong CF, so it does not appear to be an active direct-service provider today.
1 service
Healthy Canines is an all-volunteer nonprofit in Georgia that helps dog owners keep sick or injured dogs at home. It offers small grants for dog veterinary care when funding is available, but its grant page says the grant program is temporarily out of funding right now. It also runs a pet food bank with dog food distributions for Georgia residents.
Peachtree Heights West3 services
Georgia DFCS is the state agency that helps families and children apply for benefits and child welfare services. The Cobb County office helps with TANF cash assistance, SNAP food benefits, Medicaid applications, child protective services, foster care, adoption, and referrals to other family resources.
9 services
Georgia DFCS is a state agency that helps Georgia families and children with benefits and safety services. It handles applications and questions for TANF cash assistance, SNAP food benefits, Medicaid, child welfare, adoption, foster care, and some local Fulton County assistance.
Grove Park10 services
For the Love of Alex helps low-income families with emergency vet care for their pets. People can use its website to ask for help when a pet has an urgent medical need.
2 services
Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation is a nonprofit that helps current Georgia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, and full-time Georgia Department of Defense civilian employees, during emergencies. They may help with short-term money needs like rent or foreclosure prevention, utility shutoff prevention, vehicle repossession prevention, illness, injury, job loss, disaster damage, funeral costs, or temporary military pay problems.
4 services
Children Of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund Inc. helps families of fallen, disabled, and wounded U.S. service members. They provide educational, financial, emotional, morale, and children’s enrichment support, but their website says new college and financial assistance applicants have been temporarily on hold since May 3, 2023 while they continue supporting existing applicants and some case-by-case requests.
7 services
Frankie's Friends is a nonprofit that helps pets with life-saving emergency or specialty veterinary care when their families cannot afford the full cost. They give financial assistance grants, usually paid directly to the treating veterinarian, after an online application and review.
12 services
America's Mighty Warriors is a national nonprofit that supports U.S. troops, veterans, and Gold Star families. It helps through veteran healing support, respite homes and retreats for families of the fallen, advocacy, and practical acts of kindness like help with meals, gas, funeral costs, home repairs, and disaster needs.
9 services
American Adoptions is a licensed private adoption agency that helps pregnant people, birth parents, adoptive families, and children with domestic infant adoption. They offer a free 24/7 adoption hotline, adoption planning, counseling, help choosing an adoptive family, and support with eligible living, medical, and legal expenses.
5 services
