41 organizations
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Red Shield Services is part of The Salvation Army in Metro Atlanta. At the Center of Hope, it helps people who are homeless with emergency shelter, transitional housing, recovery support, re-entry housing, rapid rehousing, and veteran housing programs.
Downtown13 services
MUST Ministries is a metro Atlanta nonprofit that helps people with food, shelter, clothing, health care, and jobs. It has client service locations in Marietta, Smyrna, and Canton, plus mobile and school food pantries.
12 services
My Sister’s House is an Atlanta Mission overnight shelter for women and children who are homeless. It gives residents a safe place to sleep, meals, counseling, childcare, medical care, life skills classes, referrals, and job training when available. Women and children must start intake through Restoration House.
Marietta Street Artery7 services
HUD is a federal housing agency with an Atlanta Field Office. It does not usually give direct emergency help, but it connects people to housing counselors, public housing authorities, fair housing complaint help, affordable housing search tools, and disaster housing resources.
7 services
Atlanta City Baptist Rescue Mission is a faith-based shelter for homeless men in downtown Atlanta. They offer a safe overnight place to stay, food and rest, spiritual support, and a 6-month recovery program for men rebuilding their lives.
4 services
The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Area Command is a faith-based charity that helps people across 13 metro-Atlanta counties who are facing a crisis. They offer emergency help with rent, utilities, and food, shelter for people who are homeless, youth programs, and holiday and disaster assistance. To get financial or rent help, you call to set up an appointment at one of their assistance centers.
10 services
Making A Way Housing (MAWH) has provided housing for single homeless adults in southwest Atlanta since 2002. They offer emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, plus 24/7 case management for people dealing with chronic homelessness, substance use, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS. They also run a food pantry for residents on site.
6 services
Another Chance of Atlanta is a nonprofit that helps people who are homeless or struggling to keep their housing. They run a free food pantry every Friday and offer housing help, rent and eviction help, emergency motel vouchers, supportive housing for veterans, and job-readiness support across metro Atlanta. They serve anyone in need, including families, men, women, and veterans.
9 services
Family Promise of Gwinnett County helps families with children who have lost their housing get back into stable homes. They offer short-term shelter, a day center, case management and coaching, and ongoing support so families don't become homeless again.
6 services
The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence (now becoming "In Safe Company") helps people in DeKalb County who are facing domestic violence or sexual assault. They run a 24-hour crisis hotline, a confidential emergency safe house, counseling and support groups, legal help with protective orders, and programs for children and elders. All services are free and confidential, and the agency welcomes everyone, including LGBTQ+ survivors.
15 services
Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) is a long-running Atlanta nonprofit that helps people who are being hurt or threatened by a partner or family member. They run a free, 24-hour crisis line and offer safe emergency shelter, counseling, safety planning, legal advocacy, support groups, and help moving into stable housing. Call any time to talk to someone and get help making a plan to stay safe.
14 services
The Northeast Georgia Homeless Veterans Shelter is a faith-based nonprofit in Winder that helps homeless male veterans and their families. It is the only veterans shelter in Northeast Georgia and provides a place to stay, meals, clothing, and job and life skills training. Staff also help veterans get VA benefits and move into permanent housing through the VA housing voucher program.
5 services
The Shepherd's Inn is Atlanta Mission's shelter for single men over 18 who are experiencing homelessness. It serves up to 450 men a day with a bed, hot meals, laundry, counseling, recovery and life-skills classes, job training, and spiritual support. The goal is to help each man, step by step, move toward independent living.
11 services
Awaken Voices is a nonprofit started by a domestic abuse survivor that helps people who are facing or escaping abuse. They offer safety exit planning, counseling and support groups, legal advocacy, help finding safe shelter, and job training to help survivors rebuild their lives. Founded and led by survivor-advocate Kendra Appling, they serve metro Atlanta counties including Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, and Gwinnett.
12 services
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
Veterans Empowerment Organization (VEO) helps veterans who are homeless or about to lose their housing get back on their feet. On their Atlanta campus they offer a place to stay (emergency, transitional, and permanent housing), counseling for mental health and substance use, and job training to help veterans find steady work. There are no barriers to getting a bed, regardless of drug use or criminal history.
6 services
Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) is an Atlanta nonprofit that has helped people escape and heal from domestic abuse since 1975. They run a free 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter for women and children, longer-term supportive housing, counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, and safety planning. They also teach prevention in schools and the community across metro Atlanta.
10 services
Not One More Domestic Violence Victim (NOMDVV) is a nonprofit founded by Dr. Bonnie Bonita Bond that works to end domestic violence and sex trafficking. It offers advocacy, education, and free, confidential support and resources to help victims and survivors find safety. The group says it can connect people to safe shelter and basic help like meals through its community partners.
4 services
Atlanta Recovery Center is a nonprofit that has helped homeless men in downtown Atlanta since 1969. They offer drug-free, dormitory-style transitional housing for men, with a bed, clean linens, toiletries, and hot showers for $12 per day. It is fully self-supported and uses no government funds.
2 services
