Work & Jobs

Onward Ops, also called The ETS Sponsorship Program, helps active duty service members move into civilian life as new veterans. It connects them with trained sponsors, transition tools, local resources, and guidance for work, school, health care, disability, family, and legal needs.

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Connecting Champions is a nonprofit that helps kids and young adults with cancer, during treatment or after treatment. They ask what the person cares about, then match them with a mentor or friend who shares that interest, using video visits, in-person visits, activity kits, and career exploration.

4 services

Cancer and Careers helps people with cancer manage work, job search, and career changes during or after treatment. They are fully remote and offer online articles, free resume review, career coach Q&A, webinars, conferences, and Spanish-language resources.

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P.O.W.E.R. Atlanta, Inc. is a nonprofit in Southwest Atlanta that helps people and families with food, housing, health, safety, and money needs. They offer a weekly pantry, health testing and referrals, benefits help, utility and housing referrals, job readiness, financial classes, and support for youth, seniors, veterans, and survivors of violence.

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Brown & Brown Absence Services Group helps people with Social Security disability benefits understand work, SSDI, and benefits rules. Its Ticket to Work service gives free phone-based help with benefits counseling, career planning, resumes, job accommodations, and support after someone starts working.

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You Are More Than, Inc. is a national survivor-led nonprofit based in Marlton, New Jersey. It helps adult survivors of domestic trafficking, sex workers, and people impacted by the commercial sex industry with free aftercare support, including mental health care, peer mentorship, support groups, education, career help, and flexible funding when available. It says it does not provide crisis support, case management, emergency shelter, food, or help leaving an unsafe situation.

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Entertainment Community Fund is a national nonprofit for people who work in film, theater, TV, music, opera, radio, dance, and other entertainment jobs. It helps entertainment workers with counseling, emergency money, health insurance questions, career support, financial education, and housing information.

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Maze of Life Resource Center offers counseling, coaching, life skills classes, mandated court classes, and family and youth programs. They serve people in person at Georgia locations and online through telehealth and a client portal.

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Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 in metro Atlanta who are homeless or escaping trafficking. They offer emergency shelter, transitional housing, street outreach, meals, showers, case management, health and mental health care, school support, job readiness, and life skills.

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Wounded Warrior Project is a national nonprofit that helps post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured veterans, service members, and their families. It offers free help with mental health, physical wellness, VA benefits, jobs, money skills, peer connection, and long-term support for veterans with serious injuries.

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Stand Beside Them is a nonprofit that gives free, confidential coaching to Post-9/11 veterans, service members close to leaving the military, military spouses, and caregivers. Coaching is usually virtual and helps people work on careers, leadership, life changes, relationships, wellness, or starting a small business.

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The International Rescue Committee in Atlanta helps refugees and immigrants rebuild their lives in Georgia. It helps with resettlement, case management, furnished housing, rental help, health care connections, English classes, job support, youth programs, and immigration services.

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Easterseals Southern Georgia helps children, adults, veterans, and families, especially people with disabilities. They offer adult day services, supported living, job training, respite care, family support, and help for veterans across South Georgia.

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The U.S. Department of Labor National Contact Center is a federal phone and online help center. It answers questions from workers and employers about jobs, unemployment, wages, workplace safety, benefits, workplace injuries, and other Department of Labor topics, and it refers people to the right DOL office when needed.

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CaringWorks helps people and families in the Atlanta area move out of homelessness. They provide supportive housing, residential and outpatient behavioral health care, addiction recovery help, case management, job support, and other services.

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Hosea Helps, formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, is an Atlanta nonprofit started by Rev. Hosea and Juanita T. Williams. It gives free food and other direct help to people and families in need, including rental assistance, case management, holiday meals, produce distributions, and support programs.

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