The Latin American Association helps Latino families and immigrants in the Atlanta area. It offers immigration legal help, basic needs and benefits help, job and English classes, youth programs, and support for people facing violence. Most services are by appointment, so call first.
The Latin American Association helps Latino families and immigrants. At its Atlanta office on Buford Highway, staff help with food and basic needs, rent and utility bills, immigration legal services, classes, jobs, and youth programs. Services are by appointment, so call first.
APS Adult Education is Atlanta Public Schools' free program for adults and teens 16 and older who are not in high school. It offers GED and HiSET test prep, English and citizenship classes, and career services. The program moved its offices from Mary Dell Drive to 433 Peeples Street SW in July 2026.
Georgia State University's Intensive English Program teaches English to adults. It runs an academic English program at the downtown campus, an online option, and a Workforce English program with free classes for immigrants and refugees in Fulton County. Adult ESL classes have morning and evening options.
The Clarkston Community Center is a nonprofit gathering place that opened in 1994. It offers free English classes, computer classes, youth after-school and summer programs, a morning program for older refugees, and arts and wellness classes. It also gives out emergency food and rents event space.
Catholic Charities Atlanta is a social service agency with a Service Center on Parklake Drive. It offers counseling, English and citizenship classes, housing counseling, immigration legal help, help applying for food stamps and other benefits, refugee services, and support for veterans. Many services are offered in English and Spanish.
Inspiritus (once called Lutheran Services of Georgia) helps people whose lives have been upended. It helps new refugees and immigrants settle in, find jobs and get legal help. It also finds foster homes for children with serious medical or behavior needs, and host homes for people with developmental disabilities. After natural disasters, it helps families rebuild.
LaAmistad is a nonprofit that helps Latino students and their families in the Atlanta area. It runs after-school tutoring for elementary students, a summer camp, English classes for adults, parent workshops, and classes in Spanish for adults. It also helps former students with mentoring and college scholarships.
South Sandy Springs Branch is a neighborhood location of the Community Assistance Center, a nonprofit that has served the Sandy Springs and Dunwoody area since 1987. At this branch, people can get free groceries from the food pantry, meet with staff about help paying rent or utility bills to prevent eviction, and take adult education classes such as English and computer skills.
Tillman House is a ministry of Smyrna First United Methodist Church. It runs a member food co-op, gives free diapers, wipes and hygiene items to Cobb families, and hosts AA, NA and Al-Anon meetings. It also offers free adult classes and an after-school program. It is not taking new financial assistance applications right now.
Friends of Refugees is a faith-based nonprofit in Clarkston. It helps refugee families after the government's first resettlement help ends. It offers moms' classes and childbirth support, a job class, business training, youth programs, and a community garden.
This is the Cobb County School District's adult education program. It offers classes for people 16 and older who are not in a regular high school. You can prepare for the GED or HiSET, build basic skills, or learn English and citizenship at the Smyrna center and at sites around Cobb County.
Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public technical college with campuses in DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale counties. Its Adult Education program offers free classes to get ready for the GED or HiSET tests, and the college also offers degree, diploma and certificate programs. It has help with financial aid, free tutoring for students, and services for veterans.
Family Heritage Foundation is a Christian nonprofit in Clarkston that has helped refugee families and children since 2002. It runs after-school help, English and citizenship classes, computer skills, youth programs, help to prevent homelessness, and a food program with diapers.S.
The Technical College System of Georgia runs the state's 22 technical colleges. It offers job training programs, tuition help such as the HOPE Career Grant, dual enrollment for high school students, and adult education with GED testing. It also supports veterans and students who face barriers to school.
The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur helps people with low and moderate incomes afford a home. It runs about 400 affordable apartments in downtown Decatur, rents workforce housing, and gives out Section 8 rent vouchers in DeKalb County. Most waiting lists are closed right now, so check with them about when lists open.
Adams Park Library is a branch of the Fulton County Library System in southwest Atlanta. It has a computer lab, meeting rooms, study rooms, and programs for kids. It is also listed as an early voting location.
The Buckhead Library is a branch of the Fulton County Library System at 269 Buckhead Ave. NE. You can borrow books and media, use free public computers, printing and copies, and book meeting and study rooms. It also has a teen center and classes. The system's Social Services team helps people find referrals and apply for benefits.
William J. Scott Elementary is an Atlanta Public Schools elementary school and a Title I school. It offers school nurses, counselors, school psychologists, extra help for students who are behind, and a family liaison who helps parents get involved. Families can also use the school for after-school academic support and enrollment help.
City Schools of Decatur is the public school district for the City of Decatur, serving about 5,300 students from pre-K through 12th grade. Families can enroll a child online and get help from the district office by phone, email or an in-person appointment. The district also runs flu shot events at its schools and takes open records requests.