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Duluth Cooperative Ministry (Hands of Christ), known as the Duluth Co-op, is a community food pantry serving families in Duluth ZIP codes 30096 and 30097. They give out free groceries — fresh produce, bread, meat, and canned goods — by appointment twice a month, and also offer limited rent and utility bill help, holiday meals, school supplies, ESOL classes, and job referrals. (Note: this listing was filed as 'Food Finder GA' but is actually the Duluth Co-op.)

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Toco Hills Community Alliance is a food and clothing pantry in northeast Atlanta with the motto "Neighbors Helping Neighbors." They give free groceries (canned goods, fresh produce, bread, meat, dairy) once a week to families with low or no income, no appointment needed. They also serve to-go hot lunches to people who are homeless and help people sign up for SNAP, Medicaid, and WIC.

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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is a Catholic charity that has helped Georgians in need since 1903. The Council Office is the central headquarters that runs the statewide assistance line, a free pharmacy, food distribution, and emergency help with rent, utilities, and other basic needs. When you call, you give your ZIP code and are connected to the local volunteer chapter for your area.

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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.

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NETWorks Cooperative Ministry is a group of churches in the Tucker, Northlake, and Embry Hills area that helps neighbors going through a crisis. They run a food pantry that gives out groceries, and they also help pay rent and utility bills so families can avoid eviction. NOTE: this is NOT the same as the food pantry at 6315 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs (that address belongs to Solidarity Sandy Springs); NETWorks is in Tucker.

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The Latin American Association (LAA) is a nonprofit that helps Latino immigrants and their families build a stable life in metro Atlanta. At its Atlanta Outreach Center on Buford Highway, they offer immigration legal help, English and adult classes, job and money help, youth programs, and family support that includes a food pantry and rent or utility help. They also host free health screenings and help people sign up for benefits like Medicaid and food stamps.

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Hosea Helps (formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry) is a long-running Atlanta nonprofit that fights hunger and homelessness. They hand out emergency food and water, help people apply for food stamps, and screen families to see if they qualify for rent and utility help. They also run big holiday meal events and programs for children, women, and people facing homelessness.

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This is the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC), the state agency that helps Georgia students pay for college and technical school. It runs the HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships and grants, manages the GAfutures website, and offers state grants and student loans. (Note: this listing was mislabeled as 'Georgia State University' and as a mental health/crisis service — it is neither.)

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Emmaus House is a faith-rooted community organization in Atlanta's Peoplestown neighborhood that works to help families move out of poverty. They run a food pantry, give emergency help with rent and utilities, offer case management, and provide education programs for children, youth, and adults.

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DEAM (Decatur-area Emergency Assistance Ministry) is a faith-based nonprofit run by 18 area churches that helps neighbors facing an emergency. By appointment, they give out emergency food and toiletries, help pay overdue water, gas, and electric bills, and help cover prescription costs. They also serve free weekday lunches to people who are unhoused.

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Cords of Life is a nonprofit that helps low-income and homeless families in metro Atlanta move from crisis to independence. They run a food pantry (by appointment) plus youth workshops, financial literacy classes, school-supply giveaways, and holiday help. They focus on education, empowerment, and outreach so families can become self-sufficient.

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Clayton County Community Services Authority is a nonprofit community action agency that has fought poverty in the south metro Atlanta area since 1966. They help low-income families and seniors pay their power, gas, rent, and food bills, weatherize homes, and offer free early childhood education through Head Start. They serve Clayton, Henry, and Fayette counties.

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The Center for Family Resources (CFR) helps Cobb County families who are facing or close to homelessness. They offer rent and bill help to prevent eviction, a choice food pantry where you pick your own groceries, apartment placement, and job and savings coaching to help families get back on their feet.

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Partnership for Community Action is a nonprofit Community Action Agency in Decatur that helps low-income families in DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Newton, and Walton counties become more stable. They are best known for paying part of your home heating or cooling bill (LIHEAP), and they also offer emergency help, case management, free diapers, and job support. (Note: the name 'MUST Ministries' on file is incorrect for this phone/address.)

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SafeHouse Outreach is a faith-based nonprofit in downtown Atlanta that has helped people living in extreme poverty or homelessness since 1982. They serve hot meals five nights a week, offer showers, hygiene, clothing and case management, and connect people to housing, jobs, and benefits.

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The Atlanta Beltline Partnership runs the Legacy Resident Retention Program (LRRP), which helps longtime homeowners in Westside and Southside Beltline neighborhoods stay in their homes. If you qualify, the program pays the increase in your property taxes through 2030 so you only owe your 2019 tax amount. There are also free workshops on homeownership, taxes, and money.

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