Money & Benefits

The Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic at Georgia State University College of Law is a free legal clinic where supervised law students represent low-income people in disputes with the IRS over federal income or employment taxes. They help with things like IRS appeals, Tax Court cases, audits, and setting up payment plans or offers to settle tax debt. They do not prepare your tax return, and they handle federal (not state) tax problems for people across Georgia.

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The Salvation Army Atlanta International Corps is a faith-based church and service center in Doraville that helps immigrant and international families, with staff who speak Korean and Spanish. They run a food pantry on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and offer help with rent, utilities, clothing, school supplies, and holiday assistance. You call (404) 486-2820 to set up an appointment for financial help.

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USA.gov (USAGov) is the federal government's official guide to government information and services, run by the U.S. General Services Administration. You can call or use the website for free to get plain answers about benefits, taxes, passports, immigration, Social Security, housing, and which agency to contact. Live agents answer questions in English and Spanish and point you to the right place.

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This is the State of Georgia's Consumer Protection Division, now part of the Attorney General's Office of Law (it used to be called the Governor's Office of Consumer Protection/Consumer Affairs). They help protect people from scams, fraud, and unfair or dishonest business practices. You can call or file a free complaint if a business cheated you, and they offer free guides and a Lemon Law program for car problems.

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Invest Atlanta is the City of Atlanta's official economic development authority. For everyday residents, they help people buy a home inside Atlanta city limits by offering down payment assistance — grants of $10,000 to $20,000 that are forgiven if you live in the home for 5 years. To use these programs you take a homebuyer class and work with an approved lender.

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Poverty 2 Prosperity PS is an Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2020, that helps Georgia families move out of poverty toward financial stability. They offer food assistance, financial planning and credit-building help, first-time homebuyer preparation, and a youth program that teaches budgeting, saving, and life skills.

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Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) builds and sells affordable homes and helps families become homeowners in metro Atlanta. They offer down payment assistance of up to $20,000, homebuyer education and counseling, and special help for veterans and first-generation buyers. You apply through your mortgage lender.

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Zion Hill CDC is a faith-based nonprofit in East Point that helps families in South Fulton and metro Atlanta avoid homelessness and poverty. They offer help paying rent, mortgage, and utility bills, food gift cards, emergency motel stays and rapid rehousing, direct cash payments, and free health insurance enrollment.

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The Homeownership Urban Blueprint (The HUB) is a free online portal run by the Urban League of Greater Atlanta that helps people of color buy and keep a home. It connects you with HUD-approved homebuyer classes, one-on-one housing counselors, credit-building help, and down payment assistance programs. It's part of the Wells Fargo WORTH initiative working to create thousands of new homeowners across metro Atlanta.

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Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) helps veterans who have a spinal cord injury or disease, MS, or ALS. Their service officers help veterans, dependents, and survivors file for VA benefits and appeal denied claims for free, and the chapter also offers job help, disability rights advocacy, and adaptive sports. The benefits office is located inside the Atlanta VA Regional Office in Decatur.

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Southern Crescent Veteran Services is a veteran-run nonprofit in Stockbridge, GA that helps veterans and their families facing financial or emotional hardship. They offer temporary help with rent, mortgage, and utilities, plus job assistance, housing support, and benefits/claims help, and they run a program for homeless veterans. They mainly serve the Southern Crescent area south of Atlanta.

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This is the Senator Johnny Isakson VA Atlanta Regional Office in Decatur, the local office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that handles veterans' benefits (not medical care). Staff help veterans and their families file for disability compensation and pensions, get job training and career help through Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), apply for home loans, and find help if they are homeless or at risk. You can make an appointment online or walk in, or call the national VA benefits line at 1-800-827-1000.

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Alma Domestic Violence Foundation (Alma G. Davis Foundation) helps survivors of domestic violence across metro Atlanta rebuild their lives. They offer counseling, safety planning, advocacy and legal help, plus job training, job placement, and financial literacy to help survivors become financially independent. They also run prevention programs in schools and coordinate shelter placement.

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Veterans Home Care runs the VetAssist Program, which helps wartime veterans and their surviving spouses apply for the VA's Aid and Attendance pension so they can pay for in-home care. They guide you through the paperwork, can advance money with an interest-free loan while your claim is processed, and arrange caregivers for help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, meals, and companionship. It is a national company (based in St. Louis) that serves the Atlanta area by phone.

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Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) has a National Service Office at the Atlanta VA in Decatur that helps veterans with disabilities — especially spinal cord injury, MS, and ALS — get the VA benefits they earned. Their accredited service officers help you file claims, fight denials, and access health care, prosthetics, home modifications, and disability ratings, all for free. They also run a free career program that helps veterans, transitioning service members, and spouses find jobs.

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Veterans Angels, Inc. is a national nonprofit that helps senior veterans and their surviving spouses understand and apply for VA benefits that pay for the cost of care, such as the Aid & Attendance pension. Their accredited claims agents do this by phone and email, and the help is completely free. They are based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and assist veterans across the country, including the Atlanta area.

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