Money & Benefits

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.

4 services

Seeds of Fortune is a nonprofit online and hybrid program for students, especially young people from under-resourced communities. It helps students prepare for college, find scholarships and grants, learn money skills, build careers, and join leadership and business programs.

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American Transplant Foundation is a national nonprofit that helps people waiting for transplants, living organ donors, transplant recipients, and families. It offers emergency financial help, peer mentors, living donor search tools, and transplant education, including programs in English and Spanish.

7 services

Team Buddy Forever Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mailing address in New Lothrop, Michigan, not Atlanta. It helps families of children with pediatric brain cancer, especially DIPG, by giving financial help for needs like rent or mortgage, utilities, auto costs, food cards, fuel cards, medical costs, and travel to treatment.

3 services

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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CURE Childhood Cancer is an Atlanta-based nonprofit that funds childhood cancer research and supports families facing childhood cancer. It helps with counseling, emergency financial assistance, meals in hospitals, outreach to newly diagnosed families, survivorship resources, and bereavement support.

9 services

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.

9 services

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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PLAN of Georgia is a metro Atlanta nonprofit that helps adults with serious mental illness, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and some older adults whose functioning is at risk. They provide fee-based care management, resource coordination, money management, trust advocacy, and family planning support so a loved one can keep getting care over time.

6 services

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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United Breast Cancer Foundation is a national nonprofit that helps people and families affected by breast cancer. It offers grants, breast screening help, donated goods, mattress and Pink Bag events, education, and some family support programs. I did not verify a physical Atlanta office; the current official site lists Jonesboro, Arkansas and nationwide services.

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Patient Advocate Foundation is a national nonprofit based in Hampton, Virginia, not an Atlanta office. It helps people with serious or chronic illness deal with insurance, treatment costs, medicine copays, disability benefits, and other money problems tied to care.

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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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Army Emergency Relief is the official nonprofit of the U.S. Army. It helps eligible Soldiers, retired Soldiers, surviving spouses, and Army families with emergency money help, zero-interest loans, grants, scholarships, and some transition support.

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Atticus is a law firm that helps people understand and claim legal benefits like Social Security Disability and workers' compensation. They screen your situation online, give free advice, and may connect you with a lawyer or other legal help.

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