13 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
FEMA is the federal agency that helps before, during, and after disasters. People in a federally declared disaster area can apply for help with things like temporary housing, basic home repairs, and other disaster costs that insurance does not cover.
7 services
Inspiritus helps refugees, immigrants, children in foster care, people with developmental disabilities, disaster survivors, and low-income communities. In metro Atlanta, they offer refugee support, immigration legal help, foster care support, disability residential services, disaster recovery help, and small-business lending through Thrive Community Lending.
Midtown12 services
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority is a state agency that funds and manages programs for clean water, energy savings, land conservation, and fuel storage tanks. It helps local governments with loans and grants, and it also oversees home weatherization and energy rebate programs for eligible Georgia households.
12 services
Amramp Atlanta is a local, independently owned business that helps people with disabilities and older adults get safely in and out of their homes. They build and install wheelchair ramps, stair lifts, platform lifts, grab bars, and other accessibility products, and offer free in-home evaluations. Ramps can be rented or bought, and most are installed within a day or two.
5 services
EnABLE Home Solutions is a private occupational therapy practice in metro Atlanta led by Cynthia Lourie, a licensed occupational therapist and Certified Aging in Place Specialist. They visit your home to assess safety and accessibility, then recommend changes and equipment so people with aging, disability, or special needs can stay in their own homes. They also help connect families with trusted handymen and contractors to make the modifications.
Blandtown6 services
The Nehemiah Project Community Development Corporation is a Fairburn-based nonprofit that helps low-income seniors, veterans, and disabled homeowners across Metro Atlanta stay safely in their homes. They provide free critical home repairs—like fixing roofs, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, plus safety upgrades like grab bars and wheelchair ramps—so people can age in place with dignity. They also work on neighborhood revitalization and water-conservation plumbing repairs.
Downtown3 services
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity helps lower-income families in Atlanta and South Fulton County build, buy, and keep safe homes. Their Repair with Kindness program gives qualified homeowners up to $20,000 in critical home repairs through a 5-year forgivable loan, and they also run homebuyer programs and ReStore home-goods shops.
Downtown6 services
House Proud Atlanta is a nonprofit that makes free, no-cost home repairs for low-income seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who own their homes. They fix things like roofs, heating and cooling units, porches, wheelchair ramps, and handrails so people can stay safely in their homes. The work is done by licensed contractors and volunteers at no charge to the homeowner.
Downtown4 services
Gwinnett/Walton Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit that helps low-income families in Gwinnett and Walton Counties get and keep safe, affordable homes. They build new houses for first-time homebuyers, make free repairs and accessibility upgrades for homeowners who can't do them, and run a ReStore that sells donated building materials to fund the work.
6 services
This is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which helps veterans with a service-connected disability pay to buy, build, or modify a home so they can live more independently. Through Specially Adapted Housing (SAH), Special Home Adaptation (SHA), and Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) grants, the VA can cover things like wheelchair ramps, widened doorways, and roll-in showers. The Atlanta Regional Office at 1700 Clairmont Road in Decatur helps local veterans apply for these and other VA benefits.
16 services
Veterans Center, Inc. is a nonprofit and HUD-approved housing counseling agency that helps veterans, their families, and low-income community members find and keep safe housing. They offer free homebuyer classes, foreclosure and rental counseling, senior home repair, fair housing help, rent and mortgage assistance, and job training. Their goal is to help people reach housing stability and financial self-sufficiency.
Downtown8 services
FODAC (Friends of Disabled Adults and Children) is a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities stay mobile and live independently. They give out free or low-cost refurbished wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other home medical equipment, and they also build wheelchair ramps, modify vehicles, and run a community thrift store. To get equipment, you call them first to check what's available and to be matched by your height and weight.
8 services
FODAC (Friends of Disabled Adults and Children) gives free or very low-cost wheelchairs, hospital beds, walkers, and other home medical equipment to people with disabilities and their families. They also refurbish and repair equipment, build wheelchair ramps, modify vehicles, and run a thrift store. Most equipment is provided at little or no cost based on need.
7 services
