60 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Gateway Center is a homeless service center in downtown Atlanta. It helps people and families who are homeless find housing, shelter, showers, clothing, health care connections, job help, recovery support, and other services.
32 services
Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 in metro Atlanta who are homeless or escaping trafficking. They offer emergency shelter, transitional housing, street outreach, meals, showers, case management, health and mental health care, school support, job readiness, and life skills.
13 services
Crossroads Community Ministries helps people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness move toward stability. They offer case management, ID and birth certificate help, mailroom support, MARTA help for work or medical needs, rent and utility help, move-in help, and meals for people receiving services.
Downtown3 services
Hosea Helps is an Atlanta human services nonprofit connected to the legacy of Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless. It helps people and families in need with free services, including food and basic support, and its website lists a Day Center program.
4 services
Mercy Care is a nonprofit health center in Atlanta. It helps people get doctor visits, dental care, eye care, mental health care, medicine help, and outreach support, even if they have low income or no insurance.
Sweet Auburn9 services
Quest Cares is the supportive services program of Quest Community Development Corporation in Atlanta. It helps people who have been homeless or are at risk stay housed with case management, housing support, recovery support, health referrals, benefits help, life skills, and connections to other services.
8 services
This is the Atlanta Police Department's Community Oriented Policing Section (COPS). Instead of just answering 911 calls, these officers build trust with neighbors and run programs to prevent crime, help homeless residents, support youth, and act as friendly contacts for the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities. You can reach them to ask about safety programs, request a crime-prevention talk, or connect with a community liaison officer.
8 services
The Suthers Center for Christian Outreach is a faith-based outreach of St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church that runs a drive-through food pantry every Saturday morning. They give free groceries to families and individuals in need, and can also help with a small utility bill payment and refer people who are homeless to shelters. In 2024 they served 4,552 neighbors and gave out over 190 tons of food.
4 services
Intown Cares (formerly Intown Collaborative Ministries) works to prevent and end homelessness and hunger in intown Atlanta. They run a free, no-ID food pantry that gives out groceries twice a week, and they help people who are living on the streets get into permanent housing using a Housing First approach. They do not run shelters themselves but connect neighbors to housing, documents, and other support.
4 services
The Grove CDC is the nonprofit arm of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church in southeast Atlanta. It runs the Love Center Food Pantry and helps neighbors with food, senior housing, homeless outreach, free counseling, and programs for kids and families across Metro Atlanta.
11 services
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.
10 services
Mercy Care at Gateway Center is a clinic inside the Gateway Center, a downtown Atlanta shelter and services hub for people experiencing homelessness. It offers low-cost primary medical care, behavioral health and psychiatry, mental health and substance use help, and a medical recuperative care program where homeless men can safely heal after a hospital stay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, it sees everyone regardless of ability to pay, and walk-ins are welcome.
Downtown5 services
Simple Needs GA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Marietta that helps children, families, and individuals facing homelessness and hardship in the Cobb County area. They provide furniture and household goods to families moving out of homelessness, comfort kits and camping/shelter supplies for people on the streets, school uniforms and shoes for kids, and birthday and holiday gifts for children in need.
9 services
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.
6 services
This is the Atlanta VA's program for Veterans who are homeless or about to lose their housing. They help with shelter and permanent housing, mental health and substance use treatment, medical and dental care, jobs, and help getting back on your feet after jail. You can call the free National Call Center for Homeless Veterans any time, day or night.
16 services
HOPE Atlanta (the programs of Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta) is one of the oldest homeless-services agencies in metro Atlanta. They help people who are homeless or about to lose their housing with street outreach, case management, rent and utility help, and housing placement. They run special programs for veterans and their families and for people living with HIV/AIDS. (Note: this record is filed under the name 'Atlanta Recovery Center,' but the website, phone, and address all belong to HOPE Atlanta — a different organization.)
13 services
7 Bridges to Recovery is a faith-based Christian ministry in the Atlanta area that helps men get off the streets and break free from addiction. Their main offering is a free, year-long residential discipleship program for men that provides housing, recovery support, life skills, and case management. They also run a street ministry that hands out food, clothing, and prayer to people who are homeless or in need.
3 services
Trinity Community Ministries runs Trinity House–Big Bethel, a 36-bed program in downtown Atlanta for men who are homeless and struggling with drugs or alcohol. It gives men a safe place to live along with recovery support, classes, and life skills. The goal is to help each man find a steady job, save money, get his own housing, and reconnect with his family. (Note: this listing is filed under the name 'Good Shepherd Recovery House,' but the website, address, and phone all belong to Trinity Community Ministries.)
Downtown3 services
This is Community Concerns, Inc., a nonprofit that helps homeless people in Atlanta move into stable housing and jobs (the 605 Spencer St site is their Odyssey Villas housing). It provides supportive housing with single-room units, case management, hot meals through a soup kitchen, and job and life-skills support. It is NOT a drug or alcohol recovery center, despite the name on file.
Vine City4 services
The SPOT is a free drop-in center run by CHRIS 180 for young people ages 16-26, including those who are homeless or struggling. In a safe, judgment-free space you can get counseling and mental health support, help with school (GED, tutoring, college), job and employment help, free meals, a food pantry and clothing closet, and connections to housing and other resources.
Grant Park15 services
