574 organizations
How housing help works in Atlanta
Be honest with yourself about which problem you have — they have different doors. No place to sleep tonight: shelter beds fill by mid-afternoon, so call early in the day. Men's, women's, and family shelters are usually separate. Downtown, the Gateway Center is the front door into the shelter system for many people. Behind on rent: rent and utility assistance funds run out fast every month — apply the first week if you can, and bring your lease and ID. Eviction papers: you usually have only 7 days to answer after you're served. File an answer at the courthouse and call legal aid immediately — it's free and it can buy you time.
What to expect when you call a shelter: they'll ask who's with you (kids? partner?), and tell you intake hours and what you can bring. If they're full, ask who has beds tonight — they keep track.
HomeStretch helps working families with children move from homelessness toward stable housing. They provide affordable or supportive housing, coaching, youth support, and help with work, money, credit, and family stability.
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The Center for Family Resources helps Cobb County families and people who are homeless or close to losing housing. They help with housing assessment, short-term and transitional housing, rent and utility help, food, case management, job support, and money skills.
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The Bridge of Christ Corporation is a faith-based nonprofit that helps people and families in Georgia who are homeless, close to homelessness, living in unsafe housing, or displaced by a local crisis. They help people connect to housing and crisis resources, fill out forms, gather documents, and get guidance and spiritual support.
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Georgia Center for Youth Excellence was a Georgia nonprofit for youth who were homeless or at risk. Its website now says it closed on December 31, 2025, and tells people who need help to contact United Way 211 or Gateway Atlanta.
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