Housing & Shelter

Community Assistance Center helps people in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and part of Doraville with basic needs during hard times. They help with rent, utilities, food, clothing, tax filing, adult classes, and job support.

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Pink Aid is a national nonprofit that helps underserved breast cancer patients and their families. Its Pink Purse program gives fast emergency help for non-medical bills like utilities, phone bills, transportation to treatment, and in some areas rent or mortgage costs.

8 services

SALUTE, INC. helps injured military service members, post-9/11 veterans, and their families with emergency needs. They give one-time help for rent or mortgage, utilities, car costs, food, and other basic bills while a veteran is in treatment or recovering.

5 services

Sheltering Grace Ministry is a nonprofit maternity home in Marietta for homeless pregnant women in Cobb County and metro Atlanta. They provide safe housing, food, supplies, transportation to medical care, counseling, pregnancy and parenting support, job training, and help planning for stable housing and work.

10 services

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

LoveLine is a national support line for people who are pregnant or parenting a baby or young child. They connect families to local resources, and for qualifying situations they offer case management, counseling, financial coaching, crisis support, and help with material needs.

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The Urban League of Greater Atlanta is a civil rights and economic opportunity nonprofit. It helps people with jobs, training, housing counseling, homeownership, financial coaching, youth programs, reentry support, small business help, and civic engagement.

Downtown16 services

Catholic Charities Atlanta is a nonprofit social service agency that helps families and individuals become stable and self-sufficient. It offers counseling, parenting support, English and citizenship classes, financial and housing counseling, SNAP help, immigration legal help, refugee services, and veteran support.

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USAC Lifeline Support helps people apply for Lifeline, a federal program that lowers the cost of phone or internet service. If approved, a household can get a monthly discount through a participating phone or internet company.

5 services

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.

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The Sanctuary Independent Living provides supportive, substance-free shared housing for adults in Metro Atlanta and nearby cities. They serve adults age 21 and older who can live independently, including veterans, seniors, people facing housing insecurity, domestic violence survivors, and people rebuilding after life disruptions.

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Military Officers Association of America is a national military membership group based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its charities help service members, veterans, military spouses, caregivers, survivors, and families with crisis grants, education aid, career help, spouse professional development, and community outreach.

10 services

Solomon’s Temple is an emergency and transitional shelter in Atlanta for women and their children who are experiencing homelessness. It gives families a private dorm-style room, meals, child care, family coaching, job support, financial education, and help moving toward stable housing.

Hammond Park5 services

The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors, also called IronMatt, helps children and families affected by pediatric brain tumors. It gives financial help to families through hospital social workers and funds pediatric brain tumor research grants.

5 services

The Extension is a long-term residential recovery program in Marietta for adults age 25 and older who are homeless and have substance use disorders. It provides housing, counseling, groups, life skills, job readiness, family support, case management, and medication-assisted treatment for eligible clients.

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Just People, Inc. is a nonprofit that supports adults with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses, and head injuries. They help members with independent living, day activities, social activities, sports, job support, transportation, and family support. Their website says they are not taking new members right now, but people can join the waiting list.

11 services