Housing & Shelter

Duluth Cooperative Ministry (Hands of Christ), known as the Duluth Co-op, is a community food pantry serving families in Duluth ZIP codes 30096 and 30097. They give out free groceries — fresh produce, bread, meat, and canned goods — by appointment twice a month, and also offer limited rent and utility bill help, holiday meals, school supplies, ESOL classes, and job referrals. (Note: this listing was filed as 'Food Finder GA' but is actually the Duluth Co-op.)

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The organization on file as "Food Finder GA" at this phone and address is actually Margie's House, a Fairburn nonprofit that fights hunger, homelessness, and poverty in south Fulton County. They run a food pantry and monthly food giveaways, a clothing closet, and deliver food boxes to seniors, plus housing placement help, financial education, mentoring, and counseling. The pantry is open to the public with no eligibility requirements.

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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is a Catholic charity that has helped Georgians in need since 1903. The Council Office is the central headquarters that runs the statewide assistance line, a free pharmacy, food distribution, and emergency help with rent, utilities, and other basic needs. When you call, you give your ZIP code and are connected to the local volunteer chapter for your area.

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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.

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The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Area Command is a faith-based charity that helps people across 13 metro-Atlanta counties who are facing a crisis. They offer emergency help with rent, utilities, and food, shelter for people who are homeless, youth programs, and holiday and disaster assistance. To get financial or rent help, you call to set up an appointment at one of their assistance centers.

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New Life Community Alliance (NLCA) is a faith-rooted nonprofit in Decatur that has helped South DeKalb neighbors for over two decades. They run a food pantry, a free clothing store, and barber/hair grooming services, plus GED classes, job and career help, and housing and eviction-prevention support. In 2025 they gave out more than 70,000 meals and helped over 300 families avoid eviction.

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NETWorks Cooperative Ministry is a group of churches in the Tucker, Northlake, and Embry Hills area that helps neighbors going through a crisis. They run a food pantry that gives out groceries, and they also help pay rent and utility bills so families can avoid eviction. NOTE: this is NOT the same as the food pantry at 6315 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs (that address belongs to Solidarity Sandy Springs); NETWorks is in Tucker.

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Making A Way Housing (MAWH) has provided housing for single homeless adults in southwest Atlanta since 2002. They offer emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, plus 24/7 case management for people dealing with chronic homelessness, substance use, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS. They also run a food pantry for residents on site.

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J. Grier Community Development Center is a faith-based nonprofit in Tucker, GA, founded by Dr. Janice Grier and connected to Greater New and Living Way International Deliverance Ministries. It helps low-income and homeless families with food and clothing, rent and utility assistance, and counseling. It also runs leadership and mentor training and a workforce program that offers resume and job-search help.

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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.

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The Lord Lost Sheep Guiding Them Into Their Destiny, Inc. is a small faith-based nonprofit in Union City, Georgia. It offers transitional housing for adult men, including homeless veterans, who need a stable place to stay while they get back on their feet. Call ahead, as it is a small organization and bed space is limited.

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Hosea Helps (formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry) is a long-running Atlanta nonprofit that fights hunger and homelessness. They hand out emergency food and water, help people apply for food stamps, and screen families to see if they qualify for rent and utility help. They also run big holiday meal events and programs for children, women, and people facing homelessness.

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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.

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The Georgia Heirs Property Law Center is a nonprofit law firm that helps families who inherited land or a home without a clear legal owner. They clear tangled property titles, write wills and estate plans, and teach families how to protect and pass down their land so it stays in the family. Their help is for low- and moderate-income Georgia property owners.

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Emmaus House is a faith-rooted community organization in Atlanta's Peoplestown neighborhood that works to help families move out of poverty. They run a food pantry, give emergency help with rent and utilities, offer case management, and provide education programs for children, youth, and adults.

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Community Assistance Center (CAC) is the largest human services nonprofit in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, helping neighbors avoid hunger and homelessness since 1987. They run a food pantry and thrift shop, and provide rent and utility help, free job training, English and adult-education classes, free tax help, and youth programs. In 2024 they served nearly 10,000 people and gave out about one million pounds of food.

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DEAM (Decatur-area Emergency Assistance Ministry) is a faith-based nonprofit run by 18 area churches that helps neighbors facing an emergency. By appointment, they give out emergency food and toiletries, help pay overdue water, gas, and electric bills, and help cover prescription costs. They also serve free weekday lunches to people who are unhoused.

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