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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.
American Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc. is a nonprofit credit counseling agency that helps people understand debt, make a budget, and look at repayment options. It serves people nationwide by phone and online, and its website lists an Atlanta office location. Services include free credit counseling, debt management plans, bankruptcy counseling, housing counseling, and online money education.
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized tribal government based in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Its Housing Department helps CPN tribal members and some other Native American households with affordable rental housing, home repair, down payment help, and home construction or purchase programs.
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The St. Vincent de Paul Society at the Catholic Church of St. Ann is a parish volunteer group that helps people in need with dignity and privacy. They run a food pantry by appointment, deliver weekend food for children at LaBelle Elementary, feed unsheltered people monthly, support a thrift store voucher program, and run a Christmas Adopt-A-Family program.
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Intown Collaborative Ministries now does business as Intown Cares. They help people in Intown Atlanta with free groceries, food delivery for people who cannot get to the pantry, and outreach support for people experiencing homelessness.
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