72 organizations
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CaringWorks helps people and families in the Atlanta area move out of homelessness. They provide supportive housing, residential and outpatient behavioral health care, addiction recovery help, case management, job support, and other services.
7 services
Allsup Employment Services helps people who get SSDI try working again through Social Security's Ticket to Work program. They help with career planning, job search support, resumes, SSA paperwork, wage reporting, and protecting SSDI and Medicare benefits while a person returns to work.
5 services
First Step Staffing is a nonprofit staffing agency that helps people who face barriers to work get jobs and stay employed. They offer job placement, orientation, coaching, transportation help, and disability benefits support.
Downtown7 services
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency helps Georgians with disabilities prepare for, find, keep, or return to work. Its Assistive Work Technology team helps eligible clients get tools, evaluations, worksite changes, home or vehicle modifications, and other support needed for work.
9 services
Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency helps people in Metro Atlanta who face barriers to work. They offer career coaching, job readiness training, resume and interview help, job placement, financial coaching, and support services for groups like veterans, young adults, older workers, people experiencing homelessness, and returning citizens.
12 services
Empower Work is a national nonprofit that gives free, confidential help for work problems by text or web chat. Trained peer counselors help people think through job loss, job searches, workplace conflict, bullying, harassment, burnout, unsafe conditions, and hard career choices. They do not offer job placement, legal advice, therapy, or a phone call line.
6 services
Brightway Living Homes provides furnished shared independent living homes in the Atlanta metro area. They help displaced adults, seniors, veterans, people leaving shelters or rehab, justice-involved people, and others who can live independently but need stable housing and support.
5 services
Rebecca's Tent is a women's shelter in Atlanta connected with Shearith Israel. It helps women experiencing homelessness with temporary shelter, meals, showers, laundry, lunch, case management, and help finding housing and work.
Morningside/Lenox Park5 services
Trinity House of Hope LLC provides shared supportive housing for single adults who need a stable place to live. It serves veterans, seniors, low-income people, and people moving out of homelessness, with support like case management, life skills, job help, health referrals, and help finding long-term housing.
5 services
Safe Care Homes Group, Inc. provides affordable shared housing and supportive services for people in metro Atlanta and Georgia who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, low-income, disabled, seniors, veterans, or in recovery. They help with housing, case management, community resources, benefit help, transportation help, food and clothing connections, and representative payee services.
Lenox10 services
Children of the Night is a Los Angeles nonprofit that helps children and youth who are being sexually exploited or are at risk. They run a 24/7 hotline, case management, and free online tutoring so young people can get safe, get documents, find services, and work toward a high school diploma.
5 services
MUST Ministries is a metro Atlanta nonprofit that helps people with food, shelter, clothing, health care, and jobs. It has client service locations in Marietta, Smyrna, and Canton, plus mobile and school food pantries.
12 services
Central Outreach and Advocacy Center helps adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in downtown Atlanta. They help people get IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, benefits, referrals, mail, work support, and basic items needed to move forward.
10 services
LDS Jobs now appears to be Employment Services from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It helps people with job searches through experts, support groups, webinars, workshops, and other job resources. I could not verify a separate Atlanta office or local address for this service.
3 services
The Georgia Fatherhood Program is a free, voluntary state program run by the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) for parents who owe child support and are out of work or underemployed. It helps them find jobs and become self-sufficient through job training, job placement, GED classes, driver's license reinstatement, and emotional wellness courses. It also helps parents stay involved in their children's lives and avoid going to court over unpaid support.
7 services
Norcross Works is a free online job board run by the City of Norcross's Economic Development Department. Local employers post job openings at no cost, and job seekers can browse those listings and apply for work in the Norcross area. It is meant to connect local residents with jobs at nearby businesses.
3 services
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.
8 services
Another Chance of Atlanta is a nonprofit that helps people who are homeless or struggling to keep their housing. They run a free food pantry every Friday and offer housing help, rent and eviction help, emergency motel vouchers, supportive housing for veterans, and job-readiness support across metro Atlanta. They serve anyone in need, including families, men, women, and veterans.
9 services
The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is a business membership group that has supported DeKalb County employers since 1938. They help businesses grow through advocacy, networking events, education, and small-business mentoring, and connect entrepreneurs to local resources. This is a business organization, not a mental health or crisis service.
7 services
Southern Crescent Veteran Services is a veteran-run nonprofit in Stockbridge, GA that helps veterans and their families facing financial or emotional hardship. They offer temporary help with rent, mortgage, and utilities, plus job assistance, housing support, and benefits/claims help, and they run a program for homeless veterans. They mainly serve the Southern Crescent area south of Atlanta.
9 services
