For any other listing in this directory, you can ask the place whether its staff are trained to serve LGBTQ+ people. You decide what to share and when.
Trans Housing Atlanta Program (THAP) helps transgender and non-binary people in metro Atlanta who are homeless or do not have stable housing. They can give up to $500 a year per person for things like rent, housing application fees, and utility bills, when funds are available. A case manager can also help connect you to other resources like SNAP and HOPWA.
Destination Tomorrow Atlanta is an LGBTQ+ community center in the Armour area of Atlanta, led by and for Black and Trans people. It runs a food pantry, clothing and hygiene items, housing support for transgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary adults, and job and health programs. The center welcomes walk-ins Monday through Friday.
Destination Tomorrow Atlanta is an LGBTQ+ community center with a focus on Black and transgender people. It offers groceries, HIV testing, housing referrals, and transgender support groups. Its House of Hope program provides temporary housing and support for transgender, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary adults age 25 and older.
This Atlanta clinic, now called the Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation (it used to be the Feminist Women's Health Center), has provided reproductive health care since 1976. You can get abortion care, sexual health exams, STI testing and treatment, birth control, and gender-affirming hormone therapy. Financial help is available for people who qualify, and insurance is accepted.
The Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation, formerly the Feminist Women's Health Center, is a nonprofit clinic in Atlanta that has served the community for about 50 years. It offers abortion care, birth control, STI testing and treatment, gynecology exams, and gender-affirming care. It also does community organizing and advocacy for reproductive rights. It does not list adoption evaluations among its services.
NAESM is a nonprofit that has served Black gay, bisexual, and same-gender-loving men in Atlanta for more than 30 years. It offers free HIV and STI testing, PrEP help, case management, and mental health and substance use counseling. Its current office is at 315 14th St NW; the old address on file on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is no longer listed.
Lambda Legal is a national legal group that fights for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV. Its Southern Regional Office is in Decatur. Its Legal Help Desk gives general legal information and resources about discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status.
Southerners on New Ground (SONG) connects LGBTQ people across the South, especially Black people, immigrants, working-class people, and rural communities. It helps members build organizing skills, lead campaigns, and find community through training, gatherings, and support for group projects. Its current Atlanta mailing address is 1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309; a walk-in service location was not verified.
SisterLove is an Atlanta nonprofit that works on HIV and sexual and reproductive health and justice. It focuses on women, female-identifying people, and Black women and other marginalized communities. It offers free HIV and STI testing, free home HIV test kits, a mobile testing bus, and help with PrEP. It also runs health research and legal advocacy.
The Fulton County Board of Health runs public health clinics across Fulton County. They offer shots, WIC, HIV and sexual health care, family planning, teen health, TB tests, and birth and death records. Services are different at each location, so call before you go.
All-1-FAMily is an Atlanta nonprofit counseling practice that offers free to low-cost counseling for LGBTQ+ people and their allies. You can get individual, couples, family and group counseling, and they take many insurance plans or charge by income if you have none. They meet at Neighborhood Church in the Candler Park area.
The Atlanta Pride Committee is a nonprofit that serves the LGBTQ+ community in metro Atlanta and across the South. It puts on the free Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade every October in Piedmont Park, and runs year-round educational and social events. It also gives grants to local Pride groups across Georgia and welcomes volunteers.
Georgia Equality is a statewide advocacy group, working since 1995, for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Georgians and people living with HIV. It works on laws at the state and local level, registers and educates voters, and trains people to speak up for fairness. It is an advocacy group, not a clinic or a place that gives direct services like housing or medical care.
The Community Services Division is part of the Atlanta Police Department. It runs community policing programs such as crime prevention, a police liaison for the LGBT community, Hispanic and multicultural outreach, youth programs like the Police Athletic League and Explorers, and the HOPE Team that works with people who are homeless. It also runs the free Citizens Police Academy.
Someone Cares is a nonprofit health center in Marietta that has served metro Atlanta for over 30 years. It offers HIV and STD testing, PrEP, primary care, mental health and addiction treatment, and care for LGBTQ+ and transgender people and others who are underserved. It takes most insurance and has a sliding fee scale.
youthSpark is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps teens who have been hurt, exploited, or are at risk. Its Youth Services Center offers case management, counseling, support groups, and help in court and at school for young people ages 12 to 18 in Fulton County. It also trains adults and groups to spot warning signs and speak up for youth.
Inheritance of Hope helps young families where a parent has a life-threatening illness or has died. Families can join free weekly online support groups, go on all-expenses-paid Legacy Retreats, and get help making a Legacy Video or Legacy Song. Local Hope Hub meet-ups are also starting in Atlanta.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum in downtown Atlanta that tells the story of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and connects it to human rights struggles around the world today. Visitors can tour the exhibits, join family and community events, and use free lesson plans and learning materials. It also runs school field trips and workshops on truth-telling and inclusion.
Galano is a nonprofit recovery clubhouse in Midtown Atlanta that welcomes LGBTQ+ people and friends. Independent groups hold free 12-step meetings for alcohol and drug recovery, family support, and other recovery needs. Meetings take place in person, with some online options; club membership is not required.
Team Management 2000 (TM2K) is a nonprofit behavioral health clinic based in New Jersey with an Atlanta-area office in Decatur. The Decatur office runs outpatient treatment for adults dealing with substance use and mental health at the same time, and is accredited by CARF. Call to ask about intake, insurance and payment.
