The Bennett Center is a drop-in center run by Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition in Atlanta. You can walk in for groceries, water, hot meals, a phone, a computer lab, and help finding other services. Services are private, and free for those who qualify.
Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition is a health and wellness group that works to lower the harm from HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and drug use. It has centers around metro Atlanta where people can get testing, PrEP, treatment for opioid use, housing help, food, water, and other basic help. It also mails free Narcan across Georgia.
Emmaus House works to improve life for people in Peoplestown and nearby south Atlanta neighborhoods. Its Lokey Help Center at 27 Haygood Ave SW offers a food pantry, SNAP application help, rent and utility help, Georgia ID vouchers, and more. It also runs youth, family, and job-training programs.
First Baptist Church Decatur is a church in Decatur. Its Assistance Ministry helps local people who need things like clothing, MARTA cards, gift cards, utility help, housing referrals and job search help, when these are available. Volunteers meet people on Monday mornings by appointment.
The Center for Hope is a help center at Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church in East Point, run with Luke 1:37 Ministries. It gives out food boxes, clothes, shoes, blankets, coats, and hygiene items. It also offers job help, financial counseling, referrals, prayer, and spiritual mentoring. You must make an appointment first.
Hosea Helps is an Atlanta nonprofit that has helped families since 1971. At its building on Forrest Hills Drive, people can get emergency food and sign up for food stamps. The group also brings food and services to apartment communities and schools, and holds events for kids and holidays.
The Urban League of Greater Atlanta has worked in metro Atlanta since 1920. Its Financial Empowerment & Economic Resilience Center is a one-stop place for emergency help with rent and bills, jobs, housing, small business help and money coaching. It also runs programs for young people and a water bill help program for DeKalb County.
Feeding GA Families is a nonprofit that gives free food to families and people in need. They run food pantries, emergency food boxes, and home food deliveries for seniors, people with medical needs, and children. They also share hot meals and care kits with people without housing, and they connect people to other basic help.
New Life Community Alliance is a nonprofit in South DeKalb that has served the area for about 25 years. At its Flat Shoals Road center it offers food, clothing, free haircuts, GED classes, job help, case management, and help with past-due rent and utility bills. Most first contact is by phone.
The West End Branch is a public library in southwest Atlanta, run by the Fulton County Library System. You can borrow books, get a library card, use computers, and join community events and programs. The library system's Social Services team also helps people find housing, benefits, and other support through referrals to community partners.
SafeHouse Outreach has helped people in downtown Atlanta since 1982. It offers street outreach, a walk-in help desk, case managers, housing programs, rent and utility help, and a job program. People can come to 89 Ellis Street NE or call to get started.
The Martin Luther King Sr. Community Resources Collaborative is a community agency near Ebenezer Baptist Church. It puts several kinds of help for families in one place, such as job and money training, free tax help, housing classes and emergency help to stay housed. Its goal is to help families become self-sufficient.
Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or escaping trafficking. It has a crisis shelter, longer-term apartment housing, health care and counseling, school and job help, and street outreach. A young person who needs shelter can call the youth line.
Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or escaping trafficking. It runs a youth shelter, housing programs, street outreach, a drop-in center, health and counseling care, and help with school and jobs. Every young person gets a case manager.
Salem Bible Church is a church with two campuses, one in Atlanta and one in Stonecrest. It holds Sunday worship. Its care team helps with counseling, prayer, weddings, funerals, and child dedications, and it has a ministry for adults 65 and older.
Ellenwood Oaks Community Church is a church in Ellenwood with Sunday worship and weekly small groups. Its Community Care Center is open on Saturdays and gives food, clothing and other supplies to families in need.
The DeKalb Access and Resource Center is a county help center in Stone Mountain. It is a branch connected to the Department of Family and Children Services. It hosts services such as the DeKalb mobile career unit, which helps with job searches, resumes, and interviews, and health screenings.
Park Avenue Baptist Church is a church in Atlanta that welcomes LGBTQ people and works against racism. It meets for worship on Sundays and has a nursery, kids' activities, and a parent group. Everyone is welcome to come.
Washington Park Branch is a public library on Atlanta's Westside. It is part of the Fulton County Library System. You can get a library card, borrow items, use computers and study rooms, and ask staff your questions. The library system's social services team can also connect you to other help in the community.
The Latin American Association helps Latino families and immigrants in the Atlanta area. It offers immigration legal help, basic needs and benefits help, job and English classes, youth programs, and support for people facing violence. Most services are by appointment, so call first.
