How to find clothes, furniture and other basics in AtlantaA short guide: who to call first and what to expect.
For clothes, clothing closets at churches and nonprofits give them away for free. Call first, because most open one or two days a week. For job interviews, Dress for Success Atlanta gives women work clothes by referral, and career centers know who outfits men.
For furniture, the Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta furnishes a home for people moving out of homelessness or another crisis. You need a referral from a caseworker at a partner agency, so ask any program you work with. Habitat for Humanity ReStores sell used furniture and appliances cheaply to anyone.
For soap, toothpaste, pads and diapers, ask at food pantries and shelters. They often keep them behind the counter. Helping Mamas supplies diapers and period products through clinics, schools and nonprofits.
For a mailing address or help getting ID,Crossroads Community Ministries, 404-873-7650, helps people without housing with mail, ID papers and a hot meal. The post office also holds mail for people with no address. Ask for General Delivery.
For your pet,LifeLine Animal Project, 404-292-8800, has free or low-cost vaccines, spay and neuter surgery and pet food, so you can keep your pet.
For children, some groups listed here give new shoes, school clothes and prom dresses. Search this page for what you need.
When you call, ask what they have today. Supplies change every day.
Central Outreach and Advocacy Center is a downtown Atlanta nonprofit that helps adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Staff help with IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, food stamps, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI, and job readiness classes. Partner groups also come on site for health care, eye clinics, and more.
LifeLine Animal Project is an Atlanta nonprofit that runs the Fulton County and DeKalb County animal shelters. It offers pet adoption, fostering, low-cost vet care and spay/neuter, and free pet help events. It also helps people keep their pets with vaccines, food and other support.
Hosea Helps is an Atlanta nonprofit that has served the community since 1971. At its Forrest Hills Drive headquarters, families can get free emergency groceries and help applying for food stamps. Staff also check whether a household can get help with rent, utilities and other costs. It also runs job help, programs for children, holiday meal events and deliveries to apartment communities and schools.
Lost-n-Found Youth is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps LGBTQ+ young people ages 18 to 25 who are homeless or in need. It runs a 24/7 support line, a drop-in center with meals, showers and laundry, emergency and transitional housing, street outreach, and a thrift store.
The Baby Pantry is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps families with babies and young children. It gives out baby items like clothes, formula, food, diapers, and baby gear, and it also offers hot meals for kids. You need an appointment to get help.
Keep Showing Love is a Christian nonprofit in Decatur. It helps homeless people, low-income families, and youth. By appointment, it offers clothing, shoes, hot meals, food, and hygiene items. It also holds youth events and outreach.
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.
Power Atlanta is a nonprofit in Atlanta's West End. It helps people with free food and clothing, health coverage and benefits help, HIV and STI testing, and money and job skills. You can start with one need and get pointed to other help too.
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 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.
SWEEAC is a nonprofit that started in 1988 when churches and volunteers in Southwest Atlanta joined together to fight hunger. It runs a food pantry that gives free groceries to families and individuals, including a monthly food box program just for seniors. It also hands out clothing, baby supplies, household items, and school supplies to people going through hard times.
Mobile Showers Atlanta is a nonprofit that parks a trailer with four private shower and restroom suites at a set spot each Saturday. Anyone who needs a shower can come, and visitors also get a hygiene bag and can look over clothing and other items. Volunteers also serve food and drinks to neighbors.
Emmaus House is a nonprofit in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta. Its Lokey Help Center at 27 Haygood Ave SW gives out groceries and helps with rent and utility bills, Georgia ID vouchers, SNAP and Social Security applications, and more. It also runs summer reading, youth and family, job training, and case management programs.
Pregnancy Aid Clinic (PAC) is a clinic for people facing an unplanned pregnancy. The Atlanta clinic is at 440 Ralph McGill Blvd NE. Nurses and sonographers give free pregnancy tests and limited ultrasounds, test and treat chlamydia and gonorrhea, and talk through options, and PAC also runs free classes and a baby boutique. PAC does not provide abortions or abortion referrals.
The Kroc Center is a large community center run by The Salvation Army in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta. It has a fitness center, a gym, a walking track, a computer lab, classes, youth programs and meeting rooms you can rent. It also holds church services on Sundays.
This is the City of East Point's parks and recreation department. It runs 23 parks, a recreation center, playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, sand volleyball and trails. It also offers fitness activities, senior programs, and special events and festivals during the year.
LifeLine Animal Project runs a spay and neuter clinic in College Park for cats and dogs. The clinic is open Monday to Thursday, and pets are dropped off in the morning for surgery. LifeLine also helps people with outdoor community cats, free pet help in some Atlanta neighborhoods, and pet vaccine events.
The Atlanta Habitat ReStore is a store run by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. It sells donated home goods and building materials to the public, and the money helps build and repair homes. There are two stores, one on Chester Ave in Atlanta and one in College Park. You can also shop, donate or volunteer there.
S. State Department office in downtown Atlanta. It helps people who need a passport fast: those traveling out of the country within 14 days, or who need a foreign visa within 28 days. You must have an appointment, and it is not for routine passport applications.
Good Samaritan Health Center is a Christian nonprofit health center in Atlanta. It serves people who are uninsured or have low incomes. It offers checkups, dental care, counseling, medicine help, and a Friday clinic for people without homes. Patients pay based on what they can afford.
