The Georgia Department of Community Supervision watches over people on state parole or probation in Georgia. Its reentry staff help people leaving prison or under supervision find housing, work, and mentoring. The Atlanta field office serves Fulton County.
Essence of Hope is an Atlanta nonprofit that has helped people with housing and support since 2007. It offers housing for people who are homeless, veterans, people coming home from jail or prison, and people finishing court programs. It also helps with case management, job readiness, and benefits sign-up.
Jesus Set the Captive Free is a faith-based nonprofit in the Atlanta area that helps homeless men and men who have been in prison rebuild their lives. It offers apartment-style transitional housing where rent is based on income, plus spiritual mentoring, case management, life-skills classes, and transportation help. Residents can stay from six months up to two years while they work toward steady housing and a job.
Safe Care Homes Group is a nonprofit in Atlanta that rents shared, all-inclusive homes to people with low or no income. Its homes serve seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, people in recovery, and people coming home from incarceration. It also offers home health care and a money management service for people who get Social Security or veterans benefits.
Metro Transitional Center is a Georgia Department of Corrections center at 1303 Constitution Road in Atlanta. It serves adult women with felony convictions at minimum security. Residents live there and take classes, counseling and job-readiness programs. Eligible residents may also do work release in the Atlanta area.
Ezekiel's Valley is a faith-based nonprofit that gives men in recovery from drugs or alcohol a furnished place to live while they get back on their feet. Residents take part in 12-step meetings, recovery classes, drug testing, and help finding work. It also runs a housing program for men leaving prison who have no place to go.
The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Center of Hope is at 469 Marietta Street. It offers emergency and longer-term places to stay for men, women, and families with children who have no home. It also has a drug treatment program, help finding permanent housing, and housing for veterans and people leaving prison.
REDEEMED Outreach is a West End nonprofit that has worked in the neighborhood since 1994. It runs a housing program for single working women, plus community gardens, job training in farming, a farmers market and neighborhood watch work. People can also volunteer, including those who need court-ordered community service hours.
LiveLikeMike Homes runs recovery (sober living) homes and transitional homes in Atlanta. The homes are drug-free and have clear rules and daily support. You can ask about a room by filling out a short online inquiry.
Barred Business is a group started in 2020 by formerly incarcerated Black women.E. program for formerly incarcerated women and works on bail, voting rights and fair laws for people with records. People with records and their families can join as members.
LifeChangers, Inc. is a nonprofit that helps men and women who have been in the justice system and people returning home. It offers free job workshops, a free one-year mentorship program, a resource directory, and a place to complete court-ordered community service. Its workshops teach job searching, applications, resumes, and interviews.
Cascade United Methodist Church is a church with two Atlanta locations, one in Southwest Atlanta and one in Midtown. Its Community Fund can pay up to $1,000 toward past-due rent or mortgage and up to $350 toward a past-due utility bill for people in Fulton or DeKalb County. It is not emergency help. The church also holds worship services, takes prayer requests, and offers a GriefShare group for adults who have lost a loved one.
Women on the Rise is led by women who have been in jail or prison. It helps women coming home with case management, monthly support circles, and links to housing, jobs and mental health care. It also organizes for fairer laws and helps people learn about their voting rights.
STAND, Inc. is a nonprofit in Decatur that has worked since 1999 to help people with addiction. It offers day and evening outpatient treatment, peer support, supportive transitional housing, and a peer-led recovery center called The DOOR. People can start by sending a referral form or by calling.
The Mayor’s Office of Violence Reduction is an Atlanta city office that works with community groups to prevent gun violence and make neighborhoods safer. It coordinates youth violence prevention, support for people returning from incarceration, domestic violence awareness, and human trafficking prevention.
The Salvation Army Center of Hope is a shelter and housing center at 469 Marietta Street in Atlanta. It offers emergency and transitional housing for homeless men, women, and families with children. It also has a 90-day drug treatment program, help moving into permanent housing, a re-entry program, and a program for veterans.
Sweet Home Assistance Living offers furnished shared or private rooms in Atlanta for adults who need a stable place to live. Bills like electricity, water and heat are included, and staff are on site all day and night. The home is alcohol- and drug-free, and you can ask to join the housing waitlist online.
Comfort Cove Housing is a co-living company in Atlanta. It rents furnished rooms, shared or private, in a shared home. Utilities, Wi-Fi and cable come with the room. It welcomes seniors, veterans, people with low incomes, and people coming home from jail or prison.
HCF Preventative Services is a faith-based group that helps people leaving jail, prison, or foster care get steady. They help with housing placement, job training, health checks, parenting support, and mentoring. Office visits are by appointment only.
IMAN Atlanta is the Atlanta office of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, a group that began in Chicago. Its Green ReEntry program helps people coming home from prison with housing, classes, construction job training and job placement help. It also does community organizing and runs arts workshops and shows.
