137 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Pink Aid is a national nonprofit that helps underserved breast cancer patients and their families. Its Pink Purse program gives fast emergency help for non-medical bills like utilities, phone bills, transportation to treatment, and in some areas rent or mortgage costs.
8 services
SALUTE, INC. helps injured military service members, post-9/11 veterans, and their families with emergency needs. They give one-time help for rent or mortgage, utilities, car costs, food, and other basic bills while a veteran is in treatment or recovering.
5 services
FEMA is the federal agency that helps before, during, and after disasters. People in a federally declared disaster area can apply for help with things like temporary housing, basic home repairs, and other disaster costs that insurance does not cover.
7 services
LoveLine is a national support line for people who are pregnant or parenting a baby or young child. They connect families to local resources, and for qualifying situations they offer case management, counseling, financial coaching, crisis support, and help with material needs.
5 services
Military Officers Association of America is a national military membership group based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its charities help service members, veterans, military spouses, caregivers, survivors, and families with crisis grants, education aid, career help, spouse professional development, and community outreach.
10 services
The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors, also called IronMatt, helps children and families affected by pediatric brain tumors. It gives financial help to families through hospital social workers and funds pediatric brain tumor research grants.
5 services
American Childrens Cancer Benevolence Fund (ACCBF) is a program of A Warriors Mission Inc. It helps families with a child who has cancer, and some recent cancer survivors, by reviewing grant requests and paying approved bills directly to providers.
2 services
Team Buddy Forever Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mailing address in New Lothrop, Michigan, not Atlanta. It helps families of children with pediatric brain cancer, especially DIPG, by giving financial help for needs like rent or mortgage, utilities, auto costs, food cards, fuel cards, medical costs, and travel to treatment.
3 services
Decatur Cooperative Ministry helps DeKalb County families who are homeless or close to losing housing. It offers emergency shelter, transitional housing, supportive housing, rent and utility help, food help, and case management.
5 services
Nicholas House helps families in Atlanta who are homeless or at risk of losing housing. They offer emergency shelter for families, rapid rehousing, rent and utility help, permanent supportive housing, case management, and classes for work, money, parenting, and life skills.
Grant Park6 services
The International Rescue Committee in Atlanta helps refugees and immigrants rebuild their lives in Georgia. It helps with resettlement, case management, furnished housing, rental help, health care connections, English classes, job support, youth programs, and immigration services.
10 services
Another Chance of Atlanta, Inc. helps people in metro Atlanta who are homeless or at risk of losing housing. They provide housing programs, rental help, hotel vouchers, case management, and a weekly food pantry, with programs in Fulton, Clayton, and Gwinnett counties.
West End13 services
Army Emergency Relief is the official nonprofit of the U.S. Army. It helps eligible Soldiers, retired Soldiers, surviving spouses, and Army families with emergency money help, zero-interest loans, grants, scholarships, and some transition support.
12 services
Crossroads Community Ministries helps people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness move toward stability. They offer case management, ID and birth certificate help, mailroom support, MARTA help for work or medical needs, rent and utility help, move-in help, and meals for people receiving services.
Downtown3 services
Hosea Helps, formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, is an Atlanta nonprofit started by Rev. Hosea and Juanita T. Williams. It gives free food and other direct help to people and families in need, including rental assistance, case management, holiday meals, produce distributions, and support programs.
8 services
H.O.P.E, Inc. helps low-income single parents in Metro Atlanta stay in college and finish a two-year or four-year degree. They help with rent, childcare, budget coaching, counseling, and referrals to other resources, but their website says applications are currently closed while they work through a large queue.
7 services
ACF Adoptions is a licensed private adoption agency serving Florida and Georgia, with a Georgia office in Valdosta. They help pregnant people and birth parents make adoption plans, get counseling, understand their rights, choose an adoptive family, and ask about help with pregnancy-related expenses.
6 services
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit that helps people affected by breast cancer. It offers free breast cancer information, online support, a peer helpline, events, and one-time grants for some people in active treatment.
8 services
Caleb's Pennies from Heaven is a Pennsylvania-based charity that helps families with a critically ill child. It helps pay urgent bills like rent or mortgage, electric bills, medical bills, groceries, and transportation so parents can stay focused on their child. Its website says it is not processing new applications right now because of overwhelming demand.
1 service
Wellroot Family Services helps children, youth, and families in Georgia heal and stay stable. They provide foster care support, family housing help, counseling, parenting support, home visits for new parents, and housing and life-skills support for young adults leaving foster care or facing homelessness.
12 services
