141 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
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
Abrazo Adoption Associates is a licensed Texas nonprofit adoption agency in San Antonio. It helps pregnant people and parents make safe, confidential open adoption plans, and it also works with adoptive parents, adoptees, and birth families after adoption.
8 services
Our House helps families in metro Atlanta who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. They offer family shelter, rapid rehousing help, early childhood education, free health care, job training, and case management.
13 services
Family Promise of Cobb County helps Cobb County families with children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. They offer temporary shelter, meals, case management, housing support, eviction prevention, job readiness, financial literacy, and connections to other local resources.
7 services
Safe Care Homes Group, Inc. provides affordable shared housing and supportive services for people in metro Atlanta and Georgia who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, low-income, disabled, seniors, veterans, or in recovery. They help with housing, case management, community resources, benefit help, transportation help, food and clothing connections, and representative payee services.
Lenox10 services
CORE, formerly Children of Restaurant Employees, is a national nonprofit that helps food and beverage service workers with children during a crisis. It gives financial grants that may help pay for rent or mortgage, utilities, food, prescriptions, medical equipment, child care, funeral costs, and other basic needs.
7 services
Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit that helps military and veteran families stay stable. It offers emergency financial help, housing programs, school supplies, holiday meals, baby supplies, toys, and family events.
13 services
MUST Ministries is a metro Atlanta nonprofit that helps people with food, shelter, clothing, health care, and jobs. It has client service locations in Marietta, Smyrna, and Canton, plus mobile and school food pantries.
12 services
HUD is a federal housing agency with an Atlanta Field Office. It does not usually give direct emergency help, but it connects people to housing counselors, public housing authorities, fair housing complaint help, affordable housing search tools, and disaster housing resources.
7 services
HUD is the federal housing agency, and its Atlanta Field Office serves Georgia. HUD is not a direct shelter or rent-aid provider, but it helps people find housing resources, file housing discrimination complaints, contact housing counselors, and connect with public housing, voucher, FHA, disaster, and eviction resources.
7 services
NAESM (National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities) is an Atlanta nonprofit founded in 1990 that fights HIV/AIDS in communities of color, with a focus on Black gay, bisexual, and same-gender-loving men. They offer free HIV testing, low-cost STI/STD screening, behavioral health and substance use counseling, and help with housing, rent, utilities, food, clothing, and transportation. They also run Da CRIBB, a drop-in center and programs for young people.
10 services
Duluth Cooperative Ministry (Hands of Christ), known as the Duluth Co-op, is a community food pantry serving families in Duluth ZIP codes 30096 and 30097. They give out free groceries — fresh produce, bread, meat, and canned goods — by appointment twice a month, and also offer limited rent and utility bill help, holiday meals, school supplies, ESOL classes, and job referrals. (Note: this listing was filed as 'Food Finder GA' but is actually the Duluth Co-op.)
7 services
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is a Catholic charity that has helped Georgians in need since 1903. The Council Office is the central headquarters that runs the statewide assistance line, a free pharmacy, food distribution, and emergency help with rent, utilities, and other basic needs. When you call, you give your ZIP code and are connected to the local volunteer chapter for your area.
9 services
