155 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
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.
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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
The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Area Command is a faith-based charity that helps people across 13 metro-Atlanta counties who are facing a crisis. They offer emergency help with rent, utilities, and food, shelter for people who are homeless, youth programs, and holiday and disaster assistance. To get financial or rent help, you call to set up an appointment at one of their assistance centers.
10 services
New Life Community Alliance (NLCA) is a faith-rooted nonprofit in Decatur that has helped South DeKalb neighbors for over two decades. They run a food pantry, a free clothing store, and barber/hair grooming services, plus GED classes, job and career help, and housing and eviction-prevention support. In 2025 they gave out more than 70,000 meals and helped over 300 families avoid eviction.
8 services
NETWorks Cooperative Ministry is a group of churches in the Tucker, Northlake, and Embry Hills area that helps neighbors going through a crisis. They run a food pantry that gives out groceries, and they also help pay rent and utility bills so families can avoid eviction. NOTE: this is NOT the same as the food pantry at 6315 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs (that address belongs to Solidarity Sandy Springs); NETWorks is in Tucker.
6 services
J. Grier Community Development Center is a faith-based nonprofit in Tucker, GA, founded by Dr. Janice Grier and connected to Greater New and Living Way International Deliverance Ministries. It helps low-income and homeless families with food and clothing, rent and utility assistance, and counseling. It also runs leadership and mentor training and a workforce program that offers resume and job-search help.
7 services
Hosea Helps (formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry) is a long-running Atlanta nonprofit that fights hunger and homelessness. They hand out emergency food and water, help people apply for food stamps, and screen families to see if they qualify for rent and utility help. They also run big holiday meal events and programs for children, women, and people facing homelessness.
8 services
Emmaus House is a faith-rooted community organization in Atlanta's Peoplestown neighborhood that works to help families move out of poverty. They run a food pantry, give emergency help with rent and utilities, offer case management, and provide education programs for children, youth, and adults.
8 services
Community Assistance Center (CAC) is the largest human services nonprofit in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, helping neighbors avoid hunger and homelessness since 1987. They run a food pantry and thrift shop, and provide rent and utility help, free job training, English and adult-education classes, free tax help, and youth programs. In 2024 they served nearly 10,000 people and gave out about one million pounds of food.
9 services
Clayton County Community Services Authority is a nonprofit community action agency that has fought poverty in the south metro Atlanta area since 1966. They help low-income families and seniors pay their power, gas, rent, and food bills, weatherize homes, and offer free early childhood education through Head Start. They serve Clayton, Henry, and Fayette counties.
6 services
The Center for Family Resources (CFR) helps Cobb County families who are facing or close to homelessness. They offer rent and bill help to prevent eviction, a choice food pantry where you pick your own groceries, apartment placement, and job and savings coaching to help families get back on their feet.
6 services
Another Chance of Atlanta is a nonprofit that helps people who are homeless or struggling to keep their housing. They run a free food pantry every Friday and offer housing help, rent and eviction help, emergency motel vouchers, supportive housing for veterans, and job-readiness support across metro Atlanta. They serve anyone in need, including families, men, women, and veterans.
9 services
SafeHouse Outreach is a faith-based nonprofit in downtown Atlanta that has helped people living in extreme poverty or homelessness since 1982. They serve hot meals five nights a week, offer showers, hygiene, clothing and case management, and connect people to housing, jobs, and benefits.
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