This is the Goodwill of North Georgia career center at 2160 Metropolitan Parkway SW. It sits at the same address as a Goodwill store and donation center. You can look for jobs, use computers, get help with a resume and cover letter, and work with a career coach. Goodwill says its career centers are free and open to the public.
Westside Works is a job training and career center on Atlanta's Westside. It is an initiative of CareerRise. It offers training in construction, culinary and hospitality, healthcare, and technology, plus career advising, job clubs, and job fairs.
This is the South DeKalb Career Center, run by Goodwill of North Georgia in Decatur. It helps people find work with job listings, computers, resume and cover letter help, and career coaching. The same site also has a donation drop-off.
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.
Our House helps families with young children who are homeless or have unstable housing. At its Atlanta campus on Boulevard, it offers a family shelter, free early childhood education and childcare, a no-cost nurse-led health clinic, and job training. Case managers work with each family toward steady income and housing.
Gateway Center is a homeless service center at 275 Pryor Street SW in downtown Atlanta. It runs shelter and housing programs, a drop-in Engagement Center, a place to start a housing assessment, street outreach, and job and recovery help. Many programs are for men, and families can use the Engagement Center and housing assessments.
Central Presbyterian is a church across the street from the Georgia State Capitol in downtown Atlanta.m. every Sunday. The church also supports the Bashor Men's Homeless Shelter, a winter night shelter for men that runs November 1 through March 31.
Rebecca's Tent is a free winter shelter for single women 18 and older who have no home. It is the only women's shelter in DeKalb County. Up to 10 women stay each winter and get a bed, meals, showers, laundry and weekly help with finding work and housing. Day services and follow-up help continue all year.
This is the Clayton County Career Resource Center, part of WorkSource. It gives job seekers free help like a computer room, resume and job-hiring workshops, and help filling out applications. Some people can also get help paying for training.
The Kristine Pettoni Foundation offers a 12-month program called Budget for Life. It teaches money skills to help individuals and families become financially stable.
Nicholas House helps families with children who have no home or are about to lose one. It runs the Boulevard Shelter in Atlanta and apartment programs that help pay rent while parents build income. It also offers rent and utility help to keep families from being evicted.
The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur helps people with low and moderate incomes afford a home. It runs about 400 affordable apartments in downtown Decatur, rents workforce housing, and gives out Section 8 rent vouchers in DeKalb County. Most waiting lists are closed right now, so check with them about when lists open.
Dress for Success Georgia, also called Dress for Success Atlanta, helps women reach economic independence. It offers professional clothing, career counseling and workforce training, and support that continues after a woman finds a job. Clients can also join virtual and in-person classes.
The West End Family Life & Community Center is run by the West End Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its WE Serve outreach gives out food, free clothes, shoes and baby items on every other Tuesday. The center also has a daily seniors program with a hot lunch, youth activities, and help with resumes and faxing.
The Latin American Association helps Latino families and immigrants. At its Atlanta office on Buford Highway, staff help with food and basic needs, rent and utility bills, immigration legal services, classes, jobs, and youth programs. Services are by appointment, so call first.
Ascensa Health is a nonprofit in Atlanta that helps adults with drug and alcohol problems. It offers detox, live-in treatment, outpatient treatment, medicine for addiction and ongoing recovery support. It serves people who are low-income, homeless or without insurance, and state funding can help pay.
Georgia State University's Intensive English Program teaches English to adults. It runs an academic English program at the downtown campus, an online option, and a Workforce English program with free classes for immigrants and refugees in Fulton County. Adult ESL classes have morning and evening options.
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.
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.
New Beginnings helps people who have left prison get ready for work and daily life.S. Attorney's Office and run by the Urban League of Greater Atlanta in downtown Atlanta. It offers an eight-week class followed by guided help with a job search.
