The Atlanta Public Schools Student and Family Support Hub is in southwest Atlanta. It holds a monthly drive-up food distribution for APS families, with no sign-up needed. The same site has a free department store for household items, school supplies and clothing, and a free grocery store that you visit by appointment.
SWEEAC is a nonprofit that started in 1988 when churches and volunteers in Southwest Atlanta joined together to fight hunger. It runs a food pantry that gives free groceries to families and individuals, including a monthly food box program just for seniors. It also hands out clothing, baby supplies, household items, and school supplies to people going through hard times.
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.
This is the public school system for DeKalb County. Its School Social Work team links students and families with school and community help. It also helps students without stable housing enroll in school and stay in school.
Community Connections of Atlanta is a faith-based nonprofit in Stone Mountain. Every Wednesday evening it serves a free hot meal and gives out free boxes of groceries. It also runs a clothing closet, back-to-school supply giveaways, and job search workshops.
S. is an Atlanta-area nonprofit that fights childhood obesity. It runs a mobile food pantry for families and seniors who have trouble getting affordable food. It also offers cooking classes, kids' programs and a summer camp for girls.
Good Samaritan Health Center is a Christian nonprofit health center in Atlanta. It serves people who are uninsured or have low incomes. It offers checkups, dental care, counseling, medicine help, and a Friday clinic for people without homes. Patients pay based on what they can afford.
Families First is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps families get stronger. It offers counseling and a psychiatry clinic for youth, case managers who connect families to services like housing, health care and jobs, and parenting and adoption classes. It also holds community events, like a yearly Back-to-School Bash with free school supplies and groceries.
The Love of Giving is a Georgia nonprofit. It gives food, clothing and other help to people who are unsheltered or struggling to feed their families. It runs a food pantry that gives out groceries.
All Saints' is an Episcopal church in Midtown Atlanta. It holds worship on Sundays and welcomes LGBTQ+ people. It also runs service ministries: the Midtown Assistance Center (food bank, men's clothing closet, help with rent, utilities and rides), Refugee Ministries, the Threads clothing ministry, and Covenant Community, a residential program for men recovering from substance abuse.
The Smith Family Ranch is a 42-acre family-owned farm and event venue in Stockbridge, Georgia, open by appointment for weddings, parties, farm tours, and animal experiences like pony rides.S.
H. P. Taylor Brotherhood is a nonprofit in Scottdale that works with boys and young men and also helps families with food, clothing and everyday items. It runs a community food pantry once a month and a clothing closet, and holds back-to-school events and a coat drive.
Scottdale Early Learning is a child care and early learning center in Scottdale for children from six weeks to five years old. It offers Pre-K and Head Start for lower-income families, plus home visits for parents and a free class in Clarkston. Meals are included, and the center is open Monday to Friday, 7 am to 6 pm.
Communities In Schools of Georgia helps students stay in school and graduate. It puts a staff member inside schools to find out what each student needs and connect them and their families to help. It also runs tutoring, small high schools called Performance Learning Centers, and guides for parents and teachers.
Greater Works Missionary Baptist Church is a church in Forest Park. It holds Sunday School and worship every Sunday, and visitors are welcome. Each month it gives out groceries to anyone in the community who needs food.
E. Family Resource Center is a nonprofit in Mableton that has helped families in Cobb County and nearby counties since 2009. It gives out food boxes every day and every week, and it also helps with clothing and money resources. The office is open Monday through Thursday.
Made for Bigger is an Atlanta nonprofit started in 2017. It mentors teen boys and girls, runs a monthly food pantry with a local food bank, and gives out school supplies and holiday toys. It also offers Christ-centered counseling, autism advocacy and work against human trafficking.
Church Street Food Pantry is run by the Church Street Community Resource Center in Smyrna. It gives out free food, such as fresh produce, bread, meat, dairy and shelf-stable items, and sometimes toiletries or cleaning supplies. The center also helps people with things like Medicaid, WIC and food stamps applications, and holds school-supply and toy giveaways.
, is a group in South Cobb County. It hands out food every Wednesday at its Austell location. Each year it also gives out Thanksgiving dinners, back-to-school bags and Christmas baskets.
Freedom Community Ministries is a nonprofit in Morrow, Georgia. It helps children and families who are dealing with poverty. It runs a food pantry on weekends and offers summer meals, a summer camp, school backpacks and holiday gifts for kids.