Seniors

The Grove CDC is the nonprofit arm of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church in southeast Atlanta. It runs the Love Center Food Pantry and helps neighbors with food, senior housing, homeless outreach, free counseling, and programs for kids and families across Metro Atlanta.

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Dorothy's Helping Hands is a small nonprofit, founded in 2013 in honor of Dorothy Caldwell, that helps low-income and homeless families in metro Atlanta. They run a free food pantry every other Tuesday morning, hosted at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in southwest Atlanta. They also give out holiday toys to children and host appreciation events for local seniors.

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The Clarkston Community Center is a nonprofit hub in Clarkston, one of the most diverse and refugee-rich towns in Georgia. It offers free English classes, after-school and summer programs for kids, senior and refugee programs, computer and digital-skills classes, arts and fitness activities, and affordable fresh-food access. It is a welcoming gathering place that helps newcomers and longtime neighbors learn, connect, and thrive.

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The Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) is a nonprofit that helps immigrants, refugees, and other under-served families in metro Atlanta, with services offered in more than 10 languages. They provide health care (including affordable dental and behavioral health counseling), immigration and citizenship help, senior and youth programs, housing and energy bill assistance, and domestic violence support. The address on file (6315 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs) could not be confirmed as a CPACS site; their main office is at 3510 Shallowford Rd NE.

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Antioch Urban Ministries (AUMI) is a faith-based nonprofit in Atlanta that helps people who are low-income, homeless, or in recovery. They run a weekly food bank, transitional housing for men and women in addiction recovery, a mentoring program for at-risk youth, and support services for seniors. Most help is free, and you must fill out a short intake form to join their housing or recovery programs.

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NOTE: This directory entry is mislabeled — the name 'Communities in Schools of Georgia' does not match this phone, website, or address, which all belong to Wesley Woods Senior Living (a separate org; the real CIS of Georgia is at cisga.org / 101 Marietta St NW). The verified entity here, Wesley Woods Senior Living, is a faith-rooted nonprofit founded in 1953 that operates retirement and senior-living communities across Georgia. This is their corporate/administrative office at 1817 Clifton Rd NE; they offer independent living, assisted living/personal care, memory care, respite, and skilled nursing for older adults of all income levels.

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City of College Park is the local city government for College Park, GA, just south of downtown Atlanta near the airport. City Hall handles services like utilities, courts, public works, and police, and the city's Recreation & Cultural Arts department runs community centers, youth and senior activities, and free city events. The city also hosts community help programs such as hot meals and fresh groceries, a community garden, and back-to-school shoe giveaways.

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The DeKalb County Office of Aging helps older adults (age 60+) live safely and independently at home. They provide home-delivered meals, free lunches and activities at senior centers, in-home care, case management, transportation, and caregiver support. Staff also connect seniors and their families to housing, health, and community resources.

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The Nehemiah Project Community Development Corporation is a Fairburn-based nonprofit that helps low-income seniors, veterans, and disabled homeowners across Metro Atlanta stay safely in their homes. They provide free critical home repairs—like fixing roofs, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, plus safety upgrades like grab bars and wheelchair ramps—so people can age in place with dignity. They also work on neighborhood revitalization and water-conservation plumbing repairs.

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House Proud Atlanta is a nonprofit that makes free, no-cost home repairs for low-income seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who own their homes. They fix things like roofs, heating and cooling units, porches, wheelchair ramps, and handrails so people can stay safely in their homes. The work is done by licensed contractors and volunteers at no charge to the homeowner.

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ISDD (Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage & Disability) helps grandparents and other relatives who are raising children, especially children with disabilities or special health needs. Their main program, Project GRANDD, offers free support groups, one-on-one case management, help with school plans (IEP/504) and legal guardianship, tutoring, respite care, and limited food and clothing assistance. The goal is to keep kids out of foster care by supporting the family members already caring for them.

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Veterans Home Care runs the VetAssist Program, which helps wartime veterans and their surviving spouses apply for the VA's Aid and Attendance pension so they can pay for in-home care. They guide you through the paperwork, can advance money with an interest-free loan while your claim is processed, and arrange caregivers for help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, meals, and companionship. It is a national company (based in St. Louis) that serves the Atlanta area by phone.

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Veterans Angels, Inc. is a national nonprofit that helps senior veterans and their surviving spouses understand and apply for VA benefits that pay for the cost of care, such as the Aid & Attendance pension. Their accredited claims agents do this by phone and email, and the help is completely free. They are based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and assist veterans across the country, including the Atlanta area.

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This is the Atlanta walk-in library of the Georgia Library Service (GLS, also called GLASS), the state's regional library for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. It lends free talking books, braille books, and large-print magazines to Georgians who are blind, have low vision, or cannot hold a book or turn pages because of a disability. They also offer assistive technology and a free mail-order delivery so you can borrow books without leaving home.

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Empowerline is the Atlanta Regional Commission's Area Agency on Aging and the local Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC). It is a free, one-stop "front desk" you can call to get connected to help with aging, disability, caregiving, and health needs across metro Atlanta. Specialists give free guidance and link you to vetted community programs like home care, meals, benefits, and senior centers.

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Senior Services North Fulton is a nonprofit that helps adults age 60 and older in north Fulton County live well at home. They deliver hot meals, give rides to doctor visits and errands, run seven senior centers with free lunch and activities, and send care managers to check on people in their homes. Their programs are free.

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Empowerline is the Atlanta Regional Commission's Area Agency on Aging and the metro Atlanta Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC). It is a free "front desk" that helps older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers find and connect to services for their home, health, and daily life. Trained staff give free advice and connect you to thousands of community providers, Medicare help, caregiver support, and senior centers.

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