23 organizations
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mRelief is a Chicago-based nonprofit that helps people apply for SNAP, also called food stamps, through a phone-friendly website and text messages. They help people check if they may qualify, apply in some states, upload documents, and get answers while applying.
6 services
Toco Hills Community Alliance is a nonprofit food pantry and community kitchen in Northeast Atlanta. They give free groceries to low-income people and families, offer to-go hot lunches for people experiencing homelessness, and share resource information for other needs.
4 services
Atlanta Community Food Bank fights hunger in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. It supplies food to hundreds of partner pantries and meal programs, runs Community Food Centers, helps people find nearby food, and helps with SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid applications.
Downtown9 services
Georgia DFCS is a state agency that helps Georgia families apply for benefits and get child and family support. It handles SNAP food benefits, Medicaid applications, TANF cash help, energy assistance, child abuse reports, foster care, and adoption services.
9 services
Central Outreach and Advocacy Center helps adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in downtown Atlanta. They help people get IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, benefits, referrals, mail, work support, and basic items needed to move forward.
10 services
FoodFinder is a nonprofit website and app that helps people find free food resources near them. It shows nearby food pantries on a map with details like address, contact information, and hours when available.
Ben Hill Pines4 services
Tucker Farmers Market is an outdoor market in downtown Tucker where local farmers, bakers, and makers sell fresh produce, eggs, cheese, baked goods, and prepared foods. It runs every Thursday afternoon from April through October, with live music and food trucks. Shoppers can use SNAP/EBT, and the market matches those dollars on fresh fruits and vegetables so your benefits go further.
4 services
The Green Market at Piedmont Park is an open-air farmers market run by the Piedmont Park Conservancy in Midtown Atlanta. Every Saturday from late March through mid-December, more than 40 Georgia farmers and food vendors sell fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade items. The market accepts SNAP/EBT and doubles those dollars through the Georgia Fresh for Less program, so families can buy twice as much fruit and vegetables.
Midtown3 services
Carver Neighborhood Market is a community grocery store in Southeast Atlanta that has worked since 2014 to give the neighborhood better access to fresh, healthy, affordable food. They sell produce, meat, dairy, bread, and pantry staples, and they accept SNAP/EBT — and when you buy fruits and vegetables with SNAP, you get them at half price (your dollars are doubled). They also offer a coffee bar and budget meal options like ready-made carryout meals.
South Atlanta4 services
Peachtree Road Farmers Market is Atlanta's largest producer-only farmers market, held every Saturday morning at The Cathedral of St. Philip in Buckhead. You can buy fresh local produce, meat, bread, and other foods straight from the farmers and makers who grew or made them. The market accepts EBT/SNAP and doubles those dollars through a Wholesome Wave Georgia matching program, so food assistance goes further.
Peachtree Heights West6 services
Freedom Farmers Market is an outdoor farmers market at the Carter Center in Atlanta, open every Saturday year-round. Local farmers sell fresh produce, grass-fed meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, and more. They accept SNAP/EBT and double your SNAP dollars through the Georgia Fresh for Less program, so your food money goes further.
Poncey-Highland5 services
The Grant Park Farmers Market is a weekly outdoor market run by the nonprofit Community Farmers Markets, held every Sunday at The Beacon in southeast Atlanta. It sells local produce, meat, bread, and prepared food, and it accepts SNAP/EBT. Through the Georgia Fresh for Less program it matches your EBT dollars, so when you spend $10 you get $20 of fresh food.
3 services
Oakhurst Farmers Market is an outdoor market run by Community Farmers Markets, held every Saturday in Decatur's Oakhurst neighborhood. It sells fresh local produce, meat, and baked goods, and accepts SNAP/EBT. Through the Georgia Fresh For Less program, it doubles your EBT dollars so $10 in benefits buys $20 of fresh food.
4 services
The Lilburn Farmers Market is a producer-only outdoor market run by local volunteers at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. It is open every Friday from 4 to 7 pm from May through August, selling fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, honey, baked goods, and other local foods. They accept SNAP/EBT at the Information tent and double your benefits on produce through Georgia Fresh for Less.
3 services
Morningside Farmers Market is an outdoor farmers market held every Saturday morning in the parking lot of Morningside Presbyterian Church. Since 1995 it has sold locally grown organic produce, meats, breads, and other foods, and it doubles SNAP/EBT dollars so shoppers using food stamps can buy more fresh fruits and vegetables.
Morningside/Lenox Park3 services
The East Atlanta Village Farmers Market is a weekly outdoor market run by the nonprofit Community Farmers Markets, selling fresh local produce, eggs, bread, and prepared food. They accept SNAP/EBT and double your money through the Georgia Fresh for Less program, so $10 in EBT becomes $20 of fresh food. The market is free to attend and also offers chef cooking demos and a kids' learning garden.
East Atlanta5 services
The East Point Farmers Market is a free outdoor market run by the East Point Main Street Association and the City of East Point. It sells fresh local produce, eggs, meat, baked goods, honey, jams, and coffee, with chef demonstrations and free children's activities. The market accepts SNAP/EBT, so you can use food stamps to buy fresh food.
3 services
The Decatur Farmers Market is a weekly outdoor market run by the nonprofit Community Farmers Markets, held on the front lawn of First Baptist Church Decatur. It sells fresh, locally grown produce and prepared foods on Wednesday afternoons and accepts SNAP/EBT. Through the Georgia Fresh for Less program, the market doubles SNAP dollars so every $10 in EBT gets you $20 of fruits and vegetables.
3 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
The Atlanta Community Food Bank is one of the largest food banks in the country and supplies free food to nearly 700 partner pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and senior centers across 29 counties in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. You usually do not visit them directly for groceries; instead they help you find a nearby food pantry and can help you apply for SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid. The fastest way to get help is to text FINDFOOD (or COMIDA in Spanish) to 888-976-2232 or use the pantry finder on their website.
7 services
