Abrahams House is a Christian nonprofit in the West End of Atlanta. It has helped families since 2001. It serves a hot meal every Wednesday and gives out free food boxes and free clothing. It also runs programs for kids and teens, and offers counseling, support groups and referrals.
Angie's Kitchen is a nonprofit that helps people who are homeless or struggling with money. It serves free hot meals on weekday mornings and gives out take-home food bags, clothing and hygiene items when they have them. Staff can also point you to help with housing, SNAP, addiction recovery and health care.
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.
Crossroads Community Ministries helps people who have no home or may lose their home. Staff help with case management, ID and birth certificate help, a mailing address, MARTA passes, and rent, utility and move-in costs. A weekday meal is served to people who get these services.
Crossroads Community Ministries helps people in Atlanta who are homeless or could soon lose their housing. Staff help with case management, ID papers, a mailing address, MARTA rides for work or medical needs, and rent, utility and move-in costs. People using two of its programs can also get a meal on site.
Mobile Showers Atlanta is a nonprofit that parks a trailer with four private shower and restroom suites at a set spot each Saturday. Anyone who needs a shower can come, and visitors also get a hygiene bag and can look over clothing and other items. Volunteers also serve food and drinks to neighbors.
Lutheran Community Food Ministry is a weekday meal program run by the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Midtown Atlanta. It serves a free hot lunch to anyone who needs it, no questions asked, and also shares groceries and meals with nearby seniors and college students facing food insecurity.
Clifton Sanctuary Ministries is a church-based shelter in Atlanta for men who are homeless. It gives overnight shelter, three meals a day, case management, a clothes closet, health help, recovery meetings, and job skills help. Men must be sent by a partner agency, so people cannot just walk in.
Decatur Seventh-day Adventist Church is a congregation on Candler Road in Decatur. Its community service ministry gives out food and clothing, holds a food pantry on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, and serves fresh meals to people who are homeless on Saturday mornings.
FOCUS Atlanta, also called Loaves & Fishes, is an Orthodox Christian center on Cherokee Ave SE. It is open on weekdays with coffee, a hot breakfast, and a lunch to take with you. It also has clothing and hygiene items, and partner groups bring in things like haircuts, a weekly mobile health clinic, foot care, mail service, and social workers.
The Baby Pantry is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps families with babies and young children. It gives out baby items like clothes, formula, food, diapers, and baby gear, and it also offers hot meals for kids. You need an appointment to get help.
Julia Hands of Love is a nonprofit that serves the Metro Atlanta community. It holds a Saturday luncheon for people who are homeless, runs a housing placement waiting list, offers free youth bowling, and takes volunteers. Call to make an appointment, because walk-ins are not taken.
SafeHouse Outreach has helped people in downtown Atlanta since 1982. It offers street outreach, a walk-in help desk, case managers, housing programs, rent and utility help, and a job program. People can come to 89 Ellis Street NE or call to get started.
DEAM is a ministry supported by 18 Decatur-area churches. It gives emergency groceries and basic toiletries, helps pay for prescriptions, and helps stop water, gas and electric shutoffs for people living in 10 ZIP codes. Everything starts with a phone call, and it serves lunches to unhoused neighbors on weekday mornings.
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is a church in Midtown Atlanta. Its Lutheran Community Food Ministry serves lunch Monday through Friday to anyone who needs food, with no requirements to eat. The ministry also shares donated groceries with seniors next door at Lutheran Towers and with Georgia Tech student services.
Mission Agape is an independent charity that began in 2008 with Korean-American groups in Duluth. Volunteers make sandwiches and lunches each week that go to people who are homeless through The Salvation Army and Atlanta Mission. In the fall the group has also bought new warm jackets for people who are homeless.
Bashor Homeless Mens Shelter is a winter night shelter for homeless men in downtown Atlanta. It is open every night from November 1 through March 31. Guests get a hot dinner, a bag lunch, breakfast, a shower, and medical and foot care. Volunteers run the whole shelter.
St. Francis Table is a soup kitchen run by the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Atlanta. Every Saturday morning, volunteers serve soup and a sandwich to hungry guests, and each guest gets dessert on the way out. The only requirement is being hungry.
The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a historic downtown Atlanta church. It holds Mass and runs Sunday classes for children and teens. Its St. Francis Table serves a free hot meal every Saturday morning to anyone who is hungry.
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is a Midtown church whose Community Ministries serves neighbors who are homeless or low-income. The Venable Food Market is a free grocery pantry where clients choose their own food. The church also serves a hot Sunday breakfast and offers help with IDs and birth certificates, clothing, hygiene items, showers for men, and a mail room.
