52 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Team Buddy Forever Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mailing address in New Lothrop, Michigan, not Atlanta. It helps families of children with pediatric brain cancer, especially DIPG, by giving financial help for needs like rent or mortgage, utilities, auto costs, food cards, fuel cards, medical costs, and travel to treatment.
3 services
P.O.W.E.R. Atlanta, Inc. is a nonprofit in Southwest Atlanta that helps people and families with food, housing, health, safety, and money needs. They offer a weekly pantry, health testing and referrals, benefits help, utility and housing referrals, job readiness, financial classes, and support for youth, seniors, veterans, and survivors of violence.
Capitol View10 services
Decatur Cooperative Ministry helps DeKalb County families who are homeless or close to losing housing. It offers emergency shelter, transitional housing, supportive housing, rent and utility help, food help, and case management.
5 services
Nicholas House helps families in Atlanta who are homeless or at risk of losing housing. They offer emergency shelter for families, rapid rehousing, rent and utility help, permanent supportive housing, case management, and classes for work, money, parenting, and life skills.
Grant Park6 services
Army Emergency Relief is the official nonprofit of the U.S. Army. It helps eligible Soldiers, retired Soldiers, surviving spouses, and Army families with emergency money help, zero-interest loans, grants, scholarships, and some transition support.
12 services
Crossroads Community Ministries helps people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness move toward stability. They offer case management, ID and birth certificate help, mailroom support, MARTA help for work or medical needs, rent and utility help, move-in help, and meals for people receiving services.
Downtown3 services
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit that helps people affected by breast cancer. It offers free breast cancer information, online support, a peer helpline, events, and one-time grants for some people in active treatment.
8 services
Caleb's Pennies from Heaven is a Pennsylvania-based charity that helps families with a critically ill child. It helps pay urgent bills like rent or mortgage, electric bills, medical bills, groceries, and transportation so parents can stay focused on their child. Its website says it is not processing new applications right now because of overwhelming demand.
1 service
TDS Telecommunications LLC is a phone, internet, TV, and mobile service company. In Georgia, it serves some communities including Ball Ground, Blue Ridge, Jasper, Nelson, St. Marys, Kingsland, Woodbine, and nearby towns. Eligible low-income households may be able to get the federal Lifeline discount on TDS phone, internet, or bundled service where TDS offers it.
4 services
CORE, formerly Children of Restaurant Employees, is a national nonprofit that helps food and beverage service workers with children during a crisis. It gives financial grants that may help pay for rent or mortgage, utilities, food, prescriptions, medical equipment, child care, funeral costs, and other basic needs.
7 services
Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit that helps military and veteran families stay stable. It offers emergency financial help, housing programs, school supplies, holiday meals, baby supplies, toys, and family events.
13 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
Duluth Cooperative Ministry (Hands of Christ), known as the Duluth Co-op, is a community food pantry serving families in Duluth ZIP codes 30096 and 30097. They give out free groceries — fresh produce, bread, meat, and canned goods — by appointment twice a month, and also offer limited rent and utility bill help, holiday meals, school supplies, ESOL classes, and job referrals. (Note: this listing was filed as 'Food Finder GA' but is actually the Duluth Co-op.)
7 services
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is a Catholic charity that has helped Georgians in need since 1903. The Council Office is the central headquarters that runs the statewide assistance line, a free pharmacy, food distribution, and emergency help with rent, utilities, and other basic needs. When you call, you give your ZIP code and are connected to the local volunteer chapter for your area.
9 services
The Suthers Center for Christian Outreach is a faith-based outreach of St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church that runs a drive-through food pantry every Saturday morning. They give free groceries to families and individuals in need, and can also help with a small utility bill payment and refer people who are homeless to shelters. In 2024 they served 4,552 neighbors and gave out over 190 tons of food.
4 services
The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Area Command is a faith-based charity that helps people across 13 metro-Atlanta counties who are facing a crisis. They offer emergency help with rent, utilities, and food, shelter for people who are homeless, youth programs, and holiday and disaster assistance. To get financial or rent help, you call to set up an appointment at one of their assistance centers.
10 services
NETWorks Cooperative Ministry is a group of churches in the Tucker, Northlake, and Embry Hills area that helps neighbors going through a crisis. They run a food pantry that gives out groceries, and they also help pay rent and utility bills so families can avoid eviction. NOTE: this is NOT the same as the food pantry at 6315 Roswell Rd in Sandy Springs (that address belongs to Solidarity Sandy Springs); NETWorks is in Tucker.
6 services
J. Grier Community Development Center is a faith-based nonprofit in Tucker, GA, founded by Dr. Janice Grier and connected to Greater New and Living Way International Deliverance Ministries. It helps low-income and homeless families with food and clothing, rent and utility assistance, and counseling. It also runs leadership and mentor training and a workforce program that offers resume and job-search help.
7 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
Emmaus House is a faith-rooted community organization in Atlanta's Peoplestown neighborhood that works to help families move out of poverty. They run a food pantry, give emergency help with rent and utilities, offer case management, and provide education programs for children, youth, and adults.
8 services
