117 organizations
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SALUTE, INC. helps injured military service members, post-9/11 veterans, and their families with emergency needs. They give one-time help for rent or mortgage, utilities, car costs, food, and other basic bills while a veteran is in treatment or recovering.
5 services
USAC Lifeline Support helps people apply for Lifeline, a federal program that lowers the cost of phone or internet service. If approved, a household can get a monthly discount through a participating phone or internet company.
5 services
Military Officers Association of America is a national military membership group based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its charities help service members, veterans, military spouses, caregivers, survivors, and families with crisis grants, education aid, career help, spouse professional development, and community outreach.
10 services
The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors, also called IronMatt, helps children and families affected by pediatric brain tumors. It gives financial help to families through hospital social workers and funds pediatric brain tumor research grants.
5 services
American Childrens Cancer Benevolence Fund (ACCBF) is a program of A Warriors Mission Inc. It helps families with a child who has cancer, and some recent cancer survivors, by reviewing grant requests and paying approved bills directly to providers.
2 services
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
