The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur helps people with low and moderate incomes afford a home. It runs about 400 affordable apartments in downtown Decatur, rents workforce housing, and gives out Section 8 rent vouchers in DeKalb County. Most waiting lists are closed right now, so check with them about when lists open.
This is the housing voucher office of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). It helps very low income people and families pay rent for homes in the private market. DCA pays part of the rent straight to the landlord. It also runs special vouchers for groups such as young adults leaving foster care, veterans, and people who are homeless.
This ministry serves homeless and less fortunate men, women, children and veterans around Metro Atlanta. It offers counseling, job outreach, free classes, and gives out clothes, shoes, blankets and holiday meals and toys. It also gives referrals for emergency housing.
Another Chance of Atlanta is a nonprofit that helps people find and keep a safe home. It runs a Friday food pantry, rent help, hotel stays, rapid re-housing, housing for disabled veterans, and job and case management support. Case managers work with people who enroll.
Clifton Sanctuary Ministries is a faith-based shelter in Atlanta for men who are homeless. Men stay overnight and get meals, showers, clothes, case management, recovery meetings and job help. A partner agency must send a referral first, so men cannot just walk in.
Decatur Housing Authority helps people in Decatur and DeKalb County pay for a place to live. It runs affordable apartments in Decatur and a rental voucher program, and it works with the VA on housing for veterans. The waiting lists for apartments and vouchers are closed right now.
Essence of Hope is an Atlanta nonprofit that has helped people with housing and support since 2007. It offers housing for people who are homeless, veterans, people coming home from jail or prison, and people finishing court programs. It also helps with case management, job readiness, and benefits sign-up.
Jesus Set the Captive Free is a faith-based nonprofit in the Atlanta area that helps homeless men and men who have been in prison rebuild their lives. It offers apartment-style transitional housing where rent is based on income, plus spiritual mentoring, case management, life-skills classes, and transportation help. Residents can stay from six months up to two years while they work toward steady housing and a job.
Project Community Connections (PCCI) helps people who are homeless or about to lose their housing move into stable homes. It also runs a program for veterans and their families. Most people must first go through a local intake process, and PCCI's services cost nothing.
HUD is the federal housing agency. It has a regional office in Atlanta at 77 Forsyth St. SW. HUD answers questions about FHA home loans and points people to housing counselors, local housing agencies, and 2-1-1 for shelter. It does not run shelters itself.
Soldiers' Angels is a national nonprofit that helps military members, veterans, and their families. In Atlanta it runs a monthly food giveaway at the Atlanta VA Arcadia Clinic in Decatur and a food pantry on Lawrenceville Highway. You have to register first, and you register again each month.
The Warrior Alliance is an Atlanta nonprofit for service members, veterans, and their families. You fill out a short form, and a navigator works with you on a personal plan. They then connect you with partner groups for things like health care, jobs, school, housing referrals, benefits, legal help, and money skills.
A Place Just 4 You gives safe, steady housing and support services. It is for homeless veterans and for people coming home from jail or prison. Its goal is to help people rebuild their lives and live on their own.
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs is a state agency. It runs rental voucher programs, helps people buy homes, and pays for groups that serve people who are homeless. It also helps cities and counties with planning, downtowns, and historic places.
Another Chance of Atlanta helps people who are hungry or at risk of losing their home, or who have already lost it. It runs a Friday food pantry, housing for homeless disabled veterans, short-stay and transitional housing, and rent and hotel help in some counties. A case manager works with people who are accepted into a program.
This is the Georgia Department of Community Affairs program that gives rent-help vouchers to very low-income people and families. The voucher pays part of the rent straight to a private landlord. DCA also runs special vouchers for people who are homeless, fleeing abuse, veterans, and young adults leaving foster care.
Speak Life Worldwide is a nonprofit that helps veterans and their families who are homeless or struggling. Its Veterans Assistance Program offers help with food, clothing, shelter, reading and math, job training, and job placement. The group says it serves 12 metro Atlanta counties.
The Salvation Army Center of Hope is a shelter and housing center at 469 Marietta Street in Atlanta. It offers emergency and transitional housing for homeless men, women, and families with children. It also has a 90-day drug treatment program, help moving into permanent housing, a re-entry program, and a program for veterans.
WestCare Georgia has run programs in the Atlanta area since 2003. It offers free drug and alcohol treatment for teens and young men, outpatient counseling for men and women, and free HIV testing for young people. It also provides permanent housing for veterans who have been homeless.
Comfort Cove Housing is a co-living company in Atlanta. It rents furnished rooms, shared or private, in a shared home. Utilities, Wi-Fi and cable come with the room. It welcomes seniors, veterans, people with low incomes, and people coming home from jail or prison.
