Find nonprofit organizations and social service agencies to help you with basic needs; find volunteer opportunities at local community organizations.
This channel contains (1) links to 211 Hotlines and their website directories of social service providers, (2) profiles of community organizations that can help you with basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, medical help, and public benefits, (3) links to government agencies, and (4) links to volunteering opportunities. The information is organized according to the Topic and Subtopic you choose and according to the county that you live in. Select the county where you live (see the box to the right) to find resources near your home.
There are 30 resources
Buying a Home
Social Service Agencies and Organizations
Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc.
(Separate Website)
For most of us, a home is more than simple shelter, or a good investment. A home of our own is a dream come true, and symbolizes who we are. At Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc., the home symbolizes who we are, too. Our public mission, and our defining goal, is to help more families achieve the American dream of homeownership.
By: Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc.
List of Housing Counseling Agencies
(Separate Website)
Welcome to the listing of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies! HUD funds housing counseling agencies throughout the country who can give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Homeownership Preservation Foundation
(Separate Website)
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation is a non-profit that operates a free 24-hour helpline for people with mortage problems. The phone number is 1-888-995-4673 and the helpline is staffed by HUD-approved counselors.
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
(Separate Website)
The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta runs several affordable housing programs in Atlanta. Housemate Match is a program which connects older homeowners with rooms for rent with tenants. Home But Not Alone is a program that connects homeowners with rooms for rent with HIV-positive tenants looking for affordable housing.
Affordable Housing Hotline Affordable Housing Hotline - provides callers with a free listing of nonprofit and community housing resources. Recorded topics include Emergency, Affordable Rental, and Special Needs Housing; Home buyer Seminars & Counseling; Low-interest Mortgages & Down payment Assistance; Reverse Mortgages for Senior Homeowners; and Home ownership Information for Fulton and DeKalb Counties. The Hotline # is (404) 222-2739.
By: Community Housing Resource Center
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Separate Website
Accessibility Inspections
In addition to emergency home repair, standard home accessibility modification is a tested way of allowing seniors to remain at home and in essence "age in place." With age comes fragility. If a home is not retrofitted to accommodate frailty, the ability of the homeowner to remain in his or her home is impaired. There are limited home inspection services available to homeowners that identify accessibility barriers in a residence and make modification recommendations. The CHRC, in conjunction with the ARC's Division on Aging (the Atlanta region's Area Agency on Aging), has been working to develop an accessibility inspection program that will deliver just such a service.
By: Community Housing Resource Center
Georgia Law Center for the Homeless
(Separate Website)
The Georgia Law Center for the Homeless helps homeless persons and families with issues like housing law, family law, and labor standards. They also can helps individuals and families find social services, like affordable housing, childcare, mental health treatment and drug rehabilitation.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services Web Site
(Separate Website)
Consumer Credit Counseling Services provides budget counseling, educational programs, debt management assistance and housing counseling. Counseling is available online, by telephone, and in person - in Spanish and in English.
By: Consumer Credit Counseling Services
Homeownership Preservation Foundation
(Separate Website)
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation is a non-profit that operates a free 24-hour helpline for people with mortage problems. The phone number is 1-888-995-4673 and the helpline is staffed by HUD-approved counselors.
Atlanta City Baptist Rescue Mission
The Atlanta City Baptist Rescue Mission runs a shelter, which opens at 4:30 p.m. daily. It also runs substance abuse programs. The Atlanta City Baptist Rescue Mission is located at 316 Peters St. in Atlanta. The phone number is (404) 577-3409
Community Resources for Homeless Individuals and Families
(Separate Website)
Click on the area of this map where you are living to find community organizations and agencies to help you find food, shelter, and other help.
By: Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness
Georgia Law Center for the Homeless
(Separate Website)
The Georgia Law Center for the Homeless helps homeless persons and families with issues like housing law, family law, and labor standards. They also can helps individuals and families find social services, like affordable housing, childcare, mental health treatment and drug rehabilitation.
Interfaith Outreach Home
(Separate Website)
The Interfaith Outreach Home is an organization that provides housing for homeless families with children under the age of 17. The parents must be legally married, at least one adult must be employed, and the family must be able to contribute $500 a month to savings and $150 a month for a program fee. The Interfaith Outreach Home provides a small apartment as well as case management, after-school care, and employment and training assistance.
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
(Separate Website)
The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta runs several affordable housing programs in Atlanta. Housemate Match is a program which connects older homeowners with rooms for rent with tenants. Home But Not Alone is a program that connects homeowners with rooms for rent with HIV-positive tenants looking for affordable housing.
Oakhurst Recovery Program
(Separate Website)
The Oakhurst Recovery Program is a substance-abuse recovery program for homeless men run through Oakhurst Baptist Church. It is a residential recovery program and the church provides meals as well as counseling and assistance.
Quest 35
(Separate Website)
Quest 35 is a residential drug recovery program that offers services, such as meal programs, computer training, and transportation assistance.
Rainbow Village
(Separate Website)
Rainbow Village is a transitional housing community for families. Rainbow Village also runs living skills training and an after-school program. Rainbow Village is located in Norcross
Resources for Homeless Individuals and Families
(Separate Website)
This page provides links to information about shelters, housing, and transportation.
By: United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Task Force for the Homeless
(Separate Website)
This website offers news, facts, reports and links related to homelessness in Atlanta.
By: Task Force for the Homeless
The Extension
(Separate Website)
The Extension is a substance abuse recovery program in Cobb County, including a residential treatment program for homeless men.
Transition House
(Separate Website)
Transition House is a long-term residential recovery program for the homeless, single men, single women, women with children, and veterans. Participants must be clean for 30 days before starting the program.
Trinity House
(Separate Website)
Trinity House is a program that helps homeless men recover from drug dependency. They offer many services, including employment programs, education programs, case management.
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta 211 Database
(Separate Website)
Links to assistance programs helping people with disabilities, homeless, substance abuse, basic resources such as housing and food assistance in the Metropolitan Atlanta area.
Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc.
(Separate Website)
For most of us, a home is more than simple shelter, or a good investment. A home of our own is a dream come true, and symbolizes who we are. At Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc., the home symbolizes who we are, too. Our public mission, and our defining goal, is to help more families achieve the American dream of homeownership.
By: Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc.
List of Housing Counseling Agencies
(Separate Website)
Welcome to the listing of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies! HUD funds housing counseling agencies throughout the country who can give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Homeownership Preservation Foundation
(Separate Website)
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation is a non-profit that operates a free 24-hour helpline for people with mortage problems. The phone number is 1-888-995-4673 and the helpline is staffed by HUD-approved counselors.
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
(Separate Website)
The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta runs several affordable housing programs in Atlanta. Housemate Match is a program which connects older homeowners with rooms for rent with tenants. Home But Not Alone is a program that connects homeowners with rooms for rent with HIV-positive tenants looking for affordable housing.
List of Housing Counseling Agencies
(Separate Website)
Welcome to the listing of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies! HUD funds housing counseling agencies throughout the country who can give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Consumer Credit Counseling Services Web Site
(Separate Website)
Consumer Credit Counseling Services provides budget counseling, educational programs, debt management assistance and housing counseling. Counseling is available online, by telephone, and in person - in Spanish and in English.
By: Consumer Credit Counseling Services
211 of South Central Georgia
(Separate Website)
2-1-1 is the national abbreviated dialing code for free access to health and human services information and referral (I&R). 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember and universally recognizable number that makes a critical connection between individuals
and families in need and the appropriate community-based organizations and government agencies.
United Way of Central Georgia
(Separate Website)
There are many services and resources that are available to you in your community. United Way 2-1-1 provides you with the information that you need and helps you find the right service for your specific need. Dial 2-1-1 to speak with a trained referral specialist who will help you locate programs and services in your area. The service is free, and provides confidential information for Central Georgians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are equipped to serve the hearing impaired and can accommodate most language
By: United Way
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta 211 Database
(Separate Website)
Links to assistance programs helping people with disabilities, homeless, substance abuse, basic resources such as housing and food assistance in the Metropolitan Atlanta area.
United Way of Northwest Georgia
(Separate Website)
Searchable database of resources in Northwest Georgia for assistance programs helping people with disabilities, homeless, substance abuse, basic resources such as housing and food assistance
By: United Way
List of Housing Counseling Agencies
(Separate Website)
Welcome to the listing of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies! HUD funds housing counseling agencies throughout the country who can give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
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