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Adoption

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Clothing / Supplies

Domestic Violence

Employment

  • Dress for Success Georgia

    Professional clothing and career support for women. Mon–Thu, 9–4.

  • Goodwill of North Georgia — Career Centers

    Free job search help, résumés, training and certifications at 14 career centers, plus a 24/7 virtual career center.

  • WorkSource Georgia

    Statewide

    Free career planning, job-readiness training and help finding approved training, through centers in 19 regions.

  • American Job Centers (CareerOneStop)

    Nationwide

    Free local help with job searches, training and career services. Find your nearest American Job Center online or by phone.

  • Dress for Success

    Nationwide

    Professional clothing and career support for women. Find your local Dress for Success on the website.

  • Easterseals — Employment Services

    Nationwide

    Job training and employment support for people with disabilities through local Easterseals affiliates.

  • Goodwill Career Centers

    Nationwide

    Free job training, career coaching, résumé and interview help at local Goodwill career centers.

Potential Financial Assistance

  • Catholic Charities Atlanta

    Help with rent, utilities and housing counseling, plus pregnancy counseling and immigration services.

  • St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

    Emergency help with rent, utilities, food and prescriptions. The assistance line routes you to your local volunteer conference.

  • The Salvation Army — Georgia

    Statewide

    Rent, utility and other emergency help through local Salvation Army centers. Apply online at sahelp.org or call 2-1-1.

  • Catholic Charities USA (Find a Local Agency)

    Nationwide

    Find the Catholic Charities agency serving your area for emergency, family and housing help.

  • Modest Needs

    Nationwide

    Small one-time grants for working individuals and families facing an emergency expense. Apply online.

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul

    Nationwide

    Parish volunteers who help neighbors in need. The national office does not give direct help: ask your nearest Catholic parish for its St. Vincent de Paul conference.

  • The Salvation Army

    Nationwide

    Emergency rent, utility and other assistance through local Salvation Army offices nationwide.

Food Programs

Health Assistance

Housing Assistance & Shelters

  • Nicholas House

    Emergency shelter, rehousing and supportive housing for homeless families with children. Families are referred through Coordinated Entry (no walk-ins).

  • St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

    Emergency help with rent, utilities, food and prescriptions. The assistance line routes you to your local volunteer conference.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Prevention, shelter and housing help for families facing homelessness, through nearly 200 local affiliates. Find yours on the website.

Infant & Baby Equipment

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

  • Center for Black Women's Wellness — Atlanta Healthy Start

    Care during pregnancy and after birth from nurses, family support specialists and a mental-health provider, plus Sister Circle peer support groups (ext. 121).

  • Healthy Families Georgia

    Statewide

    Free home visiting and parent support from pregnancy to age 5 through nine programs covering 26 counties.

  • Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia (Care Line)

    Statewide

    Free, confidential Care Line connecting pregnant and postpartum families to care and support. Mon–Fri, 9–5.

  • Postpartum Support International — Georgia Chapter

    Statewide

    Find a trained counselor or an online or in-person support group for depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after birth. PSI HelpLine: call or text (800) 944-4773.

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    Nationwide

    Call or text 988 any time if you are in crisis.

  • National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

    Nationwide

    Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA, free and confidential, for support before, during and after pregnancy.

  • Postpartum Support International HelpLine

    Nationwide

    Support and local resources for postpartum depression and anxiety.

Parenting Classes

  • Center for Black Women's Wellness — Atlanta Healthy Start

    Care during pregnancy and after birth from nurses, family support specialists and a mental-health provider, plus Sister Circle peer support groups (ext. 121).

  • Families First

    Adoption, foster care and parenting support, including help and training for adoptive, kinship and foster parents.

  • 1-800-CHILDREN Helpline (Positive Childhood Alliance Georgia)

    Statewide

    Free statewide helpline with bilingual staff who connect parents to parenting support, counseling and local programs. Mon–Fri, 8–6. Not for reporting abuse.

  • Parents as Teachers

    Nationwide

    Free home visiting and parent education for expecting families and parents of young children, through local affiliates.

  • Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

    Nationwide

    Self-paced online parenting courses (also in Spanish). Many states and local agencies offer them free.

Pregnancy Centers

Special Needs Assistance

  • Easterseals North Georgia

    Inclusive early education, early intervention therapies, autism and early-childhood mental-health services, free for income-qualifying families.

  • FOCUS + Fragile Kids

    Support groups, hospital support, camps and equipment grants for metro Atlanta families of children who are medically fragile or have disabilities.

  • Parent to Parent of Georgia

    Statewide

    Free statewide support for families of children and young adults (to 26) with disabilities or special health care needs: support-parent matching and a special-needs database. Atlanta: (770) 451-5484.

  • Easterseals

    Nationwide

    Services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Find your local Easterseals affiliate.

  • Parent to Parent USA

    Nationwide

    Matches parents of children with disabilities or special health needs with a trained support parent. Find your state program on the map.

  • The Arc

    Nationwide

    Support and advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, through 549 chapters.

Support for Fathers

Transportation

  • St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

    Emergency help with rent, utilities, food and prescriptions. The assistance line routes you to your local volunteer conference.

  • Georgia Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NEMT)

    Statewide

    Free rides to covered appointments for Medicaid members with no other way to get there. Call your region's broker (listed on the page) at least three workdays ahead.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Local Family Promise affiliates help families facing homelessness, including gas cards, transit passes and car-related help where available.

  • Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NEMT)

    Nationwide

    Medicaid covers free rides to covered appointments for members with no other way to get there. Call your Medicaid health plan, ideally two days ahead.