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Pregnancy & family help in Georgia

58 organizations in Georgia offering help with pregnancy, housing, food, childcare, adoption and more. We checked each one before listing it, but hours and services change, so please call ahead.

Adoption

Free / Subsidized Childcare

Churches / Baby Closets

Clothing / Supplies

Domestic Violence

  • Georgia Domestic Violence Hotline (GCADV)

    Statewide

    24-hour statewide hotline (voice/TTY, Spanish spoken) that connects you with the nearest domestic-violence program for shelter, safety planning and advocacy.

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.

Potential Financial Assistance

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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