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Fayette County Assistance Programs
Get help for paying rent, utilities, health care expenses, and other bills
One of the leading agencies is the Fayette Samaritans, Inc. The agency can be reached at (770) 719-2707, and is based in Fayetteville Georgia. The non-profit charity type agency offers various forms of financial help and cash grants to individuals and families. Qualified applicants can receive assistance with utility bills, free food, general financial assistance, clothing, and limited medical expense assistance. Financial aid from the organization is made available once a year to people who need help. In addition, individuals can receive groceries every two weeks and the programs they offer can even assist food stamps recipients.
Real Life Center, Inc. is another organization that has as its goal the task if providing help for low income and hurting people by giving them short term relief and a means to cope with the financial, emotional, and spiritual hardships of life. Services and assistance provided to qualified individuals includes a food pantry, clothing closet, assistance with finding a job and increasing income, employment services, furniture provision, and financial assistance for bills and housing expenses. In addition to these offerings, an automobile repair program is available and clients of the agency will only need to pay only 10% of the automobile repair cost. (770) 631-9334.
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Weatherization
The federal government created the weatherization program in order to help people save on and reduce their heating and utility bills. The program is free to qualified homeowners. Homeowners can receive energy saving improvements and updates to their homes, including insulation, caulking, and much more. Dial the community action agency at (404) 363-0575.
Assistance from the community action agency
Residents of Fayette County can get help from the Clayton County Community Services Authority, Inc. Yes, the organization also serves as the agency for Fayette County residents. The types and numbers of assistance programs they provide are extensive.
They run what is known as a Community Support Component. This particular program provides qualified people with emergency short term financial assistance for paying bills and other expenses. Qualified individuals can also receive so called case management services and counseling. Members of the agency can even provide resource referrals to individuals and families who are faced with unexpected crisis situations. This can include losing a home to foreclosure, evictions, utility disconnections, foreclosures filings, and even emergency food assistance. The goal is to help families move towards self-sufficiency.
Through the Case Management services offered, individuals or families can also be provided with financial counseling in both consumer education and budgetary management. These types of counseling programs can help people deal with debt problems. In addition, eligible people can also receive referrals to other support service agencies and government programs, including Supplemental Security Income, Social Security, Veterans Benefits and government Unemployment Benefits. Call the Fayette Georgia community action agency at (404) 363-0575.
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