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Two of the leading non-profit agencies and organization to contact for help in Forsyth County and Cumming Georgia include Place of Forsyth County, Inc. as well as the community action agency, Ninth District Opportunity, Inc.
Programs and assistance offered by Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. include utility, rent, and medications. While the primary purpose and the reason this community action agency exists is to work very closely and in partnership with the working poor and low-income people in Forsyth County, they will also promote access to opportunities leading toward Self-Development, Long Term self-sufficiency, and Self-reliance & Self-determination. Some of the resources and services provided by this non-profit community action agency include help for paying utility and cooling bills, prescription medications and rental assistance. In addition, the non-profit also provides low income with employment services, budget and debt counseling and food distribution and access to food vouchers.
In addition, the community action agency also runs the federal government LIHEAP Heating and Cooling Bill Assistance Program. This is an energy program that will provide qualifying households with a one time cash payment/grant of up to $350 towards paying their electric bill.
Call the Ninth District at (770) 889-9420.
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Abba House helps women over 18. This agency provides a host of services to females 18 years of age and above and will help those with or without children including a food pantry, possible financial assistance, and a clothing closet. Dial (678) 947-2850.
Cumming based Place of Forsyth County, Inc. (phone (770) 887-1098) is a local non-profit agency that offers numerous services to low income, working poor and the elderly. Some of the assistance programs offered include emergency financial assistance (for individuals and families that are facing utility-cut-off or disconnections, eviction or foreclosure), vouchers for free or low cost medical prescriptions, emergency food aid, language translation for Spanish speaking individuals, a thrift store and access to various other government food programs. In addition they offer free school supplies and clothes for children in need who are full time students.
In addition to the services offered and noted above, the Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. can also provide qualifying households and patients help with obtaining free or reduced priced medications from pharmaceutical programs. They coordinate so called patient assistance programs. Read more.
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