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The Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority (FACAA) assists families and individuals of Fulton County and Atlanta by offering them various resources and programs that enable them to emerge from economic despair, help pay energy bills, stop evictions, prevent homelessness, and overall improve their living conditions.
Emergency Assistance - This program offered by FACAA provides grants and funds to help people make it thru a crisis, such as a job loss, medical emergency, foreclosure or eviction proceedings, or some other emergency. Some of the programs and assistance offered includes :
Georgia Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
This will help low and moderate income people pay their winter heating bills as well as summer cooling bills through home heating energy assistance grants and crisis grants. It is run by the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority. Crisis grants help those people who are in an emergency situation. You do not need to have an unpaid bill to receive home heating or cooling energy assistance. This program is available at designated times throughout the year, such as November and during the late spring. More on the low income energy assistance program.
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Job Guidance, Employment and Counseling
The employment services offered by the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority has undergone a change in which a shift of services has occurred within FACAA. Now their services have been steered to a more creative approach to assisting the unemployed. The FACAA organization now provides scheduled workshops, job finding assistance, and individual counseling in the following areas:
Contact the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority at one of its locations. Buckhead (Main Office) Phone: 404.320.0166, South Fulton Phone: 404-559-6040 , East Atlanta Phone: 404-370-7060.
Another local agency to turn to for aid is the North Fulton Community Charities. This agency also offers several different programs and access to funds for short term expenses. Last year they provided almost 25,000 food items, they provided over $1.2 million in cash grants and financial assistance for bills and housing expenses, and they provided clothing to over 2,000 families.
One of the main goals of the non-profit North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC), which is a so called human service agency, is to prevent people from being evicted, stop homelessness, and utility service disconnections. The agency is committed to preventing homelessness of individuals in Atlanta and Fulton County. The NFCC agency assists individuals and families by providing for basic needs such as food, utility bill assistance and rent, and even high quality clothing. They focus the aid on people facing a short term emergency. (770) 640-0399
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Some resources and programs provide aid for the entire state, Atlanta as well as Fulton County. Get help with rent, foreclosure prevention, utility bills, and other financial assistance.
Atlanta Urban Ministries provide financial assistance to children and women and children who are experiencing financial challenges, such as potential homelessness, food shortages, or loss of utility service. They focus on keeping families together. Call (404) 881-1991
Another local resource to turn to for help is the Atlanta and Fulton County Salvation Army. The agency provides emergency, crisis, and life-sustaining assistance. they do this by providing low income, unemployed, and other needy people with money for paying rent/mortgage, food aid, clothing,, utility bill help, school supplies, furniture, and household supplies to families and individuals who are facing a financial crisis or short term hardship. They run a family service center in Atlanta. 404-486-2710.
Various programs are administered by the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry Foundation. They offer help for the homeless in Atlanta and Fulton County, provides funds for paying rent and preventing evictions, and may even have funds to pay utility and summer cooling bills. Call the agency at (404) 755-3353.
If you live in the Atlanta zip codes of 30319 or 30341, the St. Martin in the Fields Emergency Assistance Fund may have financial assistance for you if you are facing a hardship. You can only receive a small amount (up to $50) every six months. But they can help with rent, utility bills, health care and prescription drug costs, your mortgage and water bills. Phone (404) 261-4292.
Toco Hills Community Alliance, which is located at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church and can be reached at (404) 634-3336, offers a food pantry in addition to providing financial assistance and cash grants for paying rent expenses and utilities to individuals and families in need of aid.
Living Room - People and their immediate families who are impacted by HIV/AIDS can get assistance. Offers emergency housing, and the non-profit will also provide emergency financial assistance for paying past due rent, mortgages, and utility bills. 341 Ponce de Leon Ave. Rm. 438, Ponce De Leon Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, dial (404) 616-6332
Sullivan Center, Inc. - This non-profit organization facilitates an array of services that were created to assist low income clients overcome temporary hardships. Many volunteers work at this location. 643 Dill Ave., SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, (404) 753-0531
Dunwoody Baptist Church - Benevolence Assistance Ministry - Church offers financial assistance, food pantry, job information, career counseling and counseling. Dunwoody, Georgia 30338, phone (770) 280-1240
Community Assistance Center (CAC) - Helps pay for basic needs and homeless prevention, so rent help. Also CAC offers financial assistance, free food, clothing, holiday food baskets and Christmas and holiday gifts for children during the December holidays. CAC serves residents of the cities of Sandy Springs, GA (in Fulton County) and Dunwoody GA (in DeKalb County). 1130 Hightower Tr., Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350, dial (770) 552-4015
SafeHouse Outreach is a local charity that offers some housing assistance programs, health care, job assistance, food, church services, prayer and more to qualified low income. (404) 523-2221
Discounts and financial aid for water bills is provided to seniors and low income customers who are faced with a crisis situation. Additional assistance can be provided for repairs and maintenance of pipes and plumbing. Find more information on water bill assistance in Atlanta.
While many homeowners may not realize it, Catholic Charities has a foreclosure assistance program for Atlanta and Fulton County homeowners. They help people of all faiths and religions. the agency employes certified housing counselors who are available to provide expertise and mortgage assistance to homeowners who are in mortgage default (or undergoing a foreclosure) or approaching mortgage default. Programs are even available to help someone by a new home, or refinance a mortgage. Dial 770-790-3112 for an appointment.
Another HUD approved counseling agency is CredAbility - Atlanta Office. This non profit credit, foreclosure assistance, and debt agency provides assistance with consumer education, credit counseling, foreclosure prevention, homeowner/home purchase counseling, predatory lending awareness program, bankruptcy counseling, HUD counseling agencies, low income home loans and mortgages, personal financial management, and mortgage company complaints. (800) 251-2227
Atlanta based Home Owner Mortgage Education, Inc. offers a wide variety of services and resources including mortgage review, loan modification, foreclosure prevention and counseling, and loss mitigation. Dial (404) 452-1976.
Home-Free USA is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency that focuses on foreclosure prevention. Counselors work to lower the rate on a homeowners mortgage and/or set up a loan modification with their bank or lender to help bring their account and mortgage payment current. (404) 607-0800
Another option is a mortgage help center that was opened by Fannie Mae. It provides free foreclosure and counseling services. Click here to learn more.
If you need help for a crisis situation, such as funds to stop an eviction or to keep your utility service from being disconnected, try this places. Society of St. Vincent De Paul, Atlanta ((678) 892-6164) provides financial assistance, a food bank, GED programs, and other services. The Salvation Army - Fulton also offers emergency assistance and money to aid persons in a crisis situation in the areas of food, clothing, lodging and housing, rent and utility bill assistance. (404) 486-2710.
If you are facing an eviction from your home or apartment, need money to pay a security deposit, or are just behind on your regular monthly rent payments, some of the non-profit agencies and charities to turn to for housing assistance in Atlanta and Fulton County include:
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City of Refuge, Inc. is an Atlanta agency that provides affordable and accessible high quality primary medical and health care to medically undeserved and at risk individuals in the Fulton County Georgia area. Dial (404) 564-7749.
Another health care clinic is Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Inc. This facility offers numerous medical programs including primary health and dental care, free pediatric service and checkups for children who do not have heath coverage, dental assistance, and referrals. Dial (678) 843-8600, or learn about other free health care programs.
With tens of thousands of families lacking health insurance in the area, the demand for high quality, yet low cost medical care has never been greater. There are other options out there that can help meet the health and dental care of the low income, unemployed, and people who may be struggling. Locate more Fulton County Georgia clinics, which are in addition to the two locations above.
Ben Hill United Methodist Church - Runs a food pantry and a clothing closet. Atlanta GA. (404) 344-0618
Calvary United Methodist Church - Food pantry. (404) 753-8151
Greater MissionWorks, Inc. - Distributes food, and is also a food stamping facility. (404) 881-6700
True Church of God Outreach Ministry, Inc. - Provides clothes and free food. (404) 753-2890
Free diapers in Atlanta - A couple local non-profit organizations provide free diapers to Fulton County and Atlanta families. Learn more on free diapers and how to apply.
There are a few dozen other primary food banks, churches and pantries located across Atlanta and the county. Some also provide financial assistance and/or clothes. Read more on Fulton County food banks.
There are other services that cover both Atlanta and Fulton County. Learn more on the city of Atlanta assistance programs.
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