Georgia Assistance and Aid Programs

Find how to get assistance in all cities and counties in Georgia, including Atlanta and Augusta. In addition to the assistance programs offered by the state of Georgia that you will find below, there are organizations and charities that can provide additional help. More.

Assistance Programs

Rent Assistance From Housing Choice Voucher Program
This is an assistance program that helps low income families and individuals with paying rent, and works with them to rent decent and safe dwelling units in the private rental market. The program helps maintain their rent payments at an affordable amount. Find additional help with rent.

After School Services
Available for youth ages 6 through 19. The majority of youth served in this program come from low-and moderate income families. The primary components of after school and summer programs include academic enrichment activities, physical activity, health education, and teen employment opportunities.

PeachCare for Kids
This is a low cost or free health insurance program for children up to age of 19 to help families pay for medical bills and health care expenses. This plan is free for children under age six.

Subsidized Child Care - Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS)
This assistance program will help Georgia families pay for early childhood and school age care programs, and help pay for child care bills. State subsidized care is available for kids from the age birth to age 13, or up to age 18 if the children has special needs.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
This is the monthly cash assistance grant program intended for poor families with children under age 18.

Medicaid
Medicaid is an aid program that will provide health care services to families and individuals that meet the requirements for income, citizenship, and resources.

Georgia Foreclosure Aid and Mortgage Help
Georgia has a foreclosure program that assist families with the foreclosure process. More.

Georgia Food Stamp
This program will provides monthly benefits to low-income households that need help, and it will assist them with paying for the cost of food. A household may be a family, one person living alone, or several, unrelated individuals who are living together who routinely purchase and prepare their meals together. Anyone may apply for food stamp benefits. This aid program will help households that have limited resources and income.

Assistance From Georgia Cities and Counties

Atlanta

Athens-Clarke County (Athens)

Augusta-Richmond County (Augusta)

Bibb County (Macon)

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Cherokee County (Canton)

Colquitt County (Moultrie)

Coweta County (Newnan)

Dougherty County (Albany)

Fulton County (Atlanta)

Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville)

Muscogee County (Columbus)

Newton County (Covington)

Rockdale County (Conyers)

Whitfield County (Dalton)

Utility Bill Assistance in Georgia

Energy Crisis Program
This assistance program is available for the homebound, eligible seniors, or households with life-threatening issues. It was created to assist those who have received a disconnection notice or a service disconnection and that need help addressing the issue.

Households in Georgia are considered to be facing an energy crisis if they have the lack or the threat of loss of heating services in their homes.

Eligible households will receive assistance that will help prevent their service from being interrupted and to restore service to the home.

Regular Home Energy Assistance
This financial assistance program will be mainly in the form of locally issued checks paid directly to home energy suppliers on behalf of eligible households.

The amount of aid paid to both non-subsidized renters and homeowners who receive a bill for their fuel cost will depend on the household income, household size, characteristics of the household, and the payment schedule for home heating energy.

Weatherization
The Weatherization Program will provide low-cost home energy conservation improvements to eligible Georgia households. Improvements may include, but are not limited to, caulking, installing ceiling insulation, weather-stripping, etc.