Homeless Shelters and Transitional Housing in Savannah and Southeast Georgia
Securing emergency shelter and long term, stable housing is critical to personal health, physical safety, and long-term financial stability. This directory of short term, temporary housing covers options ranging from homeless shelters to transitional housing for people of all backgrounds and situations. However, program guidelines change frequently based on federal HUD funding cycles and municipal resources.
- NOTE: Because shelter capacities, eligibility restrictions, intake hours, and funding levels shift rapidly, people are strongly advised to contact facilities via telephone prior to visiting in person. Do not travel to an overnight shelter location without verifying open bed availability or completing their required coordinated entry intake assessment.
Coastal and Southeast Georgia has a mix of metropolitan emergency resources, dedicated domestic violence safe havens, and community-driven church ministries providing help to people in need. For immediate, comprehensive navigation assistance, you can also dial 2-1-1 anywhere in Georgia to connect with regional Coordinated Entry programs that manage placements for local housing networks.
Chatham County
Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah - Chatham County, Inc.
Address: 618 W. Anderson St., Savannah, GA 31415. Phone Number: (912) 238-2960. Website: http://www.eoasga.org
This regional community action agency coordinates multiple financial self-sufficiency programs, low-income case management, and homeless prevention services. EOA runs single-room occupancy housing opportunities, Head Start programs, and provides limited financial help for security deposits, first month’s rent, or mobile home lot rental assistance. All of which may help formerly homeless people gain stability.
Tom D. Austin House (part of the Economic Opportunity Authority, Inc.)
Address: 14 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah, GA 31401. Phone Number: (912) 443-9700.
Operated as a specialized housing facility under the EOA network, the Tom D. Austin House offers transitional housing accommodations specifically currently unhoused families and individuals facing recent evictions.
Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless (CSAH) Est. 1989
Address: 7220 Sallie Mood Drive, Savannah, GA 31406. Contact: (912) 813-4614. https://www.homelessauthority.org/
CSAH is the lead agency for coordination of homeless services in Chatham County, serving as the Collaborative Applicant for the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC). CSAH does not typically provide direct services to individuals; it coordinates the system of care and connects people to the right services through its outreach teams. Its street outreach team operates Monday through Saturday, canvassing the county to reach unsheltered individuals. Individuals seeking shelter should call the main line; outreach staff are checking messages and can provide referrals to shelter, food, and housing programs.
Safe Shelter Center for Domestic Violence Services
Website: https://safeshelter.org/. Hotline: (912) 629-8888 Toll-Free: 1-866-390-7233
Safe Shelter operates a confidential emergency shelter and crisis intervention program for survivors of domestic violence in Savannah and Chatham County. Services may include emergency shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, counseling, and transitional support services.
Union Mission, Inc.
Address: 120 Fahm St., Savannah, GA 31401 Phone Number: (912) 236-7423 (Intake Line). Website: https://www.unionmission.org/
Union Mission is a primary provider of emergency housing in Chatham County, maintaining emergency shelters alongside short-term and long-term transitional programs for men, women, and children. Clients are connected directly to wrap-around supportive programs, mental health counseling, life skills groups, and workforce development services. As Union Mission has a goal of helping the homeless gain long term stability.
Greenbriar Children's Center, Inc.
Address: 3709 Hopkins Street, Savannah, GA 31405. Phone Number: (912) 234-3431. Website: https://greenbriarchildrenscenter.org/
Focuses on child welfare and strengthening of families. Greenbriar may offer emergency and long-term residential housing services for runaway, unaccompanied, abandoned, or neglected youth. They also provide high-quality early childhood development programs and family counseling options to clients of the housing services across Chatham and neighboring counties.
Social Apostolate of Savannah
Address: 502 E. Liberty St., Savannah, GA 31401. Phone Number: (912) 233-1877. Website: http://socialapostolate.org
Operating under the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, this center functions as a critical drop-in for the unhoused and stabilization resource rather than an overnight shelter. They offer hot nutritional meals from their soup kitchen, emergency grocery pantry bags, clothing items, and a vital documents program to assist homeless individuals in obtaining state IDs and birth certificates required for housing enrollment. They also help people find local options for temporary housing.
Old Savannah City Mission
Address: 2414 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31401. Phone Number: (912) 232-1979. Website: https://oldsavannahcitymission.org/
A privately funded nonprofit emergency shelter and recovery center. It provides dedicated overnight emergency rescue beds for men, nutritious daily meals, a clothing bank, and an intensive long-term residential substance recovery and job skills development framework.
Family Promise of the Coastal Empire
Address: 1000 Eisenhower Dr., Savannah, GA 31406. Phone Number: (912) 790-9400. Website: https://www.familypromisece.org/
Serving Chatham, Bryan, and Effingham counties, this agency addresses family homelessness by providing emergency shelter, meal support, and comprehensive case management for unhoused families with minor children to keep parents and children together.
Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter
Address: 514 E. Henry Street, Savannah, GA 31401. Phone Number: (912) 234-4048. Website: https://parkplaceyes.org/
Offers emergency, temporary residential sheltering services specifically tailored for runaway, unhoused, and at-risk adolescents (ages 11–17). Programs focus on immediate safety, behavioral support, and family reunification strategies.
Inner City Night Shelter
Address: 124 Arnold St., Savannah, GA 31401. Phone Number: (912) 232-4673. Website: http://www.icns-sav.com/
An established nightly shelter resource providing warm evening meals, secure sleeping quarters, bathing facilities, and supportive case management pipelines for individuals looking to break the cycle of homelessness.
Glynn County
Glynn Community Crisis Center, Inc.
Address: Mailing: P.O. Box 278, Brunswick, Georgia 31521 (Physical shelter location confidential for safety). Phone Number: (912) 264-1348 (Admin) / Crisis Line handling safe intakes: (912) 264-4357. Website: https://amityhouse.org
Operates the emergency safe shelter known as Amity House. The organization serves adults and children fleeing immediate domestic violence or intimate partner abuse. Comprehensive aid includes a 24-hour crisis hotline, trauma counseling, legal advocacy, support groups, and assistance transitioning into independent housing.
The Salvation Army - Brunswick Corps & Shelter
Address: 1620 Reynolds St (Shelter location) / 1623 Union St (Corps Office), Brunswick, GA 31520 . Phone Number: (912) 262-2915 (Shelter Operations) or (912) 265-9381 (Social Services). Website: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ga/brunswick/reynolds-st/
Fills a critical need in Glynn County by providing standard nightly emergency shelter beds, dining services, and critical financial emergency case management (such as limited utility assistance or eviction prevention depending on seasonal funding availability).
Safe Harbor Center
Address: 2215 Gloucester St, Brunswick, GA 31520. Phone Number: (912) 267-6000. Website: https://safeharborcenterinc.org/
A comprehensive multi-program resource operating Zach's Place (a temporary emergency housing shelter for homeless and runaway children up to age 17) and the STRIVE Transitional Living Services program, which equips at-risk transition-age young adults with supportive housing, education options, and employment paths to prevent long-term homelessness.
FaithWorks - The Well & Open Doors Programs
Address: 2911 Altama Ave (Administrative), Brunswick, GA 31520 Phone Number: (912) 261-8512. Website: https://www.faithworksministry.org/
FaithWorks addresses the immediate needs of unhoused individuals in Brunswick via The Well, a daytime hospitality and resource center offering showers, laundry machines, mail service, and direct service navigation. They also operate Open Doors, a supportive housing network designed to transition working, formerly homeless individuals into permanent housing.
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