Homeless Youth, Street Outreach

Standup For Kids

StandUp For Kids – Atlanta has been consistently on the streets of Atlanta since 2003 serving homeless and at-risk youth. They also work with students who are identified in Fulton, Gwinnett and Hall counties schools that are experiencing a change in their home setting.

Services Offered:

  • Street outreach (food, clothing, hygiene products, counseling)
  • School-based mentoring
Addiction & Recovery Housing, Disabled Housing, Men Housing, Veterans Housing

Trinity Community Ministries

Trinity Community Ministries provides transitional and permanent housing support services for homeless men in recovery, with an emphasis on veterans, disabled, and chronically homeless men.

Services Offered:

  • Trinity House transition housing
  • Trinity Living permanent supportive housing

Family Housing, Job Skills, Life Skills, Parenting Skills, Women & Children Housing

Nicholas House

Nicholas House provides four housing programs along with supportive services to meet the various levels of need that homeless families in Atlanta face. Nicholas House provides housing for homeless families consisting of at minimum one parent or guardian and one child. Our residents stay with us for an extended period of time while participating in our programs.

Services Offered:

  • Housing
  • Adult education & training
  • Youth services program
  • Aftercare
Food Pantry, Healthcare Services, Identification Assistance, Job Skills

Central Outreach & Advocacy Center

Central Outreach and Advocacy Center is open for services Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. On Wednesdays, in addition to the morning hours, we are also open from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Services Offered:

  • Birth certificates & ID cards
  • Emergency food pantry
  • Eye clinic
  • Reading glasses
  • Food stamp application assistance
  • Main Frame Job Readiness Program
Disabled Housing, HIV/AIDS Housing

Living Room

Living Room serves individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS by providing subsidized supportive housing, housing referrals and housing-related emergency assistance. 

Services Offered:

  • Emergency lodging
  • Supportive housing
  • Tenant based rental assistance
  • Special needs housing assistance program
  • Permanent housing placement
  • Short term rent/mortgage/utility assistance
  • Recuperative care
  • Housing counseling
Healthcare Services, Hot Meals, Job Skills, Women & Children Housing

City of Refuge

City of Refuge is a faith-based environment that helps individuals and families transition out of crisis by focusing on four key impact areas: Health & Wellness, Housing, Vocational Training, and Youth Development.

Services Offered:

  • Health & Wellness
    • 180° Kitchen
    • Mercy Care Clinic
  • Vocational Training
    • Workforce Innovation Hub
    • NAPA Auto Center
    • 180° Kitchen Culinary Arts Academy
    • Veterans Molding Minds
  • Housing – Eden Village (single mothers & children)
  • Youth Development
    • Feed my lambs
    • Kid City
    • Bright Futures Academy

Food Pantry, Identification Assistance, Men's Clothing, Rental Assistance, Transportation, Utility Assistance

Midtown Assistance Center

Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) is a non-profit whose mission is to provide emergency assistance to low-income working Atlantans to help prevent homelessness and hunger during periods of crisis.

Services Offered:

  • Rent and Utilities: MAC provides assistance to low-income, working households that are in a temporary financial crisis to prevent eviction and disconnection of electricity, gas, and water.
  • Groceries: MAC has a food pantry that provides non-perishable food for households experiencing a temporary shortage. Even though MAC’s clients are below the poverty line, many are not eligible for food stamps and need help with putting food on the table.
  • Transportation: MAC provides MARTA passes for people job hunting, or with a new job, until they receive their first paycheck.
  • Clothing and Shoes: MAC’s clothing closet provides men with interview and work outfits. MAC also purchases nonslip shoes and black pants for restaurant workers and steel-toed boots for construction workers.
  • Georgia Identification: Without ID, finding a job is nearly impossible. MAC helps pay for people to get a state ID.
  • Referrals: When clients are in need of more than MAC can provide, staff refer clients to partner organizations.
Clothing, Food Pantry

In-Town Community Ministries

Intown Collaborative Ministries, a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving the 30306 and 30307 ZIP codes. Our mission is to prevent and reverse homelessness and hunger in Intown Atlanta. We were born out of the work of ICA (Intown Community Assistance), which served the neighborhood for over three decades.

Location: Druid Hills Presbyterian Church 1026 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30306

Services Offered:

  • Clothing Closet – Monday, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Food Pantry – Saturday, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Food Co-Op
Disabled Housing, Family Housing, Housing, Mental Illness Housing, Veterans Housing

HOPE Atlanta

HOPE Atlanta provides the most comprehensive approach to tackling homelessness in our Atlanta region. They uncover why individuals fall into a distressed state and how to connect them to the right service and support to get back on their feet again. By narrowing in on four key areas, HOPE Atlanta is helping more people out of the cycle of homelessness and on to a path of a stable, healthy life.

Services Offered:

  • Housing
  • Outreach
  • Prevention
  • Reunification (help to get home)
  • Emergency Services
  • Eviction Prevention