Tag: Cobb County

Food Pantry

Ray-Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church

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Ray-Thomas Memorial offers a Community Food Bank for individuals and families in urgent need in our Tri-County area.  They support families through Cobb County school social workers, through referrals from MUST Ministry, and through self-referral. 

The RTM Food Pantry is open on Thursday mornings from 10 – 12 noon. Walk ins are welcome, but it is highly recommended recipients call ahead no later than noon on Tuesday of the week they need food to make an appointment: 770-998-9321, ext. 221.

Services Offered:

  • Food Pantry – Thursday, 10:00 AM – Noon
Clothing, Employment, Food Pantry, Hot Meals, Street Outreach, Transportation

St. Ann’s Catholic Church

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St. Ann’s has a wide range of ministries, providing extensive services to those in need.

Services Offered:

  • My Brother’s Keeper homeless outreach
    • Mobile food pantry
    • Bike program
    • Backpacks with necessary items
    • Candles
    • Good samaritan bags
  • Meals on Wheels
    • For senior citizens
    • For sick and homebound
  • Dismas House Ministries (transition from incarceration to community)
  • Career Quest
    • Networking
    • Job coaching
    • Workshops
Clothing, Employment, Food Pantry, Hot Meals, Housing, Job Skills

MUST Ministries

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MUST addresses the basic needs of individuals, families and children with facilities in the Cobb and Cherokee counties and programs in numerous other counties. MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God’s challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or are being served.

Services Offered:

  • Food pantry
  • Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen lunch program
  • Emergency shelter
  • Permanent supportive housing
  • Employment assistance
  • Skills training
  • Clothing assistance
  • Summer lunch program
Legal Assistance

Atlanta Legal Aid

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Since 1924, Atlanta Legal Aid Society has offered free civil legal aid (housing, consumer, family & health) for low income people across metro Atlanta. With five neighborhood offices, three offices in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals, three county courthouse projects, a variety of self-help clinics, and countless community education programs, Legal Aid lawyers and volunteers reach tens of thousands of people annually. 

Counties Served:

  • Fulton County
  • Clayton County
  • Dekalb County
  • Cobb County
  • Gwinnett County
Food Pantry, Housing, Job Skills, Transportation

The Center for Family Resources

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The Center for Family Resources is a Cobb County-based organization that works exclusively to serve local families and individuals that are either homeless or in danger of becoming homeless.

Services Offered:

  • Multiple short-term housing programs
  • Life skills classes on topics such as budgeting, parenting, and identifying toxic relationships
  • A job lab to assist with career searching, resume writing, and interview coaching
  • GED prep program that provides one-on-one coaching and group classes
  • An on-site food pantry with fresh produce and breads, a wide variety of canned goods, and other essentials like diapers, infant formula, and personal hygiene items
  • Local mobile food distribution events for pre-registered clients in specified neighborhoods
  • Employee Assistance Program management for local companies