Community and Social Services Resource Center

Local Community Resources

Affordable Housing

Douglas County Habitat for Humanity
6658 Church St, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-489-8883

Douglas County Housing Authority
8474 Pounds Cir, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-942-3121

Child/Family Services

Children’s Voice: CASA, Inc.
8700 Hospital Dr 3rd Floor, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-577-7228

Douglas County Task Force on Family Violence
8470 Earl D. Lee Blvd, Douglasville, GA 30134 (Douglasville)
770-942-2121
1046 Oak Ridge Rd, Austell, GA 30168 (Lithia Springs)
678-486-1300
Crisis Line: 678-715-1196

DFCS
8473 Duralee Ln Suite 100, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-489-3000

Family Transition Center
5682 Palazzo Way #106, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-485-4030

S.H.A.R.E. House
770-949-0626
24-Hour Crisis Line: 770-489-7513
8460 Courthouse Square E #4, Douglasville, GA 30134

Southwest Key Programs
8334 Office Park Dr, Douglasville, GA 30134

Vision 21 Concepts, Inc. (Crossroads for Life Ministries)
12591 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Douglasville, GA 30134
678-324-7950

Tallatoona
6287 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-817-4666 x 4

Collaborative

Douglas County C.O.R.E.
8700 Hospital Dr, Douglasville, GA 30134
404-545-3556

Community Service Organization

Kiwanis
9340 The Landing Dr, Douglasville, GA 30135
770-308-1265

Rotary Club
P.O. Box 1399, Douglasville, GA 30133

Financial Assistance

Douglas County United Way
6279 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134
Helpline: 404-614-1000
United Way has partnerships in Douglas County for Covid-19 financial assistance.

Tallatoona
6287 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-817-4666 x 4

Food Insecurity / Food Pantry

A Gift of Love
3870 Longview Dr, Douglasville, GA 30135
770-672-4707
770-947-8200

Samaritan House
8366 Grady St, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-949-7335

Sweetwater Mission
6130 Hotel St, Austell, GA 30168

The Pantry
9633 GA-5, Douglasville, GA 30135
770-217-0729

Warehouse of Hope
100 Hunter Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-489-0509

General Public Health

American Red Cross
9851 Commerce Way, Douglasville, GA 30135
770-852-4972

Cobb & Douglas Public Health
6770 Selman Dr, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-949-1970

Goods Delivery/Thrift Store

Faith in Action
678-379-3812

Loving Hands Ministries
6461 Church St, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-577-1777

Salvation Army
8493 Bowden St, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-942-7188

Homeless Shelters

Douglas County Homeless Shelter
1755 Sandy Ln #2574, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-949-4911

JC Freedom House
P.O. Box 821, Douglasville, GA 30133
770-675-3817

Mental Health

Community Services Board
5905 Stewart Pkwy, Douglasville, GA 30135
770-949-8082

Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL)
800-715-4225

Senior Care

Douglas County Senior Services
6287 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134
770-489-3106 

Substance Abuse

Nichols Center
6534 Spring Street, Douglasville, GA 30134
678-634-8989

Metro Atlanta Service Agencies

Animals

Angels Among Us
This Alpharetta-based nonprofit rescues dogs and cats in North Georgia and is asking for sanitizing and cleaning supplies.

Atlanta Humane Society
The nonprofit pet rescue organization has expended its free pet food assistance program and is offering free virtual veterinary assistance.

Furkids
With a cat shelter in Cumming and a dog shelter in Alpharetta, this nonprofit rescues homeless animals and tries to connect them with foster homes.

LifeLine Animal Project
This nonprofit manages DeKalb and Fulton County Animal Services and provides low-cost veterinary care at its clinic and runs outreach programs to provide pets with free veterinary care, transportation and pet supplies.

PAWS Atlanta
While this Decatur-based animal shelter had suspended cat and dog intakes and adoptions, it is still placing animals with foster families.

Pet Buddies Food Pantry
This nonprofit aims to provide pet food, supplies, and spay and neuter services to families in need.

Zoo Atlanta
Located in Grant Park, the zoo has shut down operations due to the crisis but has issued matching donation challenges to try to retain staff and care for its animals.

Arts and Entertainment

Atlanta Artist Lost Gig Fund
This C4 Atlanta program is designed to financially assist artists affected by canceled events and gigs in the Atlanta area.

Atlanta Artist Relief Fund
This program aims to cook and deliver meals to Atlanta theater employees and performers who are out of work in the Atlanta area.

Kimono My House
Atlanta musicians created this virtual house concert site to play shows using Facebook Live, where audiences are encouraged to donate to the artists.

Farmers

The Farmer Fund
This emergency relief fund was created by a coalition of Atlanta area nonprofits to raise money for local farmers in need.

Financial Assistance and Funding

Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
Created by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way of Greater Atlanta, this fund distributes money to local nonprofits during the pandemic.

State of Georgia Rental Assistance Program
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs administers the State of Georgia Rental Assistance Program (GRA). GRA can help renters with their past due rent and utilities.

North Fulton Community Charities
This nonprofit is accepting financial donations to assist those in need with rent, mortgage, utility and other essential payments.

North Georgia Community Foundation
This nonprofit created a relief fund, where donations are given to local nonprofits addressing the crisis.

Homeless Communities

Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition
This charity, which usually aims to reduce the effect of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, has set up programs to provide necessary goods and food to homeless populations.

Atlanta Mission
With several homeless shelters around Atlanta, this charity provides housing for more than 600 men, women and children.

CaringWorks
This Atlanta-based nonprofit helps hundreds of individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness.

City of Refuge
Operating a homeless shelter in Atlanta, this nonprofit houses and provides food to about 100 women and children.

Community Assistance Center
This nonprofit assists those in need in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs by providing food and rent assistance.

Crossroads Community Ministries
Through Clyde’s Kitchen at Luke’s Episcopal Church, this nonprofit provides meals to homeless communities.

Gateway Center
This southwest Atlanta homeless shelter houses more than 400 residents and is specifically asking for donations of sanitizing products.

HOPE Atlanta
With a specific focus on veterans, newcomers and low-income travelers, this nonprofit provides emergency shelter, transportation and counseling services.

Hosea Feeds the Hungry and Homeless
This Atlanta-based nonprofit provides food to those in need during the crisis, with a specific focus on homeless populations and children.

Love Beyond Walls
Based in College Park, this charity provides hand-washing stations for the homeless community.

Motivation Forward
In the Sweet Auburn neighborhood, this nonprofit is offering meal assistance in addition to services for homeless communities.

Nicholas House
Located in Atlanta, this shelter focuses on keeping homeless families together during the crisis.

Our House
With locations in Atlanta and Decatur, this shelter offers housing for displaced families along with education services for homeless children.

Rainbow Village
Through a family relief fund, this Duluth-based charity assists those experiencing homelessness, poverty and domestic violence.

Remerge
Focusing on vulnerable communities, this Atlanta nonprofit performs wellness checks on homeless populations and provides coloring books to hospitals, health centers and isolated communities.

SafeHouse Outreach
In downtown Atlanta, this shelter is offering more than a hundred meals a night to those in extreme poverty.

Solomon’s Temple Foundation
Operating a shelter in southwest Atlanta, this nonprofit assists those without stable housing.

Meal Assistance

Action Ministries
Based in Atlanta, this charity is providing food to children and families in need in addition to providing six weeks of housing to homeless individuals.

Atlanta Community Food Bank
Through partnerships with local school districts and its network of food banks, this nonprofit hands out food to those in need.

Cobb Community Foundation
This nonprofit created a community response fund to provide food and other basic needs to those in Cobb County.

Concrete Jungle / Repair the World Atlanta
These two organizations have partnered to create food depots in Atlanta and Decatur, where volunteers deliver groceries to those in need.

First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
Located in Midtown, this church is asking for non-perishable food donations for its food drive.

Food4Life Atlanta Survival Program
Created by Food Not Bombs Atlanta, this program aims to create sustainable food sources and deliver groceries to those in need.

Goodr
Based in Atlanta, this sustainable food waste management company created a project to accept food donations to deliver to families in need.

Hands On Atlanta
This nonprofit is asking “ATLiens” to unite and donate to fight food insecurity during the crisis.

Intown Collaborative Ministries
This Atlanta nonprofit is collecting non-perishable food for its food pantry.

Jewish Family & Career Services
This nonprofit operates the Kosher Food Pantry in Dunwoody, which offers food and other household supplies.

MUST Ministries
Operating food pantries in Cobb and Cherokee counties, this charity assists those in need by providing needs and emergency shelter.

Open Hand Atlanta
With an emergency meals fund, this nonprofit aims to feed those in need during the pandemic.

The Place of Forsyth County
Helping the needy in Forsyth County, this charity is accepting food donations.

Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta
With food pantries across metro Atlanta, this nonprofit is offering meals and shelter to hundreds of needy families.

Sweetwater Mission
Assisting those in need throughout Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties, this charity is offering essential food services.

Urban Recipe
This Atlanta nonprofit creates food security for those in need through food co-ops made up of volunteers.

Medical Workers and Hospitals

American Red Cross of Georgia
Serving 10 million people across the state, the large nonprofit is searching for blood donors and has created a coronavirus outbreak fund.

CDC Foundations
The Atlanta-based nonprofit, which has been at the center of the COVID-19 crisis response, created a crowdfunding campaign for medical supplies and other health-related needs.

Georgia Responds
The Georgia Department of Public Health is searching for organized, pre-credentialed healthcare providers and workers to assist the state during a crisis.

Good Samaritan Health Clinic
With locations in Atlanta, Cobb and Gwinnett, this organization assists those who can’t afford healthcare and is raising funds for medical supplies.

Mercy Care Foundation
In addition to accepting meal kids and cloth masks, this nonprofit also offers COVID-19 screening services at five clinics in metro Atlanta.

Piedmont Health Foundation
Through the creation of an infrastructure fund, this nonprofit aims to increase the number of drive-thru testing sites and assist with hospital modifications.

Urban Health and Wellness
Located in southwest Atlanta, this nonprofit provides free healthcare to those without health insurance.

YMCA of Metro Atlanta
In addition to offering hunger relief programs, this nonprofit is assisting healthcare workers and first responders with childcare support.

People Helping People

Buckhead Christian Ministry
This charity is assisting individuals and families who lack basic needs, including food, clothing, hygiene kits and financial assistance.

Caring For Others
Based in Atlanta, this charity distributes food, new clothes, toys, furniture and personal necessities to domestic and global communities in need.

Focused Community Strategies
With a focus on south Atlanta, this charity maintains an emergency fund to help impoverished residents with rent, food needs and other expenses.

Inspiritus
With locations across Georgia and in Nashville, Tennessee, this nonprofit is asking for cleaning supplies, laptops for students and donations to help at-risk communities, such as refugees, those with disabilities and children.

Jewish HomeLife Communities
Based in Dunwoody, this charity created an emergency fund to collect sanitizing products, masks, gloves and gowns.

Midtown Assistance Center
The charity accepts monetary donations to provide Kroger gift cards, MARTA passes, Instacart deliveries and rent and utility assistance to those in need.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
Through an emergency food drive and the creation of an Amazon wishlist, this nonprofit is providing essential goods to those in need.

TP Exchange
Created by the Trevelino/Keller public relations firm in Atlanta, this project collects and delivers toilet paper and other paper products to those in need.

Trinity Community Ministries
This Atlanta-based nonprofit is collecting essential cleaning and sanitizing supplies for those in need.

Refugees and International Communities

CARE
Headquartered in Atlanta, CARE is matching donations made to its emergency surge fund, which is providing sanitation products to vulnerable international communities.

Catholic Charities Atlanta
In addition to assisting veterans and offering mental health counseling, this nonprofit offers assistance for refugee resettlement.

Center for Pan Asian Community Services
CPACS offers health and social services to immigrants, refugees and underprivileged communities in Atlanta.

International Rescue Committee
This Atlanta-based nonprofit created a fund to support refugees affected by COVID-19 in Georgia.

Latin American Association
Offering resources for Atlanta’s Latin American community, this nonprofit also assists with immigration and economic empowerment services.

New American Pathways
Based in DeKalb County, this charity helps refugees build new lives in Georgia.

Tapestri
Based in Tucker, this nonprofit offers services to combat violence and oppression in immigrant and refugee communities.

World Relief Atlanta
This nonprofit offers virtual immigration legal services for those in the Atlanta area.

Restaurant Workers and the Service Industry

#ATLFamilyMeal
This nonprofit was created to feed, nurture and support hospitality workers and their families who are affected by the pandemic.

Duse Coffee Company
This Atlanta nonprofit is providing counseling and professional services to those in the service industry who are seeking relief.

The Giving Kitchen
Working to help food service workers with financial support and community resources, this Atlanta-based organization is raising money to provide emergency assistance.

The Lee Initiative
Located at Eugene and Elizabeth’s in Atlanta, this collaboration between Maker’s Mark bourbon and chef Edward Lee will offer relief for kitchen and hospitality workers.

Operation Meal Plan
A collaborative effort by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and several Cobb County nonprofits, this program pays local restaurants to prepare and deliver food to those in need.

Relief Atlanta
This project aims to assist Atlanta area bars, restaurants, their employees and the film industry.

Tip An Atlanta Server
This program was started to assist individual food industry workers by tipping them directly.

Seniors and the Disabled

Meals On Wheels Atlanta
Based in Atlanta, this charity assists seniors by delivering hundreds of thousands of meals.

PALS Atlanta
Pets Are Loving Support, Inc. (PALS) provides pet support and care to people living with disabilities due to HIV/AIDS, terminal illnesses and the elderly.

Southwest Christian Care
Based in Union City, this charity is assisting those in hospice care and seniors suffering from memory loss.

Veterans

Herobox
This Peachtree City-based charity provides physical and moral support to deployed, injured, aging and homeless veterans.

Veterans Empowerment Organization
Located in Atlanta, this charity is asking for donations and essential living items for homeless veterans.

The Warrior Alliance
Based in Sandy Springs, this nonprofit is supporting veterans and their families during the pandemic.

Women and Children

Atlanta Children’s Shelter
This shelter is working to end homelessness for children and families.

The Atlanta Women’s Foundation
Based in Atlanta, this nonprofit created an emergency fund to assist women and girls in need.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
The nonprofit is assisting kids and families who face challenges with food insecurity, financial instability and mental health.

Calvary Children’s Home
Located in Powder Springs, this shelter provides children with a stable home life and is collecting essential items.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
The hospital created a fund for medical supplies and equipment for medically-fragile children who are undergoing treatment.

Covenant House Georgia
This homeless shelter specifically focuses on providing beds and meals for youths experiencing homelessness.

The Drake House
Based in Roswell, this charity provides housing and essential services to homeless single mothers.

The Empty Stocking Fund
Usually this charity collects Christmas gifts to give to Atlanta area children during the holidays, but it is now collecting essential items for needy children.

Girl Talk
With chapters across Georgia, the teenage girl-focused nonprofit created support systems and resources to support girls’ mental health and well-being.

Helping Mamas
This Norcross-based charity helps supply mothers in need with essential items for babies and young children.

Hillside Inc.
Based in Atlanta, this nonprofit assists children and families by providing residential and community mental health services.

Home of Hope
With a shelter in Gwinnett, this charity provides services to homeless children and those who are aging out of the foster care system.

The Nsoro Foundation
This Atlanta-based nonprofit focuses on the foster care system and is asking donors to sponsor scholars displaced due to the pandemic.

Partnership Against Domestic Violence
With a metro Atlanta hotline, this national nonprofit aims to combat the increase in domestic violence calls due to the pandemic.

Whitefoord
Operating an Atlanta-based medical clinic, this nonprofit is offering COVID-19 testing and screenings in addition to other health services to children and families.

Additional Resources

Coping and Stress

CDC provides advice for people on ways to manage stress during the COVID-19 outbreak. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming for adults and children. Finding healthy ways to cope with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. Simple actions like eating healthy, well-balanced meals and ensuring you get enough rest can make a big difference in helping you cope during this public health crisis. It's also important to take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news about the pandemic. You can learn more about these and other stress management tips on the CDC's website.

Hotlines and Helplines

Child Abuse Hotline
855-422-4453

24/7 hotline to report suspected child abuse. A phone agent will respond to your call quickly and gather necessary information that an intake specialist will need to assess the child’s safety.

Domestic Abuse Hotline
800-334-2836

24-hour free and confidential statewide hotline for people experiencing domestic abuse. Staffed by trained advocates who can give you the help and support you deserve.

Georgia COVID-19 Emotional Support Line
866-399-8938

24/7 free and confidential support for people needing emotional support or resources during the COVID-19 pandemic

Georgia Crisis & Access Line
800-715-4225

24/7 support to help you or someone you care for in crisis.

CARES Warm Line
844-326-5400

Phone-based support from 8:30AM to 11:00PM for people experiencing substance abuse challenges.

Peer2Peer Warm Line
888-945-1414

24/7 support for Georgians seeking assistance and guidance regarding legal issues, social support services, housing assistance, and other barriers to wellness.

Related Agencies

Connect with County Government Services on the Douglas County Website.