Additional Resources
The Atlanta Children’s Shelter is pleased to provide resources to the homeless families we serve. Please contact the following organizations for additional information.
- Atlanta Community Food Bank: 404-892-3333
- Community Advanced Practice Nurses: 404-658-1500
- Gateway Center: 404-215-6600
- The Georgia Law Center for the Homeless: 404-681-0680
- The Metro Atlanta Furniture Bank: 404-355-8530
- Partnership Against Domestic Violence: 404-873-1766
- Rainbow Village, Inc.: 404-497-1888
- United Way Atlanta: 2-1-1
Community Partners
- Community Advanced Practice Nurses provide free medical care to our families, including weekly onsite well checks and immunizations for children
- ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions provides free credit and financial counseling to our families in the form of bi-weekly onsite workshops
- Georgia Law Center for the Homeless provides free legal assistance to our families, providing onsite workshops and individual consultations as needed
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College provides weekly onsite computer training to parents
MARTA Transportation Assistance and Employment Program for the Homeless provides half price MARTA fare so we can provide transportation assistance to families- Dress for Success provides professional clothing as well as networking opportunities for women
- Khamileons Kloset provides professional clothing, haircuts, and grooming consultations
- Metro Atlanta Furniture Bank provides furniture for our families who are newly housed
- Threads, a ministry of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, provides free children’s clothing to our families
- Georgia State University Department of Nutrition graduate students provide families with monthly nutrition workshops
- United Way Read to Me Program volunteers read stories to the children weekly during circle time
- Yoga classes are offered to the children weekly by a community volunteer
