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
- 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
- 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