Action Ministries Atlanta
Action Ministries Atlanta
458 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
404-881-6744
Zip codes served- 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30312
Atlanta Emergency Aid provides emergency assistance to people who need help with rent, utilities, food, counseling and referrals. The Women’s Community Kitchen provides weekday lunches for women and children.
Decatur Cooperative Ministry
Decatur Cooperative Ministry
Helping families, one family at a time.
404.377.5365
Decatur Cooperative Ministry
P.O. Box 457
Decatur, GA 30031-0457
We offer:
• Emergency shelter for women with children
• Long-term transitional housing for families with children
• Bill payment to prevent eviction, foreclosure, or utility cut-off
• Food for households at risk of hunger
We work with:
Hagar's House |
Family Transitional Housing |
Project Take Charge |
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Dekalb Rape Crisis Center
Dekalb Rape Crisis Center
204 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030
24 hour crisis line: 404-377-1428
404-377-1429 (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for information)
For over 20 years, DeKalb Rape Crisis Center (DRCC), has offered vital, comprehensive services for survivors of sexual assault including:
- • 24-hour crisis intervention hotline
• hospital accompaniment
• individual counseling
• support groups
• legal advocacy
• prevention education
Druid Hills Night Shelter
Druid Hills Night Shelter
at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church
1026 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta 30306
404-875-7591
DHP Night Shelter provides transitional housing for up to thirty men who are employed or actively seeking work. Each night a dinner is provided through partnership with over twenty churches and organizations. The staff includes counselors and social workers who are supporting the transition from homelessness to independence. The shelter has recently started running year round.
Shelter Staff:
Judy Powell, Coordinator; Gad Mpoyo, Director; Malcolm Stephens, Assistant Director; Bill Smith, Night Manager
St. John’s Lutheran Church Freeze Shelter
St. John’s Lutheran Church Freeze Shelter
1410 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta 30307
(404) 378-4243
St. John’s Lutheran Church in partnership with Mercy Community Church at DHPC, opened a freeze shelter to house 10 – 12 people on nights when the temperature drops below 28 degrees.
The Georgia Center for Children
The Georgia Center for Children
202 Nelson Ferry Rd., Decatur, GA 30030
404-378-6100
"Helping Children heal through prevention, intervention and treatment."
The Georgia Center for Children assists children and families that need to report or have experienced child sexual abuse.
Mercy Community Church
Mercy Community Church
1026 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta 30306
404-803-5075
A community currently meeting in the building of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, focusing on crossing the boundaries of income and housing in their congregation.
Clothing at Mercy Community Church at DHPC is available on Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30 to 1:30p.m.
Boxed and canned food, sandwiches, and clothing can be brought to Mercy on Mondays or Fridays from 8:00 a.m.-noon, on Wednesdays from 4:00-9:00 p.m., or on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m.-noon (to set up another time, call the church at 404-803-5075).
Mercy Church is located in the basement of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church. Enter the DHPC parking lot from the St. Charles Street entrance, turn left and go around to the side of the building. There's a sign on the door.
Open Door Community
Open Door Community
910 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta GA 30306
404-874-9652
The Open Door Community provides breakfasts and soup-kitchen lunches; showers and changes of clothes; and a free medical clinic. The community is open Sunday through Thursday. Call for the number above for the current schedule of services.
Transportation and Social Security Assistance
Church of Our Saviour
1068 N. Highland Ave NE Atlanta 30306
Available through Judy Powell and Joy McKnight
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12noon.
Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
24 hour emergency line- 404-688-9436
The Women’s Resource Center assists battered women and children by providing emergency shelter and services.
"Our mission is to create a society in which domestic violence no longer exists. We strive to meet the immediate needes of the diverse community of battered women and their children by providing emergency sheter and services, while working toward changing the systems that enable violence through education and advocacy.
The foundation of The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence is the empowerment of all women."
