Help in Georgia
For people starting over after prison, foster care, treatment, homelessness, abuse, or trafficking
We've verified 25 places in Georgia, most of them in Atlanta, Savannah and Augusta, plus 14 that serve the whole state. The most help we've found here is for people leaving homelessness (17) and after prison or jail (13).
New American Pathways
Atlanta resettlement agency offering case management, job placement, English and GED classes, immigration consultations and family violence prevention to refugees, asylees and trafficking survivors. Most services are by appointment, with walk-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Hotline
One number, answered 24/7, that reaches trained advocates and law enforcement for trafficking in Georgia. Menu options route adults to the CJCC victim advocate, foreign-born survivors to Tapestri, and trafficked youth to the Receiving Hope Center.
Wellspring Living
Residential and community programs for women and girls recovering from sexual exploitation and trafficking in metro Atlanta, including the Receiving Hope Center for youth, a women's residential program, academies with GED prep and career pathways, and post-program support.
Tapestri
Serves immigrant and refugee women, children and men who have survived domestic violence, sexual abuse or human trafficking, with advocacy, case management and referrals to housing. Tapestri does not run a shelter but is the foreign-born option on Georgia's trafficking hotline.
Georgia Cares
Statewide referral point for children and teens believed to be victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Caregivers, caseworkers and youth themselves can call to be connected with treatment and advocacy; emergencies go to 911 or the local DFCS office.
State Office of Vital Records
Issues certified Georgia birth certificates, the first document most people need before a state ID. Order online through ROVER for $25 plus $8 processing, by mail, or at a county vital records office; a physical government photo ID is required and standard processing can take up to ten weeks.
Georgia Gateway
The state's online portal for applying for SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, Refugee Cash Assistance, WIC and childcare assistance, and for the Pathways to Coverage Medicaid option for adults 19–64. Applications are available in other languages and free interpreters are offered by phone.
National lines that work in Georgia
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral for substance use and mental health. Finds local programs that take your insurance or none.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
24/7 confidential hotline for survivors of trafficking and people who suspect it. Connects to vetted local services.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 confidential help for anyone affected by domestic violence. Advocates connect you to local shelters and legal help.
Start right where you are
Each program has a step-by-step checklist for the first 72 hours, 30 days, and 90 days, so you always know your next step.