Cobb County Resource Guide

REFERRAL AND OTHER SERVICES Alcoholics Anonymous 404.525.3178 Atlanta Mission’s Thrift Store & More 404.367.3920 Marietta Location; Open Mon-Sat 10am-7pm Center for Pan Asian Community Services 770.936.0969

Asian Community Immigration Services City of Marietta School District 770.422.3500 Cobb Community Collaborative 770.514.7213 Cobb Community Transit CCT 770.427.4444 Cobb County School District 770.426.3300 Cobb County Schools Prevention and Intervention Center

678.842.5820 | Counseling services for students & school staff Cobb DFCS Info & Referral Abuse referrals 770.528.5133

Public Benefits 770.528.5000 or https://compass.ga.gov/ Cobb Extension Office 770.528.2464 Cobb Faith Partnership 678.913.3464 Cobb Senior Services 770.528.5364 | Senior day &

multipurpose centers transportation senior computer training case management and Meals on Wheels

Cooper’s Cupboard 770.639.9343 www.cooperscupboard.org Pet Food Pantry

Disabled American Veterans Ch.6 678.388.1568 | Homeless & disabled veterans’ programs including transportation

Enchanted Closet Boutique 404.221.3498 www.enchantedcloset.org Prom dresses and accessories

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children 770.491.9014 Collects refurbishes & distributes medical equipment

Georgia DDS 678.413.8400 Driver’s license & IDs Georgia Crisis & Access Hotline 800.715.4225 Suicide

mental health and drugs March of Dimes NW Chapter 770.977.3114 MARTA 404.848.5000 Metro Van Pool 770.427.7665; www.MetroVanPool.com Narcotics Anonymous 770.421.8881 National Runaway Switchboard 800.621.4000 | Confidential

hotline for runaway youth teens in crisis concerned friends/fam. Ride Share Hotline 877.433.3463 www.187RideFind.com Assurance Wireless.com 888.321.5880 | Free cell phone &

minutes for eligible customers SafeLinkWireless.com 800.977.3768 | Free cell phone &

minutes for eligible customers Social Security Administration 1.800.772.1213 Spread the Vote 232.694.0738 obtaining ID’s St. Vincent de Paul 770.518.6094 | AIDS Ministry United Way First Call for Help Hotline: 211 or 404.614.1000 Voter Registration 770.528.2581 Revised 6.16.2019 The organizations listed have their own criteria policies and procedures for services. The Center for Family Resources is only providing this list as a resource and is not responsible for any outcomes. Please report changes to jennifermargolis@thecfr.org.

HOUSING RESOURCES Atlanta Housing Authority 404.892.4700 Cambridge Woods 770.514.9509 Community Housing Initiatives formerly Cobb Housing Inc.

770.429.4400 | Home Ownership Assistance Programs CredAbility 800.251.2227 | Credit counseling and education

including foreclosure prevention CredAbility.org GA Dpt.of Comm.Affairs Sec.8 404.679.4940 HOPE for Homeowners HUD. 800.225.5342 Marietta Housing Authority 770.419.3200 NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity 770.432.7954 Georgia Housing Search DCA 877.428.8844 | Affordable rental

housing www.GeorgiaHousingSearch.org

LEGAL ASSISTANCE Child Support Enforcement 404.921.1490 Georgia Law Center for the Homeless 404.681.0680 Georgia Senior Legal Hotline 404.657.9915 Landlord-Tenant Hotline 404.463.1596 Legal Aid of Cobb County 770.528.2565 Victim-Witness Assistance 770.528.3047

MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Accepted Family Therapy Center 678.718.8162 Sliding scale

counseling for individuals and families. Center for Pan Asian Community Services Health Clinic

770.936.0969 Cobb Community Services Board 770.422.0202 Access Center & Crisis Hotline; Public mental health & substance

abuse treatment for individuals with or without insurance Cobb County Public Health 770.514.2300 Cobb Public Health Dental Department 770.514.2372 Cobb County Indigent Program Office 770.528.5055 Community Health Center 678.398.6548 | Austell sliding scale

medical & dental clinic; Walk-ins & appointments available Planned Parenthood 404.688.9300 | Marietta women’s health

services Families First Central Intake: 404.853.2844

Spanish Intake: 404.541.3011 | Family and adult counseling Family Health Center at Cobb 770.919.0025 | Sliding scale

health clinic at 361 N. Marietta Parkway in Marietta Georgia Hope 706-279-0405 is quality provider for in home mental

health and substance abuse services, covering 21 counties in Georgia. www.gahope.org

Georgia Crisis & Access Line 800.715.4225 | 24/7 Helpline. Good Samaritan Health Center 770.419.3120 | Sliding scale

medical & dental clinic for individuals without health insurance KSU Community Clinic at MUST Marietta 678.218.4522

Serves adults without health insurance Mothers Making A Change 678-398-7666 Substance abuse treatment for women NAMI South Cobb 770.948.1742 | Mental health support Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia 770.432.7280

Comprehensive low vision services

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION SERVICES The Career Ministry 770.794.6651 www.scsjobs.com Career Connections Jewish Family Services

770.677.9490 The Center for Family Resources 770.428.2601 | GED

preparatory classes; Call for registration information. Cobb Adult Education 678.594.8011 Cobb Career Site’s Virtual Network

www.cobbcareersite.org Cobb Ex. Offender Resource Initiative 770.514.1046 Ext.4 Cobb Literacy Council 770.528.8095 Adult literacy program Cobb Works! 770.528.4300 Communities In Schools of Marietta/Cobb 678.503.0901 Cumberland Job Bank 770.980.1550 The Edge Connection 770.499.3228 GA Dpt.of Labor Career Center Cobb/Cherokee

770.528.6100 GA Dpt.of Labor Vocational Rehabilitation 770.528.3435 GA Fatherhood Program 770.528.4552

Training program for non-custodial parents with a Child Support Enforcement case

In the Meantime Ministries 678.285.0720 Marietta Church of God 770.971.4232

Free adult education MUST Ministries Marietta: 770.427.9862; Outreach:

678.218.4534; Smyrna: 770.436.9514 | Resume, cover letters, training and education

Omosaze 770.739.6786 | Youth reading instruction Nobis Center 770.427.9000 Sweetwater Mission 770.819.0662 | Free HOPE Program

for women, computer, life skills and job-readiness training. Career Connections Program for all job-seekers

FAITH COMMUNITY Act 6 @ Stonebridge Church 770-425-7533 Birth

Certificate Feed the Hungry Foundation 770.980.1550 First Christian Church 770.428.3125 | Food pantry Mon.

9am-12pm, Sat. 9am-12pm: No financial assistance Genesis Ministries 770.926.0177 Men’s Inpatient Drug &

Alcohol Rehab Center in Kennesaw Lighthouse Community Ministries 770.944.1719 | Food

and clothing only; No financial assistance; Marietta First Presbyterian 770.427.0293 New Beginnings Food Outreach 770.529.6353 | Acworth

food pantry; Wed. 10:30am-3:30pm Fri. 11am-2pm Powder Springs Church of God 770.943.7780 Seeds for the Heart Ministries 770.420.4776 Spirit of Success Career Clothing Connections

770.527.2082 St. Vincent De Paul Society/Catholic Church of St. Ann

770.552.6400 ext. 6105 St. Vincent de Paul Society 770.425.5158 Turner Chapel AME 770.422.6791 Women’s Preg Ctr 770-514-1080 baby supplies

ABUSE CASA Cobb Juvenile Court 770.528.2285 Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services

770.528.5133 | Child Protective Services Georgia Division of Aging Services 404.657.5250 | Adult

Protective Services (report abuse of disabled and elderly adults) liveSAFE Resources 770.427.3390

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault 24 Hour Hotline | Crisis line support groups rape crisis counseling and shelter for battered women men and children

Safe Path Children’s Advocacy Center 770.801.3465 Works with youth victims of abuse

CHILD CARE PRESCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL & SUMMER CAMPS Also contact your local churches and synagogues for other programs. Anderson Boys and Girls Club 770.427.0418 Cobb DFCS Child Care Info Line 770.528.5150 Cobb Professional Child Care Association 770.218.2015

Referral to in-home providers Feed My Lambs 770.795.9348 FBC Mableton 770.948.2687 GA Child Care Licensing 404.657.5562 Girls Inc. of Cobb County 770.422.0999 GA Child Care Licensing 404.657.5562 Girls Inc. of Cobb County 770.422.0999 Good Shepherd Learning Center 770.803.6475 Head Start of Cobb County School District 770.319.1136 Quality Care for Children Child Care Resource & Referral

404.479.4240 Sheltering Arms 770.427.1926 and 770.590.4700 YMCA of Cobb County East Cobb: 770.977.5991; North Cobb

770.423.9622 Young Family Community Resource Center 770.422.6791

ext.1901 | Child care for teen parents in school Kidz2leaders 770.977.7751 | Mentorship and camp for children

with an incarcerated parent. Parents as Teachers of CISMCC 678.503.0901 and cismcc.org For

families with children 5 and under

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE American Red Cross 404.876.3302 Disaster relief The Center for Family Resources 770.428.2601 | Food pantry;

Rental assistance for families with minor children in the home FoodFinder App 770.527.2181 www.foodfinder.us food pantry

locations HOPE Atlanta Programs of Travelers Aid Cobb: 770.428.1883; Metro: 404.817.7070 | First month’s rent

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CONTINUED MUST Outreach 678-218-4534 | Community lunch,

showers, laundry, clothing weekdays at the Elizabeth Inn Location – Serving all of Cobb County

Salvation Army 770.724.1640 | Rent utilities and food Storehouse Ministries 770.428.8410 | Food and

utilities only Sweetwater Mission 770.819.0662 | Food, clothing

and hygiene items for all Cobb County residents Tallatoona CAP 770.817.4666 or 770.773.7730 |

(Appointment Only) Seasonal heating and cooling assistance for seniors and low-income households

SHELTER AND HOMELESS SERVICES The Center for Family Resources 770.428.2601 |

Short-term housing for families with minor children; Rapid Re-housing for families with children coming from the street or a shelter

Cobb Street Ministries 770.424.9154 | Women with children battered & pregnant women

The Extension 770.590.9075 | Housing program for homeless men and women in recovery; winter shelter for men Nov–Mar

Family Promise of Cobb 678.594.3150 | Shelter for families with children

Gateway 24/7 Homeless Services Center 404.215.6600

Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness 877.540.4671 Statewide toll-free hotline for shelters 9 am-5 pm

GIFT Transitional Homecare 770.367.0280 Substance abuse treatment program for men Harmony House 770.514.1046x3 | Short-term

transitional housing for homeless male ex-offenders HOPE Atlanta Programs of Travelers Aid 678-370-

0543 Transitional Housing for families with minor children

liveSAFE Resources 770.427.3390 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center | 24/7 hotline emergency shelter for women men & children MUST Elizabeth Inn 770.427.9862 | Emergency

shelter for families and individuals; Winter shelter for when the temperature is 32 degrees or below

St. Vincent de Paul House of Dreams 770.425.2939 Single women without children that are able to work

Sheltering Grace Ministries 678.337.7858 | Transitional housing for women age 20+ who are pregnant or have a newborn

VEO of Georgia 404.889.8710 | Transitional and permanent housing for homeless veterans

Zion Keepers 678.698.5087 | Permanent housing for chronically homeless male veterans