Georgia

The state housing agency: Housing Choice Vouchers, homeless services funding, and housing counseling across most of Georgia. Call 404-679-4940.

Free statewide search for affordable and income-based rentals, including landlords who accept vouchers. Call 1-877-428-8844.

Dial 2-1-1 to be connected to your region's coordinated entry for shelter and rapid rehousing; outside metro Atlanta, DCA's Balance of State system handles placement.

Free lawyers for renters facing eviction outside metro Atlanta. Call 1-833-457-7529.

Monthly cash assistance for very-low-income families with children. Apply online at Georgia Gateway or call 1-877-423-4746.

• Georgia Gateway

Find your local Community Action Agency — they run emergency rent, utility, and household crisis assistance in every Georgia county.

Local corps across the state help with rent, utilities, food, and emergency needs when funds allow.

Georgia's nonprofit hospitals (Grady, Wellstar, Piedmont, and others) must offer financial assistance that can cut or erase bills — ask the billing office for a financial assistance application, or call 2-1-1 for help finding charity care.

Network of 100+ free and charitable clinics providing no-cost or low-cost care to uninsured Georgians — get treated without taking on new debt.

Consumer advocacy group with guides and help for people dealing with hospital billing, surprise bills, and medical debt collectors. Call 404-525-1085.

Pays heating and cooling bills for low-income households (seniors get first priority each season); apply through your local community action agency. Call 1-877-423-4746 to find yours.

Statewide nonprofit fuel fund that helps with energy bills when you don't qualify for LIHEAP or it has run out. Call 678-406-0212.

Free home energy repairs and insulation to permanently lower bills for income-qualified households; apply through your local weatherization provider.

Monthly grocery money on an EBT card. Apply online at Georgia Gateway or call 1-877-423-4746.

• Georgia Gateway

The statewide network of regional Feeding America food banks; use its food pantry locator to find free groceries in your county.

Free healthy food, formula, and nutrition support for pregnant people and children under 5. Call 1-800-228-9173.

Free health coverage for children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities — plus Georgia Pathways to Coverage for some working adults. Apply at Georgia Gateway or call 1-877-423-4746.

• Georgia Gateway

Georgia's CHIP: low-cost health insurance for uninsured kids under 19 whose family earns too much for Medicaid. Apply at Georgia Gateway.

• Georgia Gateway

Georgia's official state health insurance marketplace (it replaced HealthCare.gov for Georgians) with income-based discounts and free enrollment help.

Find a free or charitable clinic near you if you're uninsured.

1-800-715-4225, 24/7. Georgia's own crisis line — talk to a counselor, get mobile crisis teams sent out, or get scheduled into treatment (also via the MyGCAL app).

Call or text 988 to reach Georgia-based crisis counselors connected to GCAL's mobile teams and crisis centers.

The state behavioral health agency; funds free and low-cost mental health and addiction treatment for uninsured Georgians through community service boards.

Georgia's child care subsidy; pays most of your child care costs while you work, study, or job-hunt. Apply through Georgia Gateway or call 1-833-354-2277.

• Georgia Gateway

The state's official tool for finding licensed, quality-rated child care programs near you.

Georgia's baby supply bank — free diapers, wipes, and children's essentials distributed through partner agencies. Call 470-545-6706.

Support and financial help for grandparents and relatives raising children. Call 1-877-423-4746.

File for unemployment insurance online and get reemployment services; benefits are filed through the GDOL site. Call 404-232-3001.

Statewide career centers offering free job matching, resume help, and paid training (WIOA) for laid-off and low-income workers.

Free civil legal help (housing, benefits, family, farmworker rights) for low-income people in all 154 counties outside metro Atlanta. Call 1-833-457-7529.

Free legal help for low-income residents of the five metro Atlanta counties — evictions, debt, benefits, and more. Call 404-524-5811.

Plain-language legal information for Georgia and the online door to apply for free legal help.

Low-cost immigration legal help (green cards, citizenship, asylum) regardless of faith. Call 678-222-3920.