Georgia

CITY OF ATLANTA 

• City of Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance:

  • https://relief.uwga.org
  • https://www.unitedwayatlanta.org
  • Call 211
  • Text C19-ERA to 898-211

CLAYTON COUNTY

• Hearts to Nourish Hope: https://www.heartstonourishhope.org/bridge-program 

• Georgia ACT: https://georgiaact.org; 404-586-0740

• Clayton County Community Services Authority: http://www.claytoncountycsa.org; 

404-363-0575 ext. 242

COBB COUNTY

• Center for Family Resources: (770) 428-2601  

• Cobb County Homesaver Program: https://cobbhomesaver.org 

• Hope Atlanta: (404) 272-2931

• Must Ministries: (770) 427–9862 

• Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church: (770) 971-2880

• Eastside Baptist Church: (770) 971-2323

• First United Methodist Church: (770) 429-7800

• Providence Community Baptist Church: (770) 427-3565

• St. Joseph Catholic Church: (770) 422-5633

• Salvation Army: (770) 724-1652

• Star-C: https://www.star-c.org/eviction-relief/; hello@star-c.org; 404-698-3781

• Storehouse Ministries: (770) 428-8410 

• Turner Chapel AME Church: (770) 422-6791

• Zion Baptist Church: (770) 427-8749

DEKALB COUNTY (this list does not include all available rental assistance in DeKalb)

• United Way: 2-1-1

• DeKalb County Coordinated Entry: 404-687-3500

• Star-C: https://www.star-c.org/eviction-relief/; hello@star-c.org; 404-698-3781

• Hosea Helps: 404-755-3353

• Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS): 770-936-0969

FULTON COUNTY 

• Star-C: https://www.star-c.org/eviction-relief/; hello@star-c.org; 404-698-3781

• Hosea Helps: 404-755-3353

• Atlanta Urban League: 404-931-6205

GWINNETT COUNTY

• Georgia Gateway: https://gateway.ga.gov/access/ 

• Latin American Association: 678-205-1018

• Salvation Army of Gwinnett County: 770-724-1661

• St. Vincent de Paul: 678-892-6163

• United Way: 211

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If you are unable to pay your rent or utility bills, you may qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance. Emergency Rental Assistance provides financial help for:
- past due or future rent,
- past due or future utility bills, and
- In some cases, to help secure housing.

In most cases, the money goes directly to the landlord or utility company. In certain situations, though, the money could be paid to the applicant. 

You may be eligible if you:
- Qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due directly or indirectly to COVID-19; and 
- You demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; AND
- You have a household income at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI).

You will be given priority for assistance if:
- Your household is at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), or
- One or more household members are unemployed and have been unemployed for 90 days. 

How and where you apply will depend on the Georgia county you live in. 

If you live in Augusta-Richmond, Chatham, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, or Henry County, you will need to apply through your county’s application process. 

If you live in any other Georgia county, beginning in early March 2021, you will be able to apply online at dca.ga.gov.

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