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Alpharetta Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Alpharetta, Georgia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Alpharetta is a city in Fulton County in north metro Atlanta. A few entries below sit in nearby Atlanta and Roswell and serve Alpharetta residents. Statewide programs are described on the Georgia page.

Atlanta Legal Aid SocietyFree civil legal assistance
Websiteatlantalegalaid.org
Phone404-524-5811
Address54 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

The Atlanta Legal Aid Society gives free civil legal help to people with low incomes in Fulton County and the rest of metro Atlanta. It covers housing problems, family law, consumer issues and access to public benefits. Apply by phone or through the intake form on its website.1

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers FoundationFree legal help with eviction and domestic violence
Websiteavlf.org
Phone404-521-0790
Address352 University Avenue Southwest, N118, Atlanta, GA 30310

The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, known as AVLF, gives free legal help to low-income Fulton County residents. It defends tenants facing eviction and runs the Safe Families Office, which helps survivors of intimate partner violence file for protective orders.2

Food

North Fulton Community CharitiesFree food pantry
Websitenfcchelp.org
Phone678-387-4465
Address11270 Elkins Road, Roswell, GA 30076
HoursMonday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

North Fulton Community Charities, known as NFCC, runs a food pantry in Roswell. The pantry serves more than 125 households each day, offering non-perishable food and fresh fruit, vegetables and meat, along with toiletries, diapers and other household necessities. Call the number above with questions.3

Act Together MinistriesFree food pantry
Websiteactogetherministries.org
Phone770-889-8302
Address410 Rucker Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004
HoursThird Saturday of each month, 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM; no pantry in July, November or December

Act Together Ministries is a children’s charity serving families in north metro Atlanta. It lists food among the essential needs it provides, along with clothing and school supplies. Call ahead to confirm the next pantry date and to register for a spot.4

Social services

North Fulton Community CharitiesEmergency rent and utility assistance
Websitenfcchelp.org
Phone770-640-0399
Address11275 Elkins Road, Roswell, GA 30076
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

NFCC gives emergency financial help with rent, mortgage payments and utility bills to North Fulton residents facing a financial crisis, including a job loss, a medical concern or an emergency expense. It serves Alpharetta residents in zip codes 30004, 30005, 30009, 30022, 30024, 30075, 30076 and 30097. Help is decided case by case at the Barbara Duffy Center, down the street from the food pantry.5

The Drake HouseCrisis housing for single mothers
Websitethedrakehouse.org
Phone770-587-4712
Address10500 Clara Drive, Roswell, GA 30075

The Drake House provides crisis and transitional housing for single mothers with children experiencing homelessness in North Fulton. Families live in furnished apartments and receive education, after-school care, career counseling and case management while working toward self-sufficiency. For emergency shelter or housing help, call 844-249-8367.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Home page, which describes free civil legal assistance; and Contact page, which lists the Downtown Fulton office at 54 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, phone (404) 524-5811. ↩

  2. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Home page, which lists 352 University Avenue Southwest, N118, Atlanta, GA 30310, phone (404) 521-0790; Programs page, which covers eviction defense; and Safe and Stable Families page, which describes help with protective orders through the Safe Families Office. ↩

  3. North Fulton Community Charities, Food Bank page, which lists the pantry at 11270 Elkins Road, Roswell, GA 30076, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM, and Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with questions at 678-387-4465, and notes the pantry serves more than 125 households each day. ↩

  4. Act Together Ministries, Assistance page, which says it offers food, clothing and school supplies to families with young children in the north Atlanta area. The Alpharetta address, phone and pantry schedule rest on a listing, not the ministry site: Benefits Explorer, Food Pantry in Alpharetta, Georgia, which lists Act Together Ministries at 410 Rucker Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004, phone (770) 889-8302, open the third Saturday of each month, 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM, except in July, November and December, with registration to reserve a spot. ↩

  5. North Fulton Community Charities, Financial Assistance page, which lists emergency financial assistance at the Barbara Duffy Center, 11275 Elkins Road, Roswell, GA 30076, open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, phone 770-640-0399, for residents of Alpharetta and nearby North Fulton cities in zip codes 30004, 30005, 30009, 30022, 30024, 30075, 30076 and 30097. Note: the NFCC Locations and Hours page lists longer Monday through Thursday hours, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, for the Barbara Duffy Center as a whole; the table above follows the program page. ↩

  6. The Drake House, Contact page, which lists 10500 Clara Drive, Roswell, GA 30075, phone (770) 587-4712, and the emergency shelter line (844) 249-8367; and Home page, which describes crisis and transitional housing for single mothers and their children experiencing homelessness. ↩

  1. Athens Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  2. Atlanta Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  3. Augusta Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  4. Columbus Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  5. Johns Creek Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.

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