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Brookhaven Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Brookhaven, Georgia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Brookhaven is a city in DeKalb County in metro Atlanta, just northeast of Atlanta. A few entries below sit in nearby Decatur, Chamblee or Atlanta and serve Brookhaven residents. Statewide programs are described on the Georgia page.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, DeKalb OfficeFree civil legal assistance
Websiteatlantalegalaid.org
Phone404-377-0701
Address246 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030
HoursCall for hours and intake times

The Atlanta Legal Aid Society gives free civil legal help to people with low incomes in DeKalb County and the rest of metro Atlanta. Its DeKalb office covers housing problems, family law, consumer issues and access to public benefits. Call the DeKalb number above to apply.1

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers FoundationFree legal help with housing and abuse cases
Websiteavlf.org
Phone404-521-0790
Address352 University Avenue SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
HoursIntake by phone; no walk-ins at the main office

The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, known as AVLF, gives free legal help with housing problems, eviction defense and intimate partner abuse cases. All services start with an intake call at the number above. AVLF does not accept walk-ins or appointments at its main office.2

Food

Suthers Center for Christian OutreachFree food pantry and emergency assistance
Websitesutherscenter.org
Phone404-228-0777
Address3110 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
HoursSaturday, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

The Suthers Center runs a food pantry and emergency assistance program at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church in Brookhaven. The pantry uses a drive-through pickup in the church parking lot and serves people in DeKalb County and surrounding areas. Emergency assistance helps with utility bills. Check the Suthers Center site for pantry closure dates before you go.3

St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Community Support CenterFree food pantry
Websitesvdpgeorgia.org
Phone678-892-6163
Address2050-C Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

St. Vincent de Paul Georgia runs a client-choice food pantry at its Community Support Center on Chamblee Tucker Road, a short drive from Brookhaven. Pantry hours on the center’s own flyer read 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on weekdays, while a second table on the same flyer reads 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Call the assistance line above to confirm hours before you go.4

Social services

Decatur Cooperative MinistryHomelessness prevention and family shelter
Websitedecaturcooperativeministry.org
Phone404-284-4411
Address115 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030
HoursCall for hours

Decatur Cooperative Ministry helps families facing homelessness in DeKalb County settle into safe, stable homes. Its programs include Hagar’s House, a 90-day emergency night shelter for families, Family House transitional housing and Project Take Charge, which helps with back rent, mortgage and utility bills. Call the Client Assistance Line above to access services. DCM does not take requests for help by email.5

DeKalb County Division of Family and Children ServicesSNAP, Medicaid and TANF
Websitedfcs.georgia.gov
Phone404-370-5000
Address2300 Parklake Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services, known as DFCS, is the county office for SNAP, Medicaid and TANF. The office moved from 178 Sams Street in Decatur to 2300 Parklake Drive NE in Atlanta in 2020. Many online directories still list the old address. For questions about SNAP, Medicaid or TANF, call the statewide Customer Contact Center at 1-877-423-4746.6

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

Footnotes

  1. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Offices and Contacts, which lists the DeKalb office at 246 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030, phone (404) 377-0701; and Home page. ↩

  2. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Housing Intake, which lists the intake number (404) 521-0790, the main office at 352 University Avenue SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, and states that AVLF does not accept walk-ins or appointments at its main office. ↩

  3. Suthers Center for Christian Outreach, Home page, which lists the pantry at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, 3110 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, open Saturday 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, with closure dates posted on the site; and the phone 404-228-0777 from the center’s own donations notice. ↩

  4. St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Home page, which lists the Community Support Center at 2050-C Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, main phone (678) 892-6160 and assistance line (678) 892-6163, with office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM; and its Community Support Center programs flyer, which lists food pantry walk-in hours as 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in one table and 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in a second table. Call to confirm pantry hours before you go. ↩

  5. Decatur Cooperative Ministry, Contact page, which lists the Client Assistance Line 404-284-4411 and the address 115 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030, and states that requests for help cannot be answered by email; and Home page, which describes Hagar’s House as a 90-day emergency night shelter for families. ↩

  6. Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, DeKalb County office page, which lists 2300 Parklake Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30345, open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, phone (404) 370-5000, and the Customer Contact Center 1-877-423-4746 for Food Stamps, Medicaid or TANF; and Georgia Department of Human Services, DeKalb County DFCS announces new location, which states the office moved from 178 Sams Street, Decatur, in 2020. ↩

  1. Columbus Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  2. Johns Creek Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  3. Mableton Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  4. Macon Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  5. Marietta Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  6. Roswell Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  7. Sandy Springs Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  8. Savannah Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  9. Smyrna Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  10. South Fulton Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.

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