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Dunwoody Local Assistance Programs

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

Atlanta Legal Aid SocietyFree civil legal assistance
Websiteatlantalegalaid.org
Phone404-377-0701
Address246 Sycamore Street, Suite 120, Decatur, GA 30030

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

Food

Community Assistance CenterFree food pantry
Websiteourcac.org
Phone770-552-4015
Address8607 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

The Community Assistance Center, known as CAC, serves Sandy Springs and Dunwoody residents facing an unexpected financial crisis, including a job loss, an illness or a divorce. Its food pantry on Roswell Road is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, and on the first four Saturdays of each month, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Call the helpline number above with questions about a first visit.2

Malachi’s StorehouseFree food pantry
Websitemalachis.org
Phone770-455-6523
Address4755 N Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
HoursWednesday, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Malachi’s Storehouse is a ministry of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Dunwoody. It hands out bags of groceries with fresh produce on Wednesday mornings, with no zip code restriction. Visits are once a month. Call the number above before a first visit.3

Social services

Community Assistance CenterRent and utility assistance
Websiteourcac.org
Phone770-552-4889
Address1130 Hightower Trail, Sandy Springs, GA 30350

CAC gives short-term financial help with rent and utilities to Sandy Springs and Dunwoody residents facing an unexpected crisis, with a goal of keeping families in their homes. Financial assistance interviews are by appointment. Call the main office number above to start.2

Jewish Family & Career ServicesCounseling, career help and emergency aid
Websitejfcsatl.org
Phone770-677-9300
Address4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30338
HoursMonday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Jewish Family & Career Services, known as JF&CS, has its main campus on Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody. It offers counseling, career coaching, help for older adults, services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and a dental clinic. It gives emergency financial help for basic needs. Its services are open to people of all faiths. Call the number above to reach the main office.4

Sources & notes
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Footnotes

  1. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Contact page, which lists the DeKalb County office at 246 Sycamore St., Suite 120, Decatur, GA 30030, phone (404) 377-0701; and Home page. The free civil legal help and the areas it covers come from Georgia State University College of Law Library, General Legal Assistance. ↩

  2. Community Assistance Center, Hours & Location, which lists the food pantry at 8607 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350, open Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM and the first four Saturdays of each month, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, with helpline (770) 552-4015; and the main office at 1130 Hightower Trail, Sandy Springs, GA 30350, phone (770) 552-4889, with financial assistance interviews by appointment. CAC serves Sandy Springs and Dunwoody residents: Community Assistance Center, Our Mission. ↩ ↩2

  3. Malachi’s Storehouse, Home page. The address, phone and Wednesday hours rest on listings: Lemontree, St Patrick’s Episcopal Church- Malachi’s Storehouse, which lists 4755 N. Peachtree Rd., Dunwoody, GA 30338, (770) 455-6523, Wednesdays 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM; the same details appear in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul All Saints neighbor card, SVDP All Saints CARDS, which notes no zip code restriction and once-a-month visits. ↩

  4. Jewish Family & Career Services, Horwitz-Zusman Child & Family Center, which lists 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30338, phone 770-677-9300, and hours Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The description of its services comes from Jewish Family & Career Services, Home page, which describes counseling and career support, services for older adults and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a dental clinic, and emergency financial help, open to people of all faiths. ↩

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

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