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Johns Creek Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Johns Creek, Georgia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County in north metro Atlanta, on the county line with Gwinnett County. A few entries below sit in nearby Roswell or Duluth and serve Johns Creek 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. Phone intake runs Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Apply by phone or online at atlantalegalaid.org/apply.1

Food

North Fulton Community CharitiesFree food pantry
Websitenfcchelp.org
Phone678-387-4469
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

The North Fulton Community Charities food pantry, known as NFCC, gives free food to families in North Fulton County. Johns Creek is in its service area, and the pantry lists ZIP code 30097 among the ZIP codes it serves. No appointment is needed, and no documentation is required on a first visit. Proof of residence is needed before a later visit.2

Duluth Cooperative Ministry, Hands of ChristFree food pantry
Websiteduluthco-op.org
Phone770-623-9563
Address3649 Rogers Bridge Road, Duluth, GA 30097
HoursMonday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; second Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Hands of Christ, a Duluth Cooperative Ministry, runs a food pantry for residents of ZIP codes 30096 and 30097, which cover the Gwinnett side of Johns Creek. Food pickup is twice per month by appointment. Bring a photo ID and a current piece of mail.3

Social services

North Fulton Community CharitiesRent 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 Johns Creek residents in Fulton County ZIP codes 30004, 30005, 30009, 30022, 30024, 30075, 30076 and 30097. Apply through the interest form on its website, and meet with a case manager in person at the Barbara Duffy Center.4

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 844-249-8367.5

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Footnotes

  1. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Offices and Contacts, which lists the Downtown Fulton office at 54 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, phone (404) 524-5811; and Home page. Phone intake hours come from GeorgiaLegalAid.org, About Atlanta Legal Aid Society. ↩

  2. North Fulton Community Charities, Food Assistance, which lists the Elkins Road food pantry at 11270 Elkins Road, Roswell, GA 30076, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9 am to 7:30 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 1 pm, with no appointment required, and lists ZIP code 30097 among the ZIP codes it serves; and Donate to the Food Pantry, which lists 678-387-4469 as the number to call with pantry questions. ↩

  3. Hands of Christ Duluth Co-op, Home page, which lists food pantry hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and second Saturdays 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, food pickup twice per month by appointment, service to ZIP codes 30096 and 30097, and 770-623-9563 as the number to call for financial assistance appointments. The street address rests on a directory listing, not on the Co-op own site: Lemontree, Duluth Cooperative Ministry-Hands of Christ, lists 3649 Rogers Bridge Road, Duluth, GA 30097, the address the Co-op moved to in 2024, per Gwinnett Forum, Duluth Co-op plans 30th anniversary celebration. The older Fox Street address in old listings is out of date. ↩

  4. North Fulton Community Charities, Financial Assistance, which lists emergency financial assistance at the Barbara Duffy Center, 11275 Elkins Rd, Roswell, GA 30076, Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, phone 770-640-0399, and names Johns Creek among the cities it serves, with Fulton County ZIP codes 30004, 30005, 30009, 30022, 30024, 30075, 30076 and 30097. ↩

  5. 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. Mableton Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  2. Macon Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  3. Roswell Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  4. Sandy Springs Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  5. Savannah Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.

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