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Sandy Springs Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Sandy Springs, Georgia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Sandy Springs is a city in Fulton County in north metro Atlanta. A few entries below sit in nearby Roswell or Atlanta and serve Sandy Springs 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

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 at 8607 Roswell Road is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Call the helpline number above with questions about a first visit.2

Solidarity Sandy SpringsFree food pantry
Websitesolidaritysandysprings.org 
Phone770-882-7209
Address6315 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
HoursTuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Solidarity Sandy Springs runs a food pantry in Sandy Springs Plaza, behind Trader Joe’s. It serves people who live or work in Sandy Springs, including zip codes 30328, 30342, 30350, 30338 and 30327. For a food emergency, call or text the number above.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

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 844-249-8367.4

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 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. Community Assistance Center, Home page , which lists the food pantry at 8607 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350, open Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 1:00 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. ↩ ↩2

  3. Solidarity Sandy Springs, Home page , which lists the pantry at 6315 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328, open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, phone 770-882-7209, and the zip codes it serves. ↩

  4. 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. The furnished apartments and program details come from the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, Breaking Cycles of Homelessness with Dignity . ↩

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