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Smyrna Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Smyrna, Georgia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Smyrna is a city in Cobb County in metro Atlanta, northwest of Atlanta. Statewide programs are described on the Georgia page.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Cobb County OfficeFree civil legal assistance
Websiteatlantalegalaid.org
Phone770-528-2565
Address30 South Park Square, Marietta, GA 30090
HoursCall for current intake hours

The Atlanta Legal Aid Society gives free civil legal help to people with low incomes in Cobb County and the rest of metro Atlanta. Its Cobb County office sits in downtown Marietta, near the courthouse. Attorneys in the Cobb office represent low-income residents with civil legal problems, including domestic relations, housing, consumer issues, public benefits and education.1

Food

MUST Ministries, Smyrna Client ServicesFree food pantry and clothing assistance
Websitemustministries.org
Phone770-436-9514
Address460 Pat Mell Road, Smyrna, GA 30080
HoursMonday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

MUST Ministries runs a Client Services center in Smyrna. Clients receive food and clothing assistance, referral assistance and job assistance. The center is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.2

Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Thomas the Apostle ConferenceFood pantry, clothing and utility help
Websitesttacc.org
Phone770-268-0996
Address4300 King Springs Road SE, Smyrna, GA 30082
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (parish office); call ahead for pantry help

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna helps people living in poverty with food from its pantry, clothing, help with utility payments and someone to talk with. Call 770-268-0996 to apply for help. Pantry visits are by appointment; call ahead.3

Social services

The Center for Family ResourcesHousing help and rent and utility assistance
Websitethecfr.org
Phone770-428-2601
Address400 Franklin Gateway SE, Suite 250, Marietta, GA 30067
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

The Center for Family Resources serves Cobb County families facing homelessness or at risk of losing housing. Its housing programs place families in their own apartments, with supportive services like childcare assistance, transportation, budgeting workshops and employment training. Its Tenant Based Rental Assistance program gives rent and utility help to households with dependent children who face a temporary inability to maintain permanent housing.4

Cobb County DFCS OfficeSNAP, TANF, Medicaid and child care applications
Websitedfcs.georgia.gov
Phone877-423-4746
Address1090 Northchase Pkwy SE, Suite 200 (North Entrance), Marietta, GA 30067
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Cobb County DFCS office handles applications for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid and child care assistance for Cobb County residents. Apply online through Georgia Gateway or in person at the Marietta office. Call 1-877-423-4746 for help with Food Stamps, Medicaid, TANF and related programs.5

Sources & notes
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Footnotes

  1. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Contact Atlanta Legal Aid for Assistance, which lists the Cobb County office at 30 South Park Sq., Marietta, GA 30060, phone 770-528-2565; and GeorgiaLegalAid.org, Facing foreclosure, which lists the same office at 30 South Park Square, Marietta, GA 30090. The ZIP differs between the two sources; this page uses 30090. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Cobb Staff Attorney, which describes the Cobb County office in downtown Marietta, within walking distance of the courthouse, and its representation of low-income residents with civil law problems, including domestic relations, housing, consumer, public benefits and education. ↩

  2. MUST Ministries, Smyrna Client Services, which lists 460 Pat Mell Road, Smyrna, GA 30080, phone 770-436-9514, open 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. Monday through Friday, and describes food, clothing, workforce development, breads and sweets, with food and clothing assistance, referral assistance and job assistance at the Smyrna location. ↩

  3. St. Thomas the Apostle Church, St. Vincent de Paul, the parish conference page. The parish bulletin lists the parish address as 4300 King Springs Road SE, Smyrna, GA 30082, the SVDP help line as 770-268-0996, and parish office hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and describes SVDP help with food, clothing, utility payment and someone to talk with. Pantry visits are by appointment, per a directory listing: Lemontree, SVDP St Thomas. ↩

  4. The Center for Family Resources, Contact Us, which lists 400 Franklin Gateway SE, Suite 250, Marietta, GA 30067, phone 770.428.2601, office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM; and Housing Services, which describes the housing programs, Tenant Based Rental Assistance and supportive services. ↩

  5. Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, Cobb County, which lists 1090 Northchase Pkwy SE, Suite 200 (North Entrance), Marietta, GA 30067, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with primary phone (877) 423-4746. Older listings give a former address of 325 S. Fairground Street, Marietta; the current DFCS site lists the Northchase Parkway address. ↩

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