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Stonecrest Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Stonecrest, Georgia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Stonecrest is a city in DeKalb County in east metro Atlanta, incorporated in 2017. A few entries below sit in Decatur and serve Stonecrest residents. Statewide programs are described on the Georgia page.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, DeKalb County OfficeFree civil legal assistance
Websiteatlantalegalaid.org
Phone404-377-0701
Address246 Sycamore Street, Suite 120, Decatur, GA 30030
HoursMonday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Atlanta Legal Aid Society gives free civil legal help to people with low incomes in metro Atlanta, including DeKalb County. Its DeKalb office covers family law, housing, consumer problems and access to health care and public benefits. Call the DeKalb number to start an application, or apply online through the Legal Aid website. The office closes for lunch from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.1

Food

Sunshine Brotherhood Community Foundation, StonecrestFree groceries
Websitesalembiblechurch.org
Phone404-564-1469
Address2750 Panola Road, Stonecrest, GA 30058
Hours2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The Sunshine Brotherhood Community Foundation is a community nonprofit and a ministry partner of Salem Bible Church. Its Stonecrest center hands out free groceries and essential resources to families. Service begins promptly at 9:00 AM. Call ahead, as the library listing for this pantry gives different days and hours.2

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, The King’s TableFree groceries
Websitenewbirth.org
Phone770-696-9600
Address6400 Woodrow Road, Stonecrest, GA 30038
Hours1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9:00 AM, while supplies last

The King’s Table is the food distribution ministry of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Its drive-through distribution gives free groceries on the first and third Saturdays of each month, starting at 9:00 AM, on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.3

Social services

DeKalb County Coordinated EntryHousing and homelessness help
Websitedekalbcountyga.gov
Phone404-687-3500
Address1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Coordinated Entry is the main access point for DeKalb County residents who are unhoused or at risk of losing housing. Call to complete a screening and get a referral to the right agency for rental help, case management, housing navigation and other support. The program is run by the DeKalb County Community Development Department.4

Housing Authority of DeKalb CountyPublic housing and vouchers
Websitedekalbhousing.org
Phone404-270-2500
Address246 Sycamore Street, Suite 260, Decatur, GA 30030
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Housing Authority of DeKalb County runs public housing, the Housing Choice Voucher program and affordable housing across DeKalb County. Waiting list status changes often; check the website or call before applying.5

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

Footnotes

  1. Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Contact, which lists the DeKalb County office at 246 Sycamore St., Decatur, GA 30030, phone 404-377-0701; and Home page. Office hours, Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with a lunch closure from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, come from the DeKalb County Public Library listing for the office, Legal; the Legal Aid site lists no hours. ↩

  2. Salem Bible Church, Sunshine Brotherhood, which lists SBCF Stonecrest at 2750 Panola Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30058, with service on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The phone number, 404-564-1469, comes from the DeKalb County Public Library listing for Salem Bible Church, Food Pantry; the church site lists no phone for the pantry. The same library listing gives different pantry days and hours, every Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM; the church’s own page is used here. ↩

  3. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Events, which lists The King’s Table drive-through food distribution on first and third Saturdays, beginning at 9:00 AM, at 6400 Woodrow Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038. The church phone, 770-696-9600, appears in the footer of the church site, newbirth.org. ↩

  4. DeKalb County, Homelessness Services, which lists Coordinated Entry at 404-687-3500; and Programs, which gives the call hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The department address, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030, comes from the county Community Development page. The City of Stonecrest help page lists different hours in different places, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM in one spot and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in another; the county page is used here. ↩

  5. Housing Authority of DeKalb County, Affiliates, which lists Main 404-270-2500, mailing address 246 Sycamore Street, Suite 260, Decatur, GA 30030, and Main Office hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Older forms on the authority site list 750 Commerce Drive, Suite 201, Decatur, GA 30030; the current mailing address is used here. ↩

  1. Warner Robins Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  2. Albany Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  3. Alpharetta Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  4. Athens Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.
  5. Atlanta Local Assistance Programs, Georgia.

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