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Places that Help: Georgia

Local Programs

Updated: 
August 10, 2016

This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.

We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations. If you are looking for an attorney to represent you in court or to give you legal advice about your situation, go to our Finding a Lawyer page instead.

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Organized by County:

Camden

Camden House

P.O. Box 5159
St. Marys, GA 31558
Hotline: (912) 882-7858 (24-hour Immediate Assistance Line)
URL: https://camdenhousega.org/
Email: camdenhouse@tds.net
Camden House provides a domestic violence shelter, assistance getting a temporary protection order, access to a child advocate, access to food and clothing and job advising. Camden House provides services to Camden and Charlton counties. Services are available to both shelter residents and non-residents.


Chatham

Savannah Area Family Emergency (SAFE) Shelter

P.O. Box 61119
Savannah, GA 31420
Hotline: (912) 629-8888 (24-hour Crisis Hotline)
Phone: 866-390-SAFE (7233) (24-hour Shelter Phone)
URL: https://safeshelter.org/
SAFE Shelter provides a 24-hour crisis hotline, an emergency shelter, case management, food, clothing and other personal items, support groups for adults and children, assistance with temporary protective orders, courtroom advocacy, and on-site professional counseling services. SAFE Shelter serves Savannah, Georgia. There are both services available to shelter residents and outreach services to non-residents.


Chattahoochee

Army Family Advocacy Program

Lewis Hall, Building 36
7131 Richardson Circle
Fort Benning, GA 31905
Hotline: (706) 566-7393 (24-hour Sexual Assault and Domestiv Violence Hotline)
Phone: (706) 626-2614, (706) 545-3202 (Victim Advocate)
Phone 2: (706) 545-7594 (Administrative Phone)
URL: https://benning.armymwr.com/programs/acs/family-advocacy

The Army Family Advocacy Program is for members of the Army and their families. Specifically, this program is located at Fort Benning. They offer a victim advocacy program which provides comprehensive assistance and support to victims of spouse abuse, including crisis intervention, assistance in securing treatment for injuries, information on legal rights and proceedings, referral to military and civilian shelters and other resources. An advocate will ensure victims are properly advised of their options for restricted and unrestricted reporting. They also provide a 24-hour hotline for sexual and domestic violence victims.



Cherokee

Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc.

P.O. Box 489
Canton, GA 30169
Hotline: (770) 479-7703 and TTY: (770) 479-1703 (24-hour Crisis Hotline)
Phone: (773) 720-7050 (24-hour Crisis Hotline- en español)
Phone 2: (770) 479-1804
Fax: (770) 720-4834
URL: https://cfvc.org/
Email: questions@cfvc.org
Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc. provides a variety services to domestic violence victims including an emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis center in English and Spanish, in-person crisis counseling, support groups for adults and children, court accompaniment, free legal assistance, income based supportive housing, household establishment assistance, public benefits assistance and free emergency 911 cell phones. They serve Cherokee County, Georgia.


Clarke

Project Safe

P.O. Box 7532
Athens, GA 30604
Hotline: (706) 543-3331 (24-hour Crisis Hotline)
Phone: (706) 549-0922
Phone 2: (706) 765-8019 (Teen Texting Hotline)
URL: https://www.project-safe.org/
Project Safe is a non-profit organization working to end domestic violence by providing domestic violence victims a 24-hour hotline, an emergency shelter, pet sheltering, safety planning, legal and social service advocacy, emergency financial assistance, ongoing supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and their children, transitional housing services, community support groups and short term individual counseling. Project Safe primarily assists women and children from Athens and the surrounding area but can help domestic violence victims from all across Georgia.


Clayton

Clayton County Association Against Family Violence (Securus House)

P.O. Box 870386
Morrow, GA 30287-0386
Hotline: (770) 961-7233 (24-hour Crisis Hotline)
Phone: (770) 960-7153 (Administrative)
URL: https://securushouse.org/
Clayton County Association against Family Violence provides a 24-hour crisis hotline and a shelter called Securus House for domestic violence victims. Available to shelter residents are support group meetings and legal advocacy. Services are available in Clayton County and surrounding metro-Atlanta counties.


Safe Haven Transitional

P.O. Box 501
Conley, GA 30288
Phone: (404) 241-8740
URL: http://safehaventransitional.org/
This is a transitional house, but not an emergency shelter. Safe Haven Transitional, Inc. provides intermediate longer term shelter with a wide range of flexible and optional services that reflect the differences and individual needs of battered women with or without children, which allows them to choose the course of action that is best for them. Safe Haven also provides crisis intervention services, legal advocacy, counseling, and various programs and support groups for survivors of domestic violence. Safe Haven serves domestic violence victims in the metropolitan Atlanta area.


Cobb

YWCA of Northwest Georgia

48 Henderson Street
Marietta, GA 30064
Hotline: (770) 427-3390 (24-hour Crisis Hotline)
Phone: (770) 427-2902
Fax: (678) 303-4717
URL: https://indo77.pro/
YWCA of Northwest Georgia provides a 24-hour hotline, a domestic violence shelter, counseling services, transitional housing and legal advocacy. Services are available to both residential and non-residential clients.


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