BAR ASSOCIATIONS

FAMILY LAW INFORMATION CENTERS

ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES

  • Atlanta Legal Aid Society
    • AIDS Legal Project / Cancer & ALS Legal Initiative 404-614-3969
    • Atlanta Office 404-524-5811
    • Cobb Justice Foundation 770-528-2565
    • Clayton / South Fulton 404-669-0233
    • DeKalb / Decatur 404-377-0701
    • Gwinnett 678-376-4545
    • Senior Legal Hotline 404-657-9915
    • Spanish Speakers 404-377-5381
  • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (Fulton) 404-521-0790
  • Fulton County Family Law Information Center 404-612-2789
  • Clayton County Pro Bono (ALAS) 404-669-0233
  • Georgia Legal Services Program (outside metro-Atlanta) 404-894-7707
  • Georgia Call Center – Navigate GA Gov’t Agencies 1-800-436-7442
  • Rockdale County Family Law Information Center 770-278-7905

SHELTERS / COUNSELING / TPO ASSISTANCE

  • Ahimsa: Pet care for victims of domestic violence 404-452-6248
  • Cobb County YWCA Battered Women’s Hotline 770-427-3390
  • Day League (Rape Crisis Center) 404-377-1428
  • Women’s Resource Center 404-370-7670
  • DeKalb: Rape Crisis Center 404-377-1428
  • DeKalb: The Quilt 678-778-0637
  • DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit 404-298-8315 (Days) / 404-298-8200 (Evenings)
    • Domestic Violence Assistance 404-298-8324
    • Warrant Unit 404-298-8200
    • Civil Process Unit 404-371-2428
  • Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV)
    • Fulton: 404-873-1766
    • Gwinnett: 770-963-9799
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
  • Georgia Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-33-HAVEN (4-2836)
  • Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 800-656-4673
  • LiveSafe (formerly YWCA of North Ga) Domestic Violence Hotline 770-427-3390
  • Safe Families Office (Fulton County ONLY)
    • 404-612-4316 (AVLF Line)
    • 404-612-4318 (PADV Line)
  • The Talk Back Hotline (for sexual abuse survivors) 865-471-8255
  • St. Vincent de Paul 678-892-6163
  • United Way 211 211 or text zip code to 898-211
  • Decatur Cooperative Ministry 404-377-5365

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU

  • Metro Atlanta: 404-766-0875

CHILD SERVICES

  • Child Protective Services (to report child abuse/neglect) 1-855-422-4453
  • Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453
  • Georgia Division of Child Support Services 1-844-694-2347
  • DeKalb County Juvenile Court 404-294-2700
  • Relative Caregiver Hotline 1-888-257-9519
  • Department of Family and Child Services
    • Clayton 770-603-4786
    • Cobb 770-528-7683
    • DeKalb 404-370-5076
    • Fulton 404-206-5778
    • Gwinnett 678-518-5776

CRIMINAL LAW

  • Georgia Justice Project 404-827-0027
  • DeKalb Public Defender’s Office 404-371-2222

DEKALB COUNTY GOVERNMENT

  • Birth and Death Certificates 404-294-3857
  • Board of Health 404-508-7900
  • Code Compliance (formerly Code Enforcement) 404-687-3700
  • District Attorney’s Office 404-371-2561
  • Magistrate Court:
    • Criminal Division 404-294-2150
    • Civil Division 404-371-2261
    • Probate Court 404-371-2718
    • Public Defender’s Office 404-371-2222
    • Sheriff’s Office 404-298-8100
    • Solicitor’s Office 404-371-2201

ELDER SERVICES

  • Age Wise Connection 404-463-3333
  • Adult Protective Services (APS) 404-657-5250
  • DeKalb County Office of Senior Affairs (OSA) 770-322-2950
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program 866-552-4464

HEALTH SERVICES (Mental)

  • Cobb County & Douglas County Community Services Board 770-422-0202
  • DeKalb County Community Services Board 404-377-9224

HEALTH SERVICES

  • Kaiser Permanente Bridge Program (“free health insurance”) 404-370-5648

IMMIGRANT SERVICES

  • Access to Law Foundation 770-685-1499
  • Catholic Charities 678-222-3920
  • Center for Pan-Asian Community Services 770-936-0969
  • Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) 404-572-2658
  • GAIN Asylum and Victims of Violence Inquiries 404-572-2604
  • Raksha 404-876-0670
  • Tapestri 404-299-2185
  • Cherokee Family Violence Center (24 Hour Spanish Hotline) 1-800-33-HAVEN (4-2836)
  • Noor Family Services 770-814-4429 / 678-871-6667

VETERANS

  • United Way Vets Connect 211 or text zip code to 898-211
  • National Call Center for Homeless Vets 877-4AID-VET

CONSUMER ISSUES

  • Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs 404-656-3790
  • Consumer Credit Counseling Services (now Clearpoint) 404-527-7630

TAX ISSUES

  • Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic 404-413-9230