Georgia – Resources for Ex-offenders_2019
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Halfway house for men – Judy House – Dan Coppabiancco – Lawrenceville, GA, Gwinnett
Re-entry Home for men – Vital Signs Reentry ministry – Lee Robbins – 2626 Sardis Way, Buford, GA 30519 – Gwinnett – 678-610-0950 770-818-5469 pastorlee@theklic.org
Take all except sex offenders
70 beds – Recovery housing for veterans ONLY – Housing for sex offenders – Transition House – 970 MLK Dr, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314 – Fulton 404-815-1535 info@transition-house.org http://www.transition-house.org/
Welcome Home! Program is our homeownership program that offers fully rehabilitated homes and mortgage assistance to eligible low- to moderate-income home buyers – Pathway HOME Program is our supportive housing program that, through the partnership with Family Promise of Gwinnett, offers affordable rental options for families with children in Gwinnett County without a stable home – 9 Sites with 212 public housing units – The Lawrenceville Housing Authority – 502 Glenn Edge Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-4900 www.lawrencevilleha.org
Buford Housing Authority – 2050 Hutchins St, Buford, GA 770-945-5212 www.habuford.com
Norcross Housing Authority – 19 Garner St NW, Norcross, GA 770-448-3668 http://www.norcrossga.net/index.aspx?NID=113
Lithonia Housing Authority – 6878 Max Cleland Blvd, Lithonia, GA 770-482-6563
DeKalb Housing – Hairston Lake Apartments – 1023 N Hairston Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 404-296-4116 www.dekalbhousing.org
Purchasing or saving a home – NACA – www.naca.com
Eligible NSP homebuyers will have the opportunity to receive up to $22,500 in assistance through a soft second mortgage for the purchase of their new home. This assistance can be used to help with the cost of purchasing a home and/or applied to the first mortgage to reduce the monthly payments. The program currently offers the Soft-Second Mortgage in two options: 1. $14,500 for five years with no interest and no payments, reduced annually at a 20% rate. 2. $22,500 for ten years with no interest and no payments, reduced annually at a 10% rate. If the homebuyer is unable to remain in the home for the time frame established then any remaining principal shall be paid back to the County. All buyers must meet certain eligibility requirements for financial assistance. To see if you qualify, visit the Qualifications page. – Neighborhood Stabilization Program – 678-518-6024 – nsp@gwinnett.comhttp://www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/Departments/FinancialServices/ServiceDivision/Grants/HUDPrograms/NeighborhoodStabilizationProgram
Home buyer/homeowner classes, pre and post purchase counseling, Mortgage delinquency/default counseling – IMPACT Group http://www.theimpactgroup.org/HomeOwnership_Center.php
Emergency Shelters for Battery Victims:
* Cobb Street Ministries (Marietta)…………………..…………………………… 770/424-9154
* House of Hope (Norcross)……………………………………………………….. 770/650-4673
* Quinn House (Lawrenceville) …………………………………………………………………. 770/962-0470
* Share House (Douglasville)……………………………………………………………………… 770/489-7513
* Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence (Decatur) …………………. 404/370-7670
(24-hr. crisis line, support groups, legal clinics)
Housing Repairs
* Homeowner Rehab Community Development (gchcd@gwinnettcounty.com)….. 770/822-7886
* Home Repair Ministries……………………………………………………………………………… 404/964-6681
Mortgage Assistance:
* Homesafe Georgia Mortgage Assistance Program…………………………………….. (877) 519-4443
Website: www.HomeSafeGeorgia.com Email: hhf@dca.ga.gov
Permanent Rental Housing contacts:
* Buford Housing Authority…………………………………………….………… 770/945-5212
* Lawrenceville Housing Authority ……………………………………………… 770/963-4900
* Norcross Housing Authority ……………………………………………..……… 770/448-3668
Permanent Supportive Housing for Seniors or those with Disabilities:
* Applewood 1 Towers…………………………………………………………….. 770/962-7771
* Applewood 11 …………………………………………………………………… 770/822-5940
* Gwinnett Christian Terrace ……………………………………………………… 770/925-2300
* Harris Group Home……………………………………………………………………………………. 404/246-8929
* Housing – Section 8……………………………………………………………… 800/869-1150
* Lilburn Terrace…………………………………………………………….…….. 770/806-8156
* Windridge ……………………………………………………………………….. 770/932-2643
Rent/Utility Assistance:
* Gwinnett Helpline ………………………………………………………………………………….. 770/995-3339
* International Rescue Commission…………………………………………..……. 404/292-7731
* Lifeline Assistance Program
$13 credit for local bills, a federal $9.50 credit and a $3.50 credit from local
phone company. Call local phone company to see if you qualify)
* Link-Up Georgia (reduces cost of hook-up charges; Bellsouth waives 100% of
service hook-up charge). Call local phone company to see if you qualify
* Natural Gas Federal Grant Assistance Program
(Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program – LIHEAP)
Partnership Community Action…………………………………………………………….. 404/929-2454
Dekalb & Fulton (Senior Citizens only) ………………………………………………… 404/320-0166
* Salvation Army – Dekalb County …………………………………………………………….. 404/486-2714
* SHARE Program (Salvation Army)………………………………………………………….. 800/257-4273
* St. Vincent de Paul, Inc. (Gwinnett)………………………………………………………….. 770/921-7187
* Energy Assistance (Atlanta Gas Light)………………………………………… 800/427-5463
Transitional Housing & Shelters:
* Atlanta Day Shelter for Women & Children………………………………………………. 404/876-2894
* Atlanta Union Mission…………………………………………………………. 404/367-2244
* Atlanta 24/7 Gateway Center………………………………………………….. 404 215-6600
* Christian Women’s Center (Griffin)…………………………………………………………… 770/227-3700
* Crossroads Community Ministry ……………………………………………………………… 404/873-7650
* Douglasville Georgia Transitional Housing……………………………………… 404/272-2931
* Family Promise of Gwinnett County (Carol Carr) (www.familypromisegwinnett.org) 770/885-2947, 678/376-
8950
* Forsyth Homeless Shelter (www.family_haven.org)…………………………………….. 770/889-6384
* Fugua Hall…………………………………………………………………………. 404/588-4026
* Genesis Shelter (newborn babies & family)……………………………………………….. 404/522-6056
* Gwinnett Shelter /Gwinnett Children’s Shelter…………………………………… 678/546-8770
* Gwinnett Transitional Housing (families only)…………………………………. 404/817-7070
* Homestretch (www.homestretch.org) Fulton Co…………………………………………… 770/642-9185
* Inter-faith Outreach Home………………………………………………………. 770/457-3727
* International Women’s House (www.internationalwomenshouse.org)…. 770/413-5557
* Lawrenceville Housing Authority (L’ville)………………………………………………… 770/963-4900
* Mary Hall Freedom House……………………………………………………… 770/642-5500
* Meet The Need Ministry, Inc. (3 homes for men only)………………………… 678/963-0527
* My Sister’s Place (Gainesville)………………………………………………………………….. 770/532-5111
* North House (Gainesville)…………………………………………………………………………. 770/536-3507
* Project Connect ……………………………………………………………………………………… 404/215-9991
* Gwinnett Children’s Center……………………………………………………………………… .. 678/546-8770
* Rainbow Village………………………………………………………………… 770/497-1888
* Red Shield Services/Residence in-take………………………………………… 404/486-2701
* Section-8 Move-In Assistance: Task Force for Homeless (Fulton) (Macon) ….. 478/752-5180
* Sojourner’s House (Cumming)…………………………………………………………………… 678/947-0677
* Task Force for Homeless’ Emergency Shelter Hotline ………………………………… 404/447-3687 or 404-230-
5000
* Transition House……………………………………………………………………………………… 404/815-1535
* The IMPACT group ……………………………………………………………. 678/808-4477
* The SaltLight Center (Lawrenceville) www.familyprlomisegwinnett.org
**To find a safe place location, teens can text “safe” or “seguro,” their name, street number name, city and state to
69866
* The Carpenter’s House…………………………………………………………….. 404/350-1300
* The Potter’s House………………………………………………………………… 706/543-8338
* The Shepherd’s Inn………………………………………………………………… 404/367-2493
* The Quinn House (Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation)…………………………… 770/962-0470
* Wellspring Living………………………………………………………………. 770/631-8888
Permanent Supportive Housing for Seniors or those with Disabilities:
* Applewood 1 Towers…………………………………………………………….. 770/962-7771
* Applewood 11 …………………………………………………………………… 770/822-5940
* Gwinnett Christian Terrace ……………………………………………………… 770/925-2300
* Harris Group Home……………………………………………………………………………………. 404/246-8929
* Housing – Section 8……………………………………………………………… 800/869-1150
* Lilburn Terrace…………………………………………………………….…….. 770/806-8156
* Windridge ……………………………………………………………………….. 770/932-2643
Across Georgia Home Grants and DPA Programs
Atlanta Consumer Mortgage Counseling Service Down Payment Assistance Program Grant (DPAP) Max 5% (770) 455-1770
Charlton County Community Home Investment Program (CHIP) Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance $10,000.
(912) 496-2549
Clarke County Housing & Economic Leadership Partners Inc Direct Homeownership Assistance Program
$7,000 (706) 549-5200
Georgia Housing Yes Inc Helping Hands Program (GIFT)
$8,830 (67 937-0432
Hall County Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP)
$2,000 (770) 297-1800
Multi Counties United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta IDA Program (IDA)
$5,250 (404) 527-3549
Savannah Dream Maker 1 – City Wide (DM1) $4,000 (912) 651-6926
Savannah Dream Maker 2 – Target Neighborhood (DM2)
$8,000 (912) 651-6926
Savannah Dream Maker 3 – Infill Housing Neighborhood Street and Block Revitalization Projects (DM3) $50,000 (912) 651-6926
Georgia Dream Grants
Georgia Dream programs have different denominations and apply settings of rules to whom and how it is awarded but the are all part of the Georgia home grants fabric.
Please this website for a wealth of information GA Dream
Standard Down Payment Program
$5,000 Down Payment Assistance – For credit and income eligible borrowers purchasing a home anywhere In Georgia.
Income and sales price limits apply
For complete list of income limits please check with each program as it varies widely and from year to year.
Down payment funds are provided as a Second Mortgage Loan for the purpose of principal reduction and the payment of pre-paid items and closing costs and made in conjunction with a Georgia Dream First Mortgage Loan.
No Monthly Payments
No Interest
Loan must be repaid when home is sold or refinanced
or no longer used as the borrowers personal residence.
Borrower contributes a minimum of $500 to the purchase transaction and must complete Home Buyer Education
Rewards Program
Georgia homebuyers qualify for:
$5,000 or $7,500>
in Down Payment Assistance with the Georgia Dream Home Ownership Program
Atlanta MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
01 or 02 persons, up to $71,000
03 or more persons, up to $82,000
Purchase price up to $250,000
Statewide
01 or 02 persons, up to $61,000
03 or more persons, up to $70,000
Purchase price up to $200,000
Borrower must contribute $1,000.00 to the purchase transaction
Borrower must have a minimum “credit score” of 660 and a maximum debt to income of 40/45
Liquid assets at closing may be no more than the greater of $20,000 or 20% of the purchase price
The down payment assistance is a silent second mortgage loan with No interest and No monthly payments which must be repaid when the home is sold or refinanced.
Loan amount:
$5,000 if purchase price is $150,000 or less
$7,500 if purchase price is more than $150,000
Must be used in conjunction with a Georgia Dream first mortgage loan
Borrower must be a first time homebuyer
CHOICE – Consumer Home Ownership and Independence Choices for Everyone
To assist households with individuals who are living with a disabilityachieve the dream of homeownership!
$7,500 to $10,000 Down Payment Assistance Loan Amount
Atlanta MSA Income Limit:
$30,000 and over* = Loan Amount $7,500
Less than $29,999 = Loan Amount $ 10,000
Statewide Income Limit:
$25,000 and over* = Loan Amount $7,500
Less than $25,999 = Loan Amount $ 10,000
*Maximum income and sale price limits apply
To apply: Contact a Georgia Dream participating lender for pre-qualification and to begin the loan process.
Who Qualifies?
First time home buyers or those who have not owned a home in the past 3 years who are purchasing a home in Georgia and who meet the requirements of the Georgia Dream first and second mortgage programs.
Disability Verification Required
Borrower must obtain Home Buyer Education from a DCA or HUDapproved housing counseling agency or certified housing counselor and contribute $500 to the purchase transaction.
Which means that potential a person who will qualify for this Georgia home grant can get it a nice little home or condo for as little as $500 down.
PEN = Protectors Educators Nurses
PEN $7,500 Down Payment Assistance
No Interest
No Monthly Payments
Repaid when home is sold refinanced or no longer used as the borrowers personal residence.
Borrowers must meet Georgia Dream First and Second Mortgage program guidelines and contribute $500 to the transaction.
Again this is given to you as form of a 2nd mortgage – however there is no interest and payment is deferred [there is no payment of the principal] until such time that you sell the property and you pay back that amount. Again without interest!
This open to the following professionals:
PROTECTORS
Military: the five branches of the armed forces of the United States of America; the Army National Guard; or the Air National Guard. Police department; sheriff’s department; or other law enforcement agency that is responsible for the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws or the incarceration or detention of offenders.
Fire department (including volunteer firefighters)
EDUCATORS
Local, city, or county school board that is recognized by the state or accredited by a state or regional accredited association, including:
Head Start, Pre-K, Elementary and High School.
Private school system that is recognized by the state or accredited by a state or regional accrediting association.
State certified teachers of day care providers or schools not recognized by the state or accredited.
NURSES AND Health Care Professionals:
State licensed health care facility including, but not limited, to the following:
1.Hospitals
2. Doctor and dentist offices
3. Health departments
4. Nursing homes
Recognize yourself – or anyone that you know in any of these categories?
So please go to the link below to learn more and/or to apply: GA – Department of Community Affairs
Contact Information
For additional assistance contact the Office of Homeownership at
(404) 679-4847.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
My father needs help with housing when he gets out of prison and he is currently in another state.
I have a boyfriend and I’m trying to find a place for him to stay at but it’s so hard to get an address approve do you have any suggestions on what I should do ?
I’m looking for a place asap for myself and my fiance whose a registered sex offender. Maximum price 800.00 monthly
Was you successful?
I was recently released from prison and I’m not allowed to register as homeless be in Fulton county,i have until July 13to find a address or I will be sent back to prison
Can you help me to find a place that accepts sex offenders and or helps them to get on their feet?
My son is need of a place to stay ASAP he is registered as a sex offender. It is so hard for him to find a place to live that’s is comply. He is basically homeless .. He has a job and willing to pay monthly rent. Can someone please assist.
Any available housing rental in Cherokee Cobb or Bartow County GA for sex offender
I am looking for housing for my son who is currently in prision and will be release soon and need to be registered as a sex offender. He went to Prision when he was 18 and has been in there for 10 years. He has letters of recommendations from teachers, he is a teachers aid in Prision.I am the ONLY family he has and he can’t leave with me because I leave to close to a school. He is in another state please help me to find a place in here. Thank you from a desperate mother we will be paying for a room somewhere in the Walton area or close by county’s
Did u ever find him a place to live in GA?
Housing needed for a young man who is registered as a sex offender. Clarkston Tucker GA area would be ideal. Will pay rent. He is artistic and has skills and a very nice man with no violent history.
My father is blind and on the registry can someone please help me find him a place in Savannah, Georgia.He has income of 5-7 hundred.Monthly for rent.
Hello my name is torrain melvin and i did 12yrs in prison, been in and out this pass year. In desperate need of help, my dad passed away (whom i lived with which now makes me homless) my mind is messed up desperately need reentry program .. please help please
Do you have access to email or have a phone number?
Were you able to help provide any resources for ex offenders finding living or resources? I am moving from west side of the US so it is very hard to look from here and I can’t afford a visit and then a move too. Any help you found for previous poster?
Need help finding place for my son
Has to register
My father is able to get out of prison…. But all his family lives in C.A. And he has to stay in Georgia. We have to find approved housing for him before they will let him leave… But that task has come up almost impossible. Is there any body out there that can help me help my Dad? He is A Good Man that was Falsely Accused. He now is just wanting to move on with his life…. Get out of prison and again try to fight these false accusations. Any help would be Great!
Did you find anyone to help finding housing for your father? I am moving to GA in a month or two and i was also wrongly confused but worse yet, what I was convicted of isn’t even against the law in georgia but I can gain employment there and cannot on west side of the states. It doesn’t appear that anyone replies or helps answer these questions. Any resources you found out about?
I’m looking for a house to rent in Douglasville or Lithia Springs were in the area for me and my fiance who’s pregnant.
My husband nephew Michael Jordan need a place he was paroled in may but don’t have a room he been in there since 1986 296840phillips state prison appreciate your help
I have a friend in Dahlonega who needs a place to live preferably under $1000/month. He is a sex offender.
I’m looking for housing in the Atlanta area. I will be off probation in April, but I’m looking to move in January to relocate my business. I would prefer somewhere like Lawrenceville, Conyers,Lithonia, or Snellville. Thanks
I have just transferred from the west coast to be close to my family , but because my transfer was botched I only have 5 weeks to secure a place to live before the halfway house kicks me out. Are there any resources that can help me find a place that quick? Please help!
I tried to email the contact email below but it is no longer active!!
I’m looking for housing in the Savannah Area and am a sex offender. I’ve looked everywhere on this site and can’t find any listing of places who even accept us. No complex’s no resources all I have found are comments and the site is confusing. Please help me! I only have 5 weeks to find a place due to a botched transfer from California!
Purpose Foundation Of Healing Hands is new housing that take sex offenders males / females 900 per bed per room include housing, food, program 40 beds available
Please contact me
Is there any beds available now
I am released in March and I need a place to go,can you please help me.
I am a sex offender I lost my place to live I have a job please help 470-733-3739
I am seeking housing for my brother, he is a sex offender and was released just yesterday, with just 2 days notice. He is currently in a hotel for 3 days paid for by a assistance program. He has to be out by the 20th of May. I have looked on line,but cannot find housing for him. He cannot live with me because my backyard backs up to a playground. Please help me ASAP .Conyers,Covington area 30013, 30016 PLEASE!! Thank you
Non violent sex offender looking for housing please write me if you have or know anybody has a place. Thanks.
Omidkamali88@yahoo.com
Im currently in need of sex offender housing. My probation officer said if I can’t find housing then I go back to jail for failure to provide address. I need help where is some good sex offender housing that’s in compliance with STATE LAW O.C.G.A 41-1-12
Will you please contact me
Can you help me find a place for my son he has to register he will be out for release on June 1st
Any information about available Gwinnett county are housing for sex offender – moving December of January
Looking for housing for my son. He is a NON VIOLENT S.O. Looking for places in or near Carroll County. Carrollton, Bremen, Villa Rica or Temple would be great. Need him to be close by so I can help him get back and forth to work
Looking for help finding housing for a male(S/O)
If any of you know of places in Dekalb, Clayton or Fulton
Please reach out.
Desperately have been looking for months
No leads
God bless
Hello I’m looking for a program for my son he’s a sex offender. Will be released in November of this year . I will like any information on any places that will help him get on his feet.