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Current rental and utility assistance
Make sure you document who you speak with and the date you applied for assistance

Current rental assistance and utility information for Cobb County some agencies may assist with mortgage assistance
Please read carefully
Utility assistance
St.vincent de Paul 7709412807
Cobb Senior Services must be over the age of 55
Cobb Senior Services
If you are over the age of 55 Cobb senior Services has funds to help with rent and utilities
Cobb senior services 7705285355
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Urban league of Georgia
404 798 5839
Urban league of Georgia
Sweetwater Mission
Eligibility:
Must be a Cobb resident
Must have children 17 years or younger in the household
Must have been impacted by the pandemic and be able to provide documents for that
Must be past due
Must complete an application and sign our check request form
Must provide the following documents"
Photo ID
Copies of social security cards
Proof of hardship stemming from the pandemic
Proof of income - several paystubs or income tax returns for 2022
current lease
current ledger from landlord.
Assistance up to $3000 paid to the property
Sweetwater Mission, Inc
770-819-0662 (tel:770-819-0662), Ext, 16 must leave name and contact number
Gmen rental assistance
jessica@gmen.org to check status of application
And
apply
Assistance up
To $5000 paid to the property
Cobb county eviction diversion program 7704282601 and ask when you go to court must be the first time eviction was filed on you in Cobb county and you have to have a child enrolled in Cobb county / Marietta school district
Atlanta legal aid
Only can apply if you have an active eviction case
Atlanta legal aid is assisting with rental
Assistance for Cobb county legal aid If you are seeking rental assistance, this is their notice please call (404) 436-1469 tel:(404)436-1469 (tel:(404)436-1469)) to reach our Eviction Prevention Initiative. You must leave one voicemail with your name and phone number, and we will call you back as soon as possible. This is the only number accepting applications for rental assistance. Please do not call our main number or your local county office.
If approved the amount can be made out to the leaseholder
Communities in schools program
If you have a child in school check with the school for communities in school director which will
Assist you with enrichment programs and rental/ housing and utility assistance
Zion keepers
Zion Keepers
We have 3 rental assistance programs running concurrently : HOME, HOME-ARP, COBB-ARPA. Both are fully subscribed, but openings occur sometimes. Clients need to send email to info@zionkeepers.org or call the office at 678-388-0218 between 10am- 2pm, Monday through Thursday. Friday from 10am -12noon Our intake coordinators are happy to assist.
Contact Cobb County magistrate court to find out if you are court case 7705288900
Contact Cobb legal aid to assist you with court cases 7705282565
If you are looking for assistance please document who you spoke to and if you do not receive a call back within 7 days contact your Cobb county commissioners for assistance do not wait to go to
Court to get assistance
Cobb County board of commissioners lisa.cupid@cobbcounty.org
JoAnn.Birrell@cobbcounty.org
Keli.Gambrill@cobbcounty.org
monique.sheffield@cobbcounty.org
Jerica.Richardson@cobbcounty.org