Decatur Area Emergency Assistance Ministry

Website: http://www.deamdecatur.org/

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Hours: Mondays through Fridays 9am - 11:30am

DEAM provides emergency food, financial aid for utilities and prescriptions, clothing and volunteer support to qualifying residents in the Decatur and Avondale area.

To receive DEAM services, clients must apply in person at the DEAM office, Mon-Fri 9-11:30AM.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 515 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030. (Note: DEAM office entrance is on Sycamore Place-side of Holy Trinity Church. Directions below.)
Utility bill assistance is by appointment only. Call (404)373-2300 on Mondays or Thursdays at 11 AM to request an appointment time. Food and prescription assistance is provided in person on a first-come, first-served basis.

Utilities
Utilities
DEAM helps prevent cut-off of water, gas and electicity services by providing financial assistance to qualifying residents once/year to help pay gas, electricity and water bills. Maximum assistance is $125.
Utility bill assistance is by appointment only. Call (404)373-2300 on Mondays or Thursdays at 11 AM to request an appointment time.  If requesting financial aid for utilities, bring current bill showing amount due for service.
Prescriptions
DEAM provides financial assistance to qualifying residents who cannot afford prescriptions for chronic and life-threatenting conditions. Applicants should bring current, original prescription from doctor.

Clothing
DEAM provides new and gently used clothing for children and adults, including summer and winter wear. Qualified residents select clothes from one of two Clothes Closets at Avondale First Baptist Church and Decatur First Baptist Church.

Housing (Please Note: No financial aid for rent is available in 2013)

DEAM helps prevent homelessness by providing emergency financial assistance to those in immediate danger of eviction or foreclosure.

Funds are limited, and funding is allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis to qualified applicants once/year, through the following process. Housing Assistance applicants mustcall the DEAM office (404.373.2300) on the last business day of the month to provide information to pre-qualify and schedule an appointment for further qualification in person.

Please note: If a qualifying resident has received an official yellow eviction notice from the Dekalb County Sheriff’s office, then they do not need to wait until the last business day to call, as described above. They may come to DEAM office on any regular business day (Mon-Fri, 9-11:30AM) to request emergency assistance.  Applicants must bring the eviction notice, their lease contract and social security card to be considered for funding assistance through this resource.

DEAM serves Decatur and Avondale Estates-area, Georgia residents who live in the geographical area bounded by I-285 on the east, Glennwood Road on south, Moreland and Briarcliff on west, and LaVista Road on the north.

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