If you're an immigrant, Muslim, or are a member of the LGBT community then you may be feeling unsafe after the results of the election. If you need accesses to legal, financial, housing, or medical help (in case of emergency please call 911) and you reside in the state of Georgia, then this list is for you. Pass this on to a friend. This information could be vital as climates shift across our nation and the safety of millions comes into question.
CAIR
Mission:"To enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding."
Services: Report an incident involving discrimination or a hate-crime, self-defense courses for women, and literature on civil rights.
Click here for their latest press conference.
INCA
Mission: "ICNA Relief USA seeks to alleviate human suffering by providing caring and compassionate service to victims of adversities and survivors of disasters. ICNA Relief USA strives to build healthy communities, strengthen families and create opportunities for those in despair while maintaining dignity and advocating for basic human needs."
Services: Clinics, housing, disaster relief, refugee services,
Project South
Mission: Work to build a sense of community with a focus in education.
Services: Workshops, toolkits, and legal advice for immigration needs
Atlanta Police Department LGBT Liaison
Georgia Equality
Mission: "Advancing Fairness, Safety, and Opportunity for LGBT Georgians."
Services: Voter registry, identifying your elected official, civil rights, and social media campaigns
Trans Housing Atlanta
Mission: Provide housing and life support for transgender and gender non-conforming people in Atlanta.
Services:"Provide safe housing and appropriate supportive services to transgender and gender nonconforming (defined as any personal gender identity different or trans-gressive from the sex assigned at birth) individuals who are homeless to facilitate movement to independent living and promote productive employment and reduction of risky behaviors, or who seek intermediate or long-term housing that’s centered on the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming people."
Positive Impact Health Center
Mission: Centered care, so that he HIV community can live a life that's worth loving.
Services: AIDS Drug Assistance Program, Healthcare Insurance Continuation Program, group therapy, STI testing, and addiction recovery.
LAA
The Latin American Association
Mission: "We bring the American dream to life for Latino immigrants. We do so by empowering families as they overcome the challenges they face on their path to self-sufficiency."
Services: Latina Economic Empowerment Program, immigration services, adult and youth education programs
CPACS
The Center for Pan Asian Communities
Mission: "People need people."
Services:Tutoring, counseling, advocacy, housing, senior health, immigration and translation
Lambda Legal
Mission: "Continuing to this day, our work improves life for a diverse community of LGBT people and people with HIV who, four decades ago, were penalized or barely recognized under the law across the nation. These highlights tell the story of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund."
Services: Representation for all types of cases
CPAN
Community Advanced Practice Nurses
Mission: "STRENGTHENING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED."
Services: Free primary care!
This is by no means an exhaustive list so add your favorite organization to the list by commenting!
