Direct Services

HELP LINE

  • 1-800-804-4918 / 770-255-0539
  • *Apply

The AWC Help Line is available in 10 different African languages, 2 Asian languages and 2 middle eastern languages.

The help line is supported by Amani Community Ambassadors (ACA) and community outreach coordinators (COC).

They educate and assist the community using culturally tailored methodologies. They are best equipped to address cultural nuances, taboos, and myths that are typically barriers for this community to gain access to services they need.

  • Assisting applicants with translation and interpretation, screening for SNAP, CAPS, TANF, Medicaid, Rental / Housing,  and Utility assistance - LIHEAP
  • Referring refugees and immigrants to partner resources e.g. Food / Nutrition
  • Emergency domestic violence / Victim service calls and providing resources and safety plans.

 

Child Care

Child Care Assistance
(CAPS)

Energy

Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)

Rental Assistance - (AWC Partners - Dekalb County & City of Clarkston)

Financial

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), commonly known as welfare, is the monthly cash assistance program for poor families with children under age 18.

Medicaid

Individuals may apply for Medicaid at Amani Women Center. Medicaid is a program that provides health care services to individuals that meet the requirements for income, resources
and citizenship.

 

  • SNAP, WIC, CAPS, TANF
  • MEDICAID, Affordable Care
  • Liheap, Rental/Housing Assistance
  • Resume Assistance
  • Job Placement
  •  *Apply

 SNAP / Food Stamps - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 

The Georgia Food Stamp program provides monthly benefits to low-income households to help pay for the cost of food. A household may be one person living alone, a family, or several, unrelated individuals living together who routinely purchase and prepare meals together. Anyone may apply for food stamp benefits. The program helps households that have limited income and resources.

 

Outreach / Workshops - Wellbeing, Education, Awareness, Workshops, Advocacy & Community Conversations

  • Financial Literacy
  • Digital Literacy
  • Health Equity - Promotion, Care & Navigation
  • Mental Health / Counseling / Therapy
  • Mammogram scheduling
  • Transportation to and from screenings
  • Civic Engagement
  • Referral Services

 

 

Translation / Interpretation

AWC is proud to provide affordable, professional, high-quality expert language interpretation and translation services to our clients in non-governmental organizations, charities, and other service partners.

 

We have seasoned in-house specialists fluent in:

• Arabic     • Swahili      • Amharic     • Tigrinya      •. Somali      • French       • Oromo      • Lingala • Kinyarwanda   • Dinka    • Kirundi     • Bravanese    • Mandinka  • Pashto  • Farsi  • Dari

Our mission is to provide the highest quality language service and reliability at the most affordable price. AWC will work with your organization directly to provide the best quality service in the most efficient way possible. Please contact us for your specific project.

Immigration

Greencard / Permanent Residence / Natulization / Citizenship

AWC provides referral services and affordable legal assistance and                                          representation in immigration matters. Our referral services include assisting families seeking to obtain, extend or retain lawful immigration status or citizenship.

Consultation / Preparation

  • Immigration consultation / Adjustment of status application
  • Naturalization/Citizenship Application Preparation / Instruction
  • Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Application Preparation / Orientation