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Ask the oncology clinic for a social worker or patient navigator. Tell the navigator which bills are urgent and ask them to help submit applications. Many programs have limited funds, income rules, treatment-status requirements, and short application windows, so apply to several programs as soon as possible.

If Help Is Needed Today

Prepare Before Applying

• Photo identification and current address
• Proof of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment status
• Household income documents, benefit letters and recent bank statements if requested
• Lease, past-due rent notice, eviction filing or mortgage statement
• Utility bills and shutoff notices
• Medical bills, insurance cards and prescription list
• Transportation schedule and treatment appointment dates
• A short-written explanation of the hardship and the exact amount needed

Breast Cancer Specific Financial Assistance

These programs may help with nonmedical living expenses or connect applicants to other funds. Availability is not guaranteed. Review current eligibility before applying.

Georgia Cancer State Aid

What It Does

Georgia’s Cancer State Aid program supports eligible low-income Georgia residents who need cancer care. Applications must be made through a participating Cancer State Aid hospital or freestanding radiation center; patients do not apply directly to the state program.

How to Start

Ask the hospital financial counselor or oncology social worker whether the treatment facility participates and request a Cancer State Aid screening. Visit dph.georgia.gov/cancer-state-aid for current program information.

Ask the Hospital About These Options

• Financial-assistance or charity-care application
• Interest-free payment plan
• Medicaid eligibility screening
• Manufacturer assistance for prescribed medicines
• Transportation, parking or gas-card funds
• Emergency food, rent or utility funds maintained by the hospital foundation

Food and Nutrition Assistance

Rent, Housing and Utility Assistance

If Rent Is Already Late

• Contact the landlord before the court date and request a written payment arrangement.
• Ask 211 specifically for eviction prevention, rent arrears, legal aid and emergency shelter diversion.
• Give the oncology social worker a copy of the lease, ledger, demand letter or eviction notice.
• Apply to several programs because one grant may not cover the entire balance.
• Do not ignore court papers. Follow every deadline and attend every scheduled hearing.

Transportation, Lodging, Medicine and Insurance

How to Use This Packet

This packet helps individuals, families, caregivers, and community partners identify a starting point when support is needed. Begin with the urgent-help section if safety is at risk. For non-emergency needs, choose the section that best matches the concern and contact the provider directly to confirm eligibility, availability, service area, documentation, and cost.

Important Notice

Khrysalis Empowerment Inc. provides mental wellness education, outreach, resource navigation, and community support. Unless a service is specifically described otherwise, the organization does not represent that it provides emergency response, inpatient treatment, legal representation, shelter placement, financial assistance, or licensed clinical care.

Inclusion in this packet is informational and is not an endorsement or a guarantee of services. Programs, hours, eligibility rules, phone numbers, and funding may change. Always confirm details directly with the listed organization.

Privacy and Safe Browsing

If an abusive or controlling person may monitor your phone, computer, email, location, or browser history, use a safer device when possible. Clear browsing history only if doing so will not increase danger. A domestic violence advocate can help create an individualized safety plan.

What Khrysalis Empowerment Offers

• Mental wellness education, community outreach, and stigma reduction.
• Case management support and connections to community resources.
• Housing-stability education, pre-eviction mediation support, and referral navigation.
• Youth and family programs addressing communication, self-esteem, peer pressure, bullying, healthy relationships, trauma awareness, conflict resolution, decision-making, and life skills.
• Domestic violence awareness and healing-focused educational workshops, including programming for people who have caused harm and want to change.
• Men's mental wellness outreach and supportive community conversations.
• Inclusive outreach and referrals for veterans, people experiencing homelessness, seniors, and LGBTQ+ community members.
• Partnership development with courts, schools, housing providers, faith communities, behavioral-health providers, and other community organizations.

Requesting Support from Khrysalis

When contacting Khrysalis, be prepared to share your name, safe contact method, county or ZIP code, the type of assistance requested, any deadline or court date, and whether the situation is urgent.

Website: www.khrysalisyou.online
Email: info@khrysalisyou.org
Phone: 770-464-5023

Urgent Help and Crisis Support

Use these resources when someone may be in immediate danger, is experiencing a mental health or substance-use crisis, or needs rapid connection to community assistance.

A Simple Crisis Response

• Stay with the person when it is safe to do so.
• Listen without arguing, judging, or promising secrecy.
• Remove access to weapons, medications, or other lethal means when this can be done safely.
• Call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency; call or text 988 for crisis counseling and guidance.
• Follow the instructions of emergency or crisis professionals.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Support is available whether abuse is physical, emotional, sexual, financial, digital, or controlling. Survivors do not have to wait for physical violence to seek help.

Personal Safety Planning

• Identify a safe room or exit and avoid rooms containing weapons.
• Choose a code word that tells trusted people to call for help.
• Keep copies of identification, medications, keys, money, and important records where they can be accessed safely.
• Document injuries, threats, damaged property, and unwanted contact only when it is safe.
• Ask an advocate about children, pets, transportation, technology safety, shelter, and protective-order options.

Housing Stability, Eviction Prevention and Homelessness

Act quickly after receiving a late notice, demand for possession, dispossessory filing, court summons, utility shutoff notice, or foreclosure communication. Deadlines may be short.

If You Receive Eviction Papers

• Read every page and note the date you were served.
• Contact the court or an attorney immediately to confirm the deadline and filing requirements.
• Gather the lease, notices, payment receipts, rent ledger, repair requests, photographs, messages, and assistance applications.
• Attend every scheduled hearing or mediation session unless the court directs otherwise.
• Do not assume a rental-assistance application automatically stops a court case or extends a deadline.

Counseling, Mental Health and Substance Use

These resources can help locate crisis care, outpatient counseling, peer support, treatment, and insurance or payment options.

Choosing a Counselor

• Confirm the provider is licensed for the service offered and ask about experience with your concern.
• Ask whether the provider is culturally responsive and affirming of your identity, faith, family structure, and lived experience.
• Confirm insurance, self-pay cost, sliding-scale availability, cancellation policy, appointment format, and wait time.
• For children, ask about caregiver involvement, confidentiality, school coordination, and safety procedures.
• If the first provider is not a good fit, it is appropriate to request another referral.

LGBTQ+ Affirming Support

LGBTQ+ people deserve respectful, confidential, and affirming support. The resources below include crisis help, youth support, community connection, and provider directories.

Youth, Parents and Families

Khrysalis supports prevention, communication, mental wellness, and connections to resources for children, adolescents, parents, and caregivers.

Concerns Khrysalis Programs May Address

• Youth mental wellness and emotional vocabulary
• Peer pressure, bullying, self-esteem, and social media
• Healthy relationships, communication, and conflict resolution
• Trauma awareness, decision-making, and personal responsibility
• Parent-child communication, forgiveness, understanding, connection, and life skills

Veterans, Service Members and Military Families

Veterans and military families can seek crisis care, healthcare navigation, benefits assistance, housing support, and peer connection.

Seniors, Caregivers and Adults with Disabilities

Older adults, caregivers, and adults with disabilities may qualify for benefits counseling, home and community-based supports, legal help, transportation, nutrition, and protection from abuse or exploitation.

Justice Involved and Re-Entry Support

People returning from jail or prison often need identification, housing, employment, healthcare, benefits, transportation, and legal support. Start planning before release whenever possible.

Re-Entry Document Checklist

• Government-issued photo identification and Social Security card
• Birth certificate and release documents
• Medication list, prescriptions, and healthcare records
• Probation or parole conditions and officer contact information
• Housing plan and emergency backup plan
• Resume, training records, references, and work clothing
• Benefits applications and transportation plan

Food, Healthcare, Employment and Basic Needs

Basic-needs support can reduce stress and make mental wellness and housing stability easier to maintain.

Documents to Gather

• ☐ Photo identification
• ☐ Lease or housing documents
• ☐ Court papers or notices
• ☐ Income and benefit information
• ☐ Utility bills
• ☐ Medical or counseling information
• ☐ School records
• ☐ Other: ______________________________

For Community Partners and Referral Sources

A helpful referral includes informed consent, a safe method of contact, a clear description of the requested service, the person's county or ZIP code, relevant deadlines, accessibility or language needs, and confirmation that the receiving organization is accepting referrals. Share only the minimum information necessary.

Suggested Referral Information

• Name and preferred name
• Pronouns, if the person chooses to share them
• Safe phone, email, and best time to contact
• County and ZIP code
• Primary need and urgency
• Deadline, hearing date, release date, or shutoff date
• Language, mobility, transportation, childcare, or accommodation needs
• Consent to contact and consent to share limited information

Khrysalis Empowerment Community Resources

You do not have to navigate difficult situations alone. This resource center connects individuals and families with mental wellness support, domestic violence and sexual-assault resources, housing and eviction-prevention help, counseling, LGBTQ+ affirming services, youth and family support, veterans services, senior assistance, re-entry resources, healthcare, food, employment, and other basic needs.

Download the Khrysalis Mental Wellness and Community Resource Packet or contact us for resource navigation and community support.

Khrysalis Empowerment Inc. does not guarantee eligibility, funding, availability, or acceptance by outside providers. Contact each organization directly for current information.

Sources and Verification

Resource details were reviewed against official or provider-operated websites in September 2026. Website administrators should review this packet at least every three months and whenever a provider announces a change.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/
• Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities: https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/
• United Ways of Georgia 211: https://unitedwayga.org/
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
• Georgia.gov Protective Order Guide: https://georgia.gov/get-protective-order
• Atlanta Legal Aid Society: https://atlantalegalaid.org/
• Clayton County HUD Programs Division: https://hud.claytoncountyga.gov/
• ONE Clayton Community Resource Guide: https://www.oneclayton.org/
• The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• SAMHSA: https://www.samhsa.gov/
• Georgia Division of Aging Services: https://aging.georgia.gov/
• US Department of Veterans Affairs: https://www.va.gov/
• Georgia Gateway: https://gateway.ga.gov/