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Public Benefits

Helping to sustain the community one family at a time

Public Benefits are one of many resources to help you become and remain financially secure. Step Up Savannah is here to help you in your journey towards financial security by connecting you with the right resources.

SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the program formerly known as food stamps. It is a federal nutrition program that helps you stretch your food budget and buy healthy food and provides monthly benefits via an EBT card. 

Medicaid and other healthcare resources such as PeachCare for Kids are no to low cost health insurance options for uninsured families.

Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) supports early education goals by assisting low-income families with the cost of child care while they work, go to school or training, or participate in other work-related activities.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a time- limited, income-based program that provides cash assistance to families with children when parents or other responsible relatives cannot provide for the family’s needs.

Provides food and nutrition assistance for households with children up to 5 years old. You must apply in-person at a Chatham County health department office:

THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY DASHBOARD FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY (CODE), is a tool designed to help individuals recognize in-demand career paths that will help them achieve self-sufficiency and overcome a potential loss of public assistance known as a “benefits cliff.”

CODE can help workforce development professionals gain insight into what an actual career pathway looks like as a worker enters and moves up in a profession. It can help inform decisions, reduce uncertainty, and ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate fully in our local economy.

Click here to use the CODE Dashboard

How to apply for Public Benefit?

Anabel Perez | Bilingual Enrollment Specialist
FIRST HISPANIC BAPTIST CHURCH

1 Gamble Road
Savannah, GA 31405
912.349.1938
Se Habla Español – Se aceptan sin cita

STEP UP SAVANNAH

428 Bull Street, Suite 208
Savannah, GA 31401
912.232.6747
By appointment only

WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTERS OF SAVANNAH, INC.

1601 Drayton Street
Savannah, GA 31401
912.447.5711
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 9:00am–12 Noon
By appointment only

ST. MARY’S COMMUNITY CENTER

812 W. 36th Street
Savannah, GA 31415
912.447.0578
Walk-ins welcome

Ready2CONNECT, Inc.

508 N. Richland Ave
Rincon, GA 31326
912.295.2361
By appointment only

MOSES JACKSON ADVANCEMENT CENTER

1410 B Richards Street
Savannah, GA 31415
912.525.2166
By appointment only

FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET

2603 Mechanics Avenue
Thunderbolt, GA 31404
912.483.8737
By appointment only

SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE

5717 White Bluff Road
Savannah, GA 31401
912.443.4151
By appointment only

Pennsylvania Avenue Resource Center

425 Pennsylvania Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404
912.651.4211
By appointment only

KINGDOM LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

425 W Montgomery Cross Rd
Savannah, GA 31406
912.921.5346
Tuesday and Thursdays 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
By appointment only

For Assistance with Public Benefits Applications, Renewals, Case Navigation or resource access please fill out the Online Opportunity Screening Application and a public benefits’ staff member will be in touch with you.