| Indigent Care Trust Fund | 404-699-4387 | [email protected] | If family is indigent and unable to cover funeral costs burial assistance may be received. | |
| Georgia Department of veteran Services | 404-656-2300 | [email protected] | provides help for paying a veteran's funeral | |
| Funeral Consumers Alliance - Memorial Society of Georgia | 404-634-2896 | http://memorialsocietyofgeorgia.org | The organization can counsel people on affordable funeral options that may be available to them. In addition to that, the programs administered may help people work out a service that meets their budget and that also fits their personal as well as overall financial situation | |
| Georgia Department of Human Services/Division of Family and Children Services DFCS | (404) 206-5778 | http://www.dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/ | Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance | |
| DFS Memorials | (404) 445-0239. | http://www.dfsmemorials.com/state/georgia/city/atlanta#.WkxROSOZNmA | DFS Memorials helps families locate low cost cremations and burial services throughout Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Social Security | 1-800-772-1213 | https://www.ssa.gov/ | There is a $255 lump sum Social Security death benefit that those who qualify can claim. A funeral director can generally assist you make a claim. This one-off payment of $255 is made to a surviving spouse or child. Monthly benefits may be available if one meets eligibility requirements. | |
