Housing in Atlanta

• Off-campus housing: http://housing.emory.edu/off-campus/home.cfm
• Apartment Search: http://www.theapartmentlocators.com

MARTA (public transportation)

• Main page: http://www.itsmarta.com

Newspapers

• Atlanta Journal Constitution: http://www.ajc.com
• Creative Loafing: http://www.creativeloafing.com

Atlanta Events and Information

• Access Atlanta: http://www.accessatlanta.com
• City Search: http://www.atlanta.citysearch.com

Childcare

• Best in Atlanta: http://www.bestinatlanta.com/baby.html
• (and search Access Atlanta and City Search, above)

United Way

• You can either browse or search the United Way 211 Help page for all different kinds of Atlanta community resources. It's a comprehensive listing: http://211online.unitedwayatlanta.org

English as a Second Language Classes

The following are free programs:

• DeKalb Technical College/English as a Second Language (5745 Buford Highway NE ; phone: 404-297-9522 ext. 4000)
  *free for Dekalb County residents
• Clarkston Baptist Church 292-2895 (3895 Church Street , Clarkston; phone: 404-296-6483)
• The Emory English Department also offers assistance to students who are having difficulty with written English. For more information, call the Emory Writing Center at 404-727-0886.

The following are programs that require registration fees:

• Evening at Emory: For current class listings, call 404-727-6000 or see http://www.cll.emory.edu
• Mercer University English Language Institute: Steve Bowman, director; phone (678) 547-6375; email: eli@mercer.edu
• ESL Instruction and Consulting: Phone 770-457-7071
• English Conversation Tutor: Contact name: Anna-Marie Soper; phone: 404-329-1495; email: amsoper9@hotmail.com
• Georgia Institute of Technology Language Institute: Charles Windish, director; phone 404-894-2425
• Georgia Perimeter College: ESL Department; phone 404-299-4128
• Georgia State University ESL Department: Patricia Byrd, director; phone 404-651-3650