ATLANTA COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT

BeLoved Atlanta

Forced prostitution is rampant, trapping victims in a cycle of homelessness and addiction. BeLoved Atlanta provides safe homes and a two-year restoration program, equipping women with the power to create a new path in life. Its vision for each woman it works with is that she may heal from exploitation and addiction as a more true and full version of herself and reclaim the parts of herself that trafficking attempted to steal.

The staff offers a holistic approach to healing by crafting an individual treatment plan for each resident. The BeLoved program includes free housing, one-to-one professional counseling, group therapy, case-management, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, medical and legal assistance, financial planning, education and employment.

CHRIS 180

CHRIS 180 helps children, young adults and families who have experienced trauma change the direction of their lives to become more productive, self-sufficient members of the community. They do this through mental health counseling, training, providing safe housing and real-world skill building. CHRIS 180’s goal is to help those it serves build resiliency to overcome life’s challenges.

There are many ways to give and get involved, and they are currently developing new in-person volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups.

Foundation for Hospital Art

Our mission is to bring comfort and hope through art to people in healthcare facilities in Atlanta and around the world.  Our vision is to make hospitals beautiful places for healing and our quest is to donate at least one painting to every hospital on Earth.  We design multi-panel, color-coded murals on canvas that are painted by volunteers at PaintFest events and then donated to brighten the walls of hospitals and lift patient spirits.  Artistic talent is not required.  Whether painting team building-style with large groups or reception-style walk-up stations for small groups, there are multiple setups that will fit any meeting. 

Since 1984, we have involved over one million people and donated over 53,000 paintings to over 8,500 hospitals across 195 countries.  PaintFests are CSR events that will impact thousands of patients and families for years to come.

Furkids

Furkids operates the largest cage-free, no-kill shelter in the Southeast for rescued cats along with Sadie’s Place, a no-kill shelter for dogs. The Furkids mission is to rescue homeless animals, provide them with the best medical care and nurturing environment while working to find them a forever home. Furkids heals the whole animal, physically and emotionally, restoring its health and its spirit. Furkids has rescued and altered more than 55,000 animals since its founding in 2002.

The shelter provides a wonderful volunteer opportunity for groups of all ages and sizes. Furkids is the only animal rescue organization in metro Atlanta that allows children of all ages to volunteer.

Gateway Center

Since 2005, Gateway Center has served as a bridge for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Atlanta as they transition to permanent housing. As a homeless service provider, Gateway Center offers holistic supportive services, short-term residential (shelter) programs, and intensive case management to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness in obtaining sustainable income and stable housing. Gateway Center is committed to eliminating barriers, improving equitable outcomes, and creating opportunities in underserved and under-resourced communities by supporting individuals and families on their journey to safe and stable housing. Gateway Center’s mission, services, and strategic goals create and improve equitable outcomes for marginalized communities. By linking individuals with emergency short-term residential housing (shelter), intensive case management, housing placement assistance, career services support, and behavioral health intervention, Gateway Center assists guests enrolled in our residential programs in obtaining sustainable income, transitioning to stable housing, improving their overall well-being, and breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness for their families. 

We have opportunities for groups or individuals to serve with us. There are opportunities to assist with kitchen services, work in the clothing closet, campus beautification projects, and more. Financial donations are always needed. Additionally, we are always is need of donations of packages of new underwear and socks.

Giving Kitchen

Giving Kitchen (GK) is nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance to food service workers through financial support and a network of community resources. Their goal is to create a food service community in which crises are met with compassion and care. Since its inception, GK has served over 17,000 food service workers and awarded over $11 million in financial assistance. In 2022, Giving Kitchen was named one of Fast Company’s Brands That Matter. In 2019, Giving Kitchen was the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Global Village Project

Global Village Project was founded 15 years ago and is the only school in the U.S. dedicated to serving refugee girls. Global Village Project’s (GVP) mission is to reactivate the education of refugee girls so that they can access all the benefits of a holistic education in Atlanta, Georgia. Our transformative educational model is designed to not only meet the needs of refugee young women, but also amplify the strengths, skills, and voices they bring to our learning community. Through the foundation they acquire at GVP, refugee girls gain the tools and support they need to become highly successful students and empowered citizens.

As a tuition-free, nonprofit middle school, donations made to our school support all areas of our student’s academic lives, as well as how GVP supports students beyond the classroom through our mentoring and alumni programming. Volunteer positions offer the opportunity to build relationships with refugee girls, mentor them academically, and help with their personal success and challenges. To donate, volunteer, and for more information, please visit our website at www.globalvillageproject.org.

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity transforms communities by acting as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization through education, innovative development, partnerships and long-term relationships with families. Atlanta Habitat has worked with more than 5,000 family members to achieve the dream of affordable homeownership since 1983.

Volunteers can organize a group event or contribute individually. Each year, about 13,000 volunteers work alongside more than 100 new families to build, renovate, repair and paint homes among other volunteer opportunities. Any amount or type of gift empowers our mission to help a family build and buy their first home, seniors and military veterans to complete critical home repairs, Atlanta Habitat families to achieve education and entrepreneurial goals, revitalize neighborhoods and much more.

Hands On Atlanta

With a vision to make Atlanta the most civically engaged and equitable community in the world, Hands On Atlanta mobilizes the community to tackle the city’s most pressing needs. From fighting food insecurity to supporting students across Title 1 public schools, Hands On Atlanta annually engages 20,000 volunteers across its trusted, robust network of nonprofit and school partners to do something good.

From plug-and-play group volunteering opportunities to creating completely customizable civic engagement experiences for convention attendees, the organization offers fun and impacting solutions to do something good. 

Meals on Wheels Atlanta

Meals On Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) was founded in 1965 to support seniors struggling with poverty, food insecurity and social isolation. Over more than 50 years, it has grown from a small soup kitchen to an organization serving more than 600,000 meals each year throughout the Atlanta area. It has also expanded program offerings to respond to other critical needs in the community and now offer multiple services to support both older adults and veterans, including home-delivered and congregate meals, home repair services and a food pantry for both seniors and their pets.

MOWA offers an array of both in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities including letter writing, meal box decoration, meal delivery, stocking the pantry and hosting a food drive.

Next Generation Men and Women

Next Gen closes the opportunity gap for under-resourced high school students in Atlanta through exposure to college, career options and support.  We are dedicated to ensuring that every student is prepared to seize the opportunities life has to offer. We do this by partnering with high schools, local companies and colleges to provide under-resourced Atlanta high school students with the necessary exposure and support to graduate ready and committed to college and career.

Next Gen offers a variety of ways to plug-in and get involved including hosting an Exposure Experience at your workplace, volunteering at our annual fall Networking Night, or joining us in the spring for our annual Next Gen Block Party to celebrate our students.

Refuge Coffee

At Refuge we believe in a way of welcome that can create a better outcome, better communities, and ultimately a better world. What does it mean to welcome the most historically unwelcomed people of the world—refugees and other immigrants? What does substantial welcome really mean?Every time you visit a Refuge Coffee shop, you are helping us to provide real welcome in the form of full-time, competitive-wage jobs, job-training, and mentorship for resettled refugees. Our workforce development model provides newly-arrived refugees and other immigrants a place to prepare, to breathe, and to dream for a better future in their new home. In addition to our job-training program, we work to create welcoming, fun, multi-ethnic comfortable gathering places at all our locations, both at our home base is Clarkston, GA, (the most diverse square mile in Georgia!), and at our shops in Midtown and Norcross. Our team also delivers our specialty coffee services all over town with our bright red catering vehicles and compact, portable barista carts. Click here for more information about coffee catering.