Charities, Non-Profits, Volunteer Organizations...

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• Senior Center Activities Volunteer- Monday-Friday 10:00am-3:00pm, Classes usually last 1-2 hours/1 day a week.
  Details: Arts and Crafts Instruction, Very Basic Computer Instruction, Floral Design Instruction, Dance Instructors, Instructors for making Greeting Cards, Kitchen helper.
  
  
• Drivers- Monday-Saturday 9:30am-12:00pm
  Details: Own vehicle/Valid Drivers License/Insurance Coverage. All routes within the Perimeter. Detailed driving directions provided. Delivery routes usually take 2-3 hours.
  
  
• Meal Packing- Hours vary. Call for scheduling and orientation.
  Details: Assembly line food packing.
  
  

• First Chance Variety House
  We provide an outcome focused one-stop service for teens living in Atlanta’s Empowerment Zone. We also offer the community low cost - free classes, gym facilities, and recreational facilities. Our programs also offer free food, clothing and toys for underprivilaged teens. 180 Lowery Street, 770-436-9967 or 678-984-8148.
  
  
• The Front Porch of Atlanta
  The Front Porch of Atlanta, Inc. is a nonprofit center that supports the grief process by providing a place of gathering, promoting an environment of healing, and offering services free of charge. Modeled after other effective children’s grief programs throughout the country, the center offers support for children and their families as they move through the healing process. Age-specific groups of children (ages 3 to 18) and their families gather and share their issues surrounding loss.
  
  
• Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
  Offers prevention programs and services that are proven to be effective in helping stop child abuse.
  
  
• Lithonia Emergency Child Care and Social Services, Inc.
  770 593-4141. Mission: To provide safe and loving Emergency FREE or LOW COST Child care to single parents who can not afford to pay the high cost of regular care. We are a full service agency providing: Day Care, Food, Shelter (Battered Women and abused Children) H.U.D. Housing and a variety of other human services.
  
  
• Hands On Atlanta
  The projects range from cleaning up Piedmont park, planting trees, weeding... to sorting canned goods at the Food bank, tutoring kids at the Discovery program, spending time with seniors, cooking meals for AIDS patients and sorting books at Goodwill.
  
  
• Mr. Kenyada's Neighborhood, Inc.
  A nonprofit corporation that promotes computer literacy and computer ownership in the African American community. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution did a Personal Technology section article on Mr. Kenyada's Neighborhood in January 1999.
  
  
• Safe Child Bullies
  Bullying is something most children encounter in one form or another. Children struggle with being called names, being picked upon, being excluded, not knowing how to make friends, or being the ones acting unkindly or aggressively toward others. All forms of bullying are abusive and all are opportunities to teach children how to get along, how to be considerate people, how to be part of a community or group. Learn here!
  
  
• Amnesty International~USA
  Amnesty International USA Women's Human Rights Program seeks to stop the particular violations of civil and political rights that women and girls experience.
  
  
• 211 Online
  211 Online is the most comprehensive database of community resources in metro Atlanta.
  

• AtlantaCares.com
  TBS Superstation and Hands On Atlanta welcome you to Atlanta Cares - the community calendar and event system for nonprofit organizations throughout Atlanta.
  
  
• Atlanta Jaycees
  An Atlanta tradition for over 75 years, the Atlanta Jaycees have played a vital role in the development of Atlanta's leaders.
  
  
• AID Atlanta
  Their mission is to provide a broad, compassionate range of HIV/AIDS services through the continuous support of our donors, volunteers and friends.
  
  
• AIDS Survival Project
  "We are diverse people living with HIV, united to promote self-empowerment and enhanced quality of life for HIV affected individuals through advocacy, education, peer support, and treatment activism."
  
  
• United Way Organizations
  Every minute of every day, United Way is working to make our community stronger and safer...uniting our resources to attack the root causes of crime and violence...magnifying your giving, multiplying your help...so you do more than you ever thought you could.
  
  
• Atlanta Amnesty International
  Every month for nearly twenty years AI Group 75 members have been gathering around the Atlanta area to do human rights work.
  
  
• Atlanta Association of Black Journalists
  Their mission is to ensure there is an honest and accurate reflection of the black experience by the mass media, to advocate for equal employment and promotional opportunities for people of color in news organizations in our community, to develop strong ties with the community we serve and to honor outstanding coverage of the African American experience.
  
  
• Gharri Community, Inc
  Our mission is to help the Gharri people adjust to life here, as well as cope with the hardships of life in Africa.
  
  
• Women's Action for New Directions
  WAND~for the promotion of women in politics.
  
  
• Women's Studies Institute
  Promoting women and education.
  
  
• Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition
  To advocate, to educate and eventually to eradicate the disease of breast cancer.
  
  
• Atlanta Women's Foundation
  A catalyst for change in the lives of women and girls.
  
  
• "Inner City Outings"
  A community outreach program of the Sierra Club that provides low-income, inner city youth with trips to wilderness.
  
  
• Metro Atlanta Council Alcohol & Drugs
  Prevents alcohol, tobacco and other drug related problems through information dissemination, education, community-based processes, and environmental and social policy strategies.
  
  
• CARE
  CARE's reason for being is to affirm the dignity and worth of individuals and families in some of the poorest communities of the world. We seek to relieve human suffering, to provide economic opportunity, to build sustained capacity for self-help, and to affirm the ties of human beings everywhere.
  
  
• Georgia Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
  GARAL, a pro-choice statewide membership organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, is committed to protecting a woman's right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices.
  
  
• Metropolitan Atlanta Red Cross
  Serving people in the greater Atlanta area since 1914.
  
  
• Partnership Against Domestic Violence
  Our mission is to stop domestic violence through intervention, prevention and educational services for families and the community.
  
  
• Planned Parenthood of Georgia
  Make sure love never means having to say you're sorry.
  
  
• Emory Women's Center
  The purpose of the Women's Center is to provide resources and support for women as they empower themselves and each other in the pursuit of their individual and collective goals.
  
  
• Hands On Atlanta
  Hands On Atlanta volunteers are a diverse group of Atlanta residents. If you're new to the city, or a long time resident, Hands On Atlanta is a great way to get out and experience the community around you. Projects range from tutoring at local schools, providing assistance to seniors, working at soup kitchens and homeless shelters, building homes, repairing bikes, cleaning up parks, teaching computer skills, addressing the needs of HIV-positive individuals, and coordinating outings for children. Hands On Atlanta currently has over 20,000 members and more then 250 monthly projects!
  
  
• Harambee II: Pulling Together
  Harambee II provides African American youth, ages 9-16, a juvenile delinquency prevention program during the hours after school when they are most susceptible to involvement in criminal activity.
  
  
• Atlanta Community Food Bank
  Fighting Hunger Since 1979.
  
  
• King Center for Nonviolent Social Change
  Dedicated to carrying forward the legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through research, education and training in the principles, philosophy and methods of nonviolence.
  
  
• Mad Housers
  The Mad Housers believe that if a person has a secure space from which to operate, they are much more capable of finding the resources to help themselves.
  
  
• Justice First
  A must visit site voicing opinions, news and other great information regarding child support, government...
  
  
• Alliance On Developmental Disabilities
  Continuously trying to improve the quality of living for persons and families with challenging life circumstances, and to provide related support, advocacy, prevention and educational services.
  
  
• Georgia Alliance for Tobacco Prevention
  We are committed to creating a healthier tomorrow--one where fewer children become addicted to tobacco, fewer people are exposed to secondhand smoke, and tobacco users can find the help they need to quit and remain tobacco free.
  
  
• Families First
  Champions the importance of healthy families and strong communities by emphasizing parent empowerment. They heal bonds between family members and give people the tools they need to build better lives. Adoption services, counseling services, foster care, children dealing with divorce, employee assistance... it can all be found at Families First.
  
  
• Metropolitan Atlanta Literacy Network
  MLN is a metro-wide organization of literacy providers, support agencies, and activists responding to the serious social and economic challenge that Georgia's illiteracy rate -- the tenth highest in the nation -- poses for our community.
  
  
• Southern Poverty Law Center
  The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit organization that combats hate, intolerance, and discrimination through education and litigation.
  
  

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