The Atlanta Citizen Review Board is an independent group that looks at complaints about Atlanta police and corrections officers. You can file a complaint, and some complaints can go to a free talk with the officer led by a neutral mediator. The board also shares information about your rights and visits events around the city.
S. government agency that enforces federal laws against job discrimination. If you think an employer treated you unfairly at work, you can file a charge with them. They also offer mediation, training, and help for small businesses and federal workers.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that works to stop housing discrimination. People who believe they were treated unfairly while renting, buying, or financing a home because of their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or family status can call or go online to file a complaint for free.
Georgia First Amendment Foundation is a nonprofit that works for the public's right to know what government is doing. It teaches citizens, public officials, journalists, and lawyers about Georgia's open records, open meetings, and free speech laws. If you have trouble getting records or getting into meetings, you can email them for free guidance.
The Southern Center for Human Rights works for fairness and dignity for people hurt by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. Its site talks about big lawsuits, work to change policy, and public campaigns.
The Carter Center is a nonprofit started in 1982 that works on peace, democracy, human rights, and health around the world. It fights diseases like Guinea worm, watches elections, and works on mental health and support for family caregivers.S.
Lambda Legal is a national legal group that fights for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV. Its Southern Regional Office is in Decatur. Its Legal Help Desk gives general legal information and resources about discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status.
The King Center in Atlanta is a living memorial to Dr., started by Coretta Scott King in 1968. You can visit the grounds and exhibits for free, use its archive, take nonviolence training, and join youth, school and volunteer programs.
The King Center is a nonprofit in Atlanta that teaches Dr.'s ideas of nonviolence. People can visit its free campus, take nonviolence trainings, use classroom resources, or do research in its archives. Students, teachers, and volunteers can join its programs.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum in downtown Atlanta.S. Civil Rights Movement and on human rights around the world, plus a children's gallery for ages 12 and under. It also holds family events on Saturdays, group and school visits, and programs for schools.
The Georgia NAACP is the state group of the NAACP, a civil rights organization. It has local units and youth and college units across Georgia. It speaks out on racial discrimination, supports voter registration, and has started a food and needs program for families hit by cuts to SNAP and WIC.
Mad Housers is a volunteer-run Atlanta nonprofit that builds small, simple shelters called huts for people sleeping outside. The huts give people a locking door, a roof, and a safe place to keep their belongings, and the group also speaks at schools and community events about homelessness.
SisterLove is an Atlanta nonprofit that works on HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health, with a focus on Black women and other communities that get left out. It offers HIV and STI testing, peer support, and education, and it works on health laws and policy. People can get tested at its MotherHouse in the West End or on its Healthy Love Bus.
This is Georgia's state law office. It represents the state in court and prosecutes serious crimes such as human trafficking. It also takes reports about consumer problems, Medicaid fraud, election fraud, and antisemitic incidents. It cannot give legal advice to private people.
This is a program at Spelman College, a women's college in Atlanta. A select group of Spelman students take part in advocacy internships, monthly talks, book discussions and project design. The program also runs a podcast called The Blue Record and a discussion series called Spelman Speaks.
The Human Relations Commission is a City of Atlanta board that takes complaints about discrimination in housing, private jobs and public places like stores and restaurants inside the city. It looks into the complaints and recommends how to fix them. You file a complaint in writing within 180 days of what happened.
ACLU of Georgia is a statewide group that works to protect civil rights and freedoms. It files lawsuits, pushes for better laws, teaches people about their rights, and trains volunteers to watch elections and protests. It says it is generally not a legal aid office and cannot take most requests for individual legal help.
Tahirih Justice Center is a national nonprofit with an Atlanta office. It gives free, private legal help and social services to immigrants who have faced violence because of their gender, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, forced marriage or trafficking. Lawyers handle immigration cases, and case managers help with safety plans and finding other help.
The Georgia Citizens Coalition on Hunger is a group in Atlanta that has worked since 1974 to end hunger and poverty. It runs a food pantry and phone line (the Hunger Hotline) that also points people to emergency help. It also runs a community garden, outdoor produce markets, and a group for low-income people to speak up about their rights.
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) works to protect children who travel to the United States alone. It connects them with lawyers for their immigration cases and with support for health, school and safety needs. It also pushes for fairer laws for these children.
