279 organizations
How community and civic life works in Atlanta
Atlanta is organized into 25 Neighborhood Planning Units (NPUs) — citizen councils that meet monthly and give official input on zoning, development, and city budgets. Anyone who lives in the NPU can show up and vote; it's the most direct lever ordinary residents have, and most people have never been told it exists. Find your NPU's meeting on the city's planning site or ask at your library branch.
Libraries deserve their own sentence: free meeting rooms, computers, printing, hotspot lending, social workers in some branches — the public living room of every neighborhood. For volunteering, Hands On Atlanta matches people to thousands of shifts; mutual aid networks organize neighbor-to-neighbor help with fewer forms and faster yes.
What to expect when you show up: community meetings run on first names and folding chairs. Come twice — the first time you'll listen, the second time you'll belong.
The TEARS Foundation helps families after the death of a baby or child. They offer funeral and memorial financial help when funds are available, plus grief support groups, peer support, child-loss centers, remembrance events, and memorial programs.
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Little People of America is a national nonprofit for people with dwarfism or short stature and their families. It offers support, information, local chapters including an Atlanta PEACH chapter, scholarships, grants, adoption help, employment resources, medical referrals, and national events.
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SVdP Georgia Thrift Store in Chamblee sells donated clothing, furniture, and household items at low cost. St. Vincent de Paul Georgia also gives thrift store vouchers to eligible clients so people in crisis can get needed clothing and home goods for free.
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Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition is a national coalition that helps people with diabetes prepare for and get through disasters. It shares disaster plans, medicine and supply guidance, shelter and pharmacy links, and a hotline for people and health care providers who need help during emergencies.
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