47 organizations
How environmental programs help Atlanta households
This category pays bills, cools houses, and feeds people — it's more practical than it sounds. The Weatherization Assistance Program (through local community action agencies) upgrades insulation and seals leaks in income-eligible homes free, permanently cutting power bills; the companion LIHEAP program pays energy bills directly during seasonal enrollment windows that open and close fast — call early in the season.
Community gardens offer cheap plots and free know-how across the city, with the Food Well Alliance supporting growers metro-wide; Trees Atlanta plants free shade trees in neighborhoods that need cooling most. After storms, county emergency management and community groups coordinate cleanup and repair help.
What to expect when you call: weatherization and energy assistance are documentation-heavy — ID, income proof, and your utility bill — and waitlists are normal. Apply anyway; the bill savings are permanent while the paperwork is once.
Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs is a City of Roswell department. It maintains parks and trails and runs recreation, arts, wellness, sports, camps, historic house, adaptive, and community events for people in Roswell.
13 services
Sierra Club Georgia Chapter is a statewide environmental group, not a food pantry. It helps people protect clean air, water, land, wildlife, and climate through advocacy, volunteer action, local groups, public education, and outdoor outings.
9 services
Keep Conyers-Rockdale Beautiful is a Rockdale County community program that helps keep Conyers and Rockdale County clean and green. It runs volunteer cleanups, recycling events, waterway cleanups, litter prevention work, and beautification programs.
8 services
Butts County Cooperative Extension Office is the local UGA Extension office for Butts County. It helps residents with research-based education in agriculture, gardening, food, family topics, and 4-H youth programs.
10 services
Keep North Fulton Beautiful is an environmental nonprofit serving Sandy Springs and Johns Creek. They run a recycling center, teach people how to reduce waste, and organize cleanups, recycling events, and volunteer programs.
13 services
Atlanta Botanical Garden is a public garden and nonprofit in Midtown Atlanta. It helps the community learn about plants through garden visits, classes, kids programs, school trips, art exhibits, volunteer opportunities, and plant conservation work.
13 services
Frazer Center is an Atlanta nonprofit that serves children and adults with and without disabilities. It runs inclusive early childhood education, Georgia Pre-K, summer nature camp, adult disability programs, supported employment, and community access activities on its campus and forest.
9 services
Trees Atlanta is a nonprofit that protects and grows Atlanta's urban forest. They plant trees, care for young trees, restore forests, teach adults and youth, run volunteer projects, and train young people for green jobs.
11 services
Atlanta Community ToolBank lends tools and equipment to nonprofits, schools, faith groups, neighborhood groups, and other community organizations. It also offers tool training, urban farming tools, corporate build projects, and event space so groups can do service projects at a lower cost.
7 services
UGA Cooperative Extension Fulton County offers research-based classes and help for Fulton County residents. Its work includes 4-H youth programs, gardening and agriculture help, nutrition education, food and health classes, and Fulton Fresh produce education events.
11 services
Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary is an animal rescue and sanctuary in Locust Grove. It cares for abused, neglected, and exploited animals and offers public visits, tours, education programs, events for children, and volunteer opportunities.
9 services
Georgia Commute Options is a free commuter program managed by the Atlanta Regional Commission and funded through the Georgia Department of Transportation. It helps commuters, employers, and schools in metro Atlanta find cleaner ways to travel, such as carpooling, vanpooling, transit, biking, walking, and telework. This is a transportation and clean-air program, not a mental health or crisis service.
Downtown11 services
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Smyrna is a nonprofit store run by NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. It sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, building materials, and home goods at lower prices, and the money helps support affordable housing work in Cobb, Douglas, and Paulding counties.
6 services
The City of Chamblee is the local government for Chamblee, Georgia. It provides city services like police, planning, parks, sanitation, public works, community programs, and public events for residents, businesses, and visitors.
14 services
Farm Aid is a national nonprofit that supports family farmers in the United States. It helps farmers by phone and online with crisis support, referrals, funding information, disaster recovery resources, legal and financial referrals, and farmer advocacy.
12 services
Our Giving Garden is a nonprofit farm and education center in Mableton. It grows and donates fresh produce and eggs, runs a free food pantry, and offers outdoor learning programs for children and families.
6 services
Sierra Club Georgia Chapter is a statewide environmental group with more than 75,000 members and supporters. It helps people get outdoors, volunteer, and advocate for clean energy, transit, public lands, wildlife, and environmental justice in Georgia.
11 services
Patchwork City Farms is an independent urban farm in Atlanta's Oakland City area. They grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers and sell fresh organic produce through Friday farm markets, online farm shop orders, and Atlanta-area farmers markets. They also host seasonal farm gatherings and offer food-producing garden design through a partner service.
Oakland City6 services
PCs for People helps low-income people, families, and nonprofits get affordable computers, low-cost internet, digital skills help, and tech support. Its Georgia location in Lithia Springs is currently listed as a recycling drop-off site, and the organization also offers online shopping, internet sign-up, events, and business e-waste pickup.
8 services
Heroic Gardens is a nonprofit based in the Philadelphia area, not Atlanta. It helps veterans and their families through therapeutic gardening classes, virtual plant programs, home and public garden projects, and volunteer events.
7 services
