Future Successors is a nonprofit that helps middle and high school students find what they love and learn business and leadership skills. It runs a virtual after-school business club, a career and college expo for Atlanta Public Schools seniors, and college trips. It also gives college scholarships.
The Center for Student Wellbeing is part of Emory University's Campus Life. It offers health and wellbeing programs for students. These include online courses, a text challenge, alcohol and cannabis screenings, and free safer sex supplies.
This is the Literature, Media, and Writing Department at Spelman College, a college for women in Atlanta. It used to be called English. Students can major in it or take a minor in creative writing, film and visual culture, or writing.
The Center for Ethics is part of Emory University in Atlanta. It holds talks, film nights, exhibits, workshops and research seminars about right and wrong in health, the arts, character and leadership. It also teaches Emory students and advises other organizations on ethics.
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 Emory Alumni Association connects Emory graduates to the university and to each other. Alumni can use benefits like campus library and gym access, research databases, alumni travel trips, and events and volunteer chances.
Upward Bound is a federally funded college-prep program run by Georgia State University's Student Success Programs. It helps 9th through 11th grade students from low-income or first-generation families in Atlanta, DeKalb, Gwinnett and nearby counties get ready for college through tutoring, Saturday classes, a six-week summer program on campus, and help with college applications. The program also has a track for military veterans working toward college enrollment.
The Warren Boys & Girls Club is a drop-in club for kids and teens on Berne Street in Atlanta. It is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. Members get a safe place after school, with help in school, healthy habits, leadership, sports and college prep.
The Joseph B. Whitehead Boys & Girls Club is an after-school and summer club for kids and teens at 1900 Lakewood Ave. It gives young people a safe place with a free after-school snack. Members can also join programs like music, sports, leadership clubs, a garden club, and college planning. The club is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta.
This is Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, an Atlanta Public Schools school for girls in grades 6 to 12. It has school counselors, a college advisor, college classes for high school students, and a yearly application for new students.
Rollins School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Emory University in Atlanta. It teaches students through master's, doctoral, certificate and dual degree programs. Students also do hands-on work in the field.
This is the city planning school at Georgia Tech, part of the College of Design. It offers bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in planning, mapping and data, and global development. It also holds information sessions for future students and some events on campus and in Tech Square.
IPRCE is a research center at Emory University. It works to cut injuries, violence, and overdoses in Georgia and the Southeast. It runs research, trainings, webinars, task forces, and student programs, and it shares data tools and grants with partners.
D. Center for Youth is an Atlanta nonprofit that uses sports to help young people grow. It runs baseball for boys and tennis for girls, with a focus on school, community service, and getting ready for college and work. It works with Atlanta Public Schools and also runs summer baseball camps.
The Georgia Student Finance Commission is the state agency that runs Georgia's college and career school money programs, including HOPE and Zell Miller. It manages scholarships, grants, and loans that can be forgiven, and offers free help for families planning to pay for school. Details and applications for the state programs are on the GAfutures website.
The High Museum of Art is an art museum on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. It shows historical and contemporary art and traveling exhibitions. It also runs monthly free and low-cost programs, classes, camps, tours, and events for kids, teens, adults, and seniors.
Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or escaping trafficking. It has a crisis shelter, longer-term apartment housing, health care and counseling, school and job help, and street outreach. A young person who needs shelter can call the youth line.
The Technical College System of Georgia runs the state's 22 technical colleges. It offers job training programs, tuition help such as the HOPE Career Grant, dual enrollment for high school students, and adult education with GED testing. It also supports veterans and students who face barriers to school.
Where Dreams Are Made is a small nonprofit in the East Point/Atlanta area that helps young people ages 15 to 24 build a better future. It runs a youth-operated café that teaches job and business skills, helps teens leaving foster care learn to live on their own, offers substance abuse prevention education, and holds workshops to get students ready for high school and college.
Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public technical college with campuses in DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale counties. Its Adult Education program offers free classes to get ready for the GED or HiSET tests, and the college also offers degree, diploma and certificate programs. It has help with financial aid, free tutoring for students, and services for veterans.
