Georgia Mutual Aid Group is a nonprofit that organizes fire, rescue, EMS and public safety help across Georgia. When a big emergency is more than one area can handle, member agencies send crews and equipment to help each other. Agencies can join for free, and the phone line is open 24/7.
FoodCommune is a food rescue co-op in Atlanta that saves good food from grocery stores, farmers markets, restaurants, and bakeries before it is thrown away. Every Saturday people can come get this rescued food for a small suggested donation, and anyone can also join as a shopper, volunteer, donor, or food rescuer.
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.
Live Thrive is an Atlanta nonprofit that runs two drop-off centers, called CHaRM, in Atlanta and Decatur. People and businesses can bring household chemicals, electronics and other items that curbside recycling will not take. They also teach recycling classes, give tours, and take volunteers.
Atlanta Free Store is a mutual-aid group that gives away free food, clothing, toiletries and household items to anyone who needs them, no questions asked. People are invited to come take what they need and donate things they no longer need, as part of what the group calls an experiment in alternative economics.
Black Voters Matter is a Black-led group that builds political power in Black communities. It works with local groups, runs one-day warrant clinics with a partner, and leads campaigns on health care, young leaders and more. Volunteers can help by texting, writing postcards and joining events.
OHRD is a grassroots group in Metro-Atlanta that organizes for human rights. It puts working-class people of color first and is guided by Black feminists and women of color. People can become members, volunteer, and join trainings and community assemblies.
Atlanta Survival Program's Food4Life gives out free groceries and hot meals at weekly community distributions around Atlanta. Anyone can come get food, no questions asked and no paperwork needed. Volunteers also help cook, pack, and deliver food each week.
This Georgia nonprofit works for the civil rights of Asian American, Pacific Islander and other immigrant communities. It gives immigration legal help, holds free citizenship clinics and Know Your Rights sessions, and helps people vote. It also runs a monthly free grocery pop-up and a multilingual resource guide.
Community Movement Builders is a Black member-based group that serves Black working-class and poor Black communities. It organizes against gentrification, police violence and for food sustainability. Its Atlanta chapter runs a Survival Program that gives out food and helps with utility bills for people in the Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Sol Underground is a group in Atlanta led by queer and trans people of color. It does mutual aid and organizing with poor, working-class and unhoused neighbors. It runs a Friday free store, free grocery deliveries, and a warming station on very cold nights.
Food4Life is a volunteer-run program in the Atlanta area that gives out free groceries every week. Anyone can show up and take food, and no papers are needed. The volunteers also deliver on a smaller scale to people who cannot come in person.
NPU-H Adamsville W. Atlanta is a neighborhood group that meets online once a month. It also shares news, flyers, alerts and community resources through a WhatsApp group, a Facebook group and a newsletter.
Weelaunee Distro is a volunteer community group, named for Atlanta's Weelaunee Forest, that helps run a free weekly grocery giveaway. Along with other local groups, it gives out free groceries every Wednesday afternoon at the Gresham Park Recreation Center in Atlanta.
FurEverILoveAtlanta is a small, BIPOC-led Atlanta nonprofit started in 2021 that rescues stray and homeless animals off the streets. It also helps Atlanta neighbors who cannot afford pet care get food and other resources so they can keep their pets. The group shares rescue stories, pet care tips, and adoptable animals on its social media.
The Atlanta People's Campaign is a group of neighbors and organizers in Atlanta. They work on stopping Cop City, high Georgia Power bills, and community care. They hold meetings, trainings, canvasses and mutual aid efforts that people can sign up to join.
atlFREEfair is a seasonal community fair in Atlanta built on mutual aid. It is free and open to the public. People can get free food, join a plant swap and a free community sale, and try skill shares, wellness offerings, arts and crafts, and music.
Neighbor in Need Reynoldstown is a volunteer group in the Reynoldstown neighborhood. It arranges professional home repairs for low-income older homeowners so they can stay safely in their homes. It also brings free groceries and offers rides, check-in calls and other help to neighbors with a Reynoldstown address.
The Generation Gap is the nonprofit arm of The Sage D Collective. It holds the funding and partnerships behind the Collective's work. Its programs include Meena's Manor, a gathering place for Collective members, and The Giving Circle, which passes grant money to members doing hands-on service work.
Young Mobilizers is a group of students and community leaders in Atlanta who work together on fairness and equity issues. They run training and mentoring for young people, organize care-package drives for people who are homeless, and take students on college tours, including to historically Black colleges and universities.
