Trees Atlanta is a nonprofit that plants and cares for trees in metro Atlanta. It runs tree planting, forest restoration, classes, tree tours, youth programs, and job training for young adults. People can volunteer, take a class, or ask for trees in their yard or neighborhood.
Piedmont Park Conservancy is a nonprofit that works with the City of Atlanta to care for Piedmont Park. It runs classes, camps, walks, a Saturday green market and volunteer days. It also rents event spaces in the park.
Park Pride is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps neighbors improve and care for public parks. It works with Friends of the Park groups through training, park design help, grants, fundraising support, and volunteer days. It serves the City of Atlanta, the City of Brookhaven, and unincorporated DeKalb County.
This is the City of East Point's parks and recreation department. It runs 23 parks, a recreation center, playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, sand volleyball and trails. It also offers fitness activities, senior programs, and special events and festivals during the year.
Historic Oakland Foundation is a nonprofit that takes care of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta's oldest public burial ground and a historic park. People can visit the grounds for free, take guided tours, and go to seasonal events. Families can join homeschool days and camps, and anyone can apply to volunteer.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance is a community nonprofit that works to protect and restore nature in West Atlanta. It runs the Outdoor Activity Center, a forest and nature center, with youth camps, field trips, hikes, and volunteer service days. It also speaks up for neighborhoods hurt by pollution and other environmental problems.
This DeKalb County department runs parks, recreation centers, and trails. It offers an after-school program, day camps, a teen program, and nature programs for kids and families. You can also reserve a park pavilion or ask to hold a public event on county property.
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a large garden in Atlanta where people can walk through plant collections, art and seasonal shows. It also offers classes, kids programs, camps, school tours and volunteer jobs. Its scientists work to protect rare and endangered plants.
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light helps faith communities across Georgia work on climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience. It coaches Green Teams, offers energy, solar, water, and waste assessments or audits, and helps congregations with native gardens, invasive plant removal, and tree planting. It also speaks up on clean energy and water policy and runs nonpartisan get-out-the-vote text banks.
REDEEMED Outreach is a West End nonprofit that has worked in the neighborhood since 1994. It runs a housing program for single working women, plus community gardens, job training in farming, a farmers market and neighborhood watch work. People can also volunteer, including those who need court-ordered community service hours.
Frazer Center is a nonprofit on a 39-acre forest in Atlanta. It runs an inclusive school for children from six weeks to five years old, with and without disabilities. It also has a day program and job support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the forest is open to visitors.
Callanwolde is a nonprofit arts center on a historic 12-acre estate in Atlanta. It offers art, dance, writing, pottery and wellness classes, summer camps, concerts and shows. It also runs free arts programs for Title I and Title III students, veterans and people with disabilities, and has financial aid for classes.
The Sierra Club Georgia Chapter is the state branch of the Sierra Club. It works to protect Georgia's air, water, land and climate. It leads outdoor trips such as hikes, bike rides and birding outings. It also runs campaigns on clean energy, transit and state laws, and it welcomes volunteers.
Trinity Presbyterian is a church in northwest Atlanta that welcomes people from all backgrounds. It holds Sunday worship at 9 and 11 AM, also shown online, with childcare for children 4 and younger. It also offers activities for kids and youth, a class for newcomers, and works with Atlanta groups on hunger, education and fairness.
Dunwoody Nature Center is a nonprofit with a 22-acre forest park in Dunwoody. The park is free and open every day from sunrise to sunset. It also runs nature camps, classes for kids and adults, school programs, and volunteer days.
Concrete Jungle rescues fruit and vegetables that would go to waste and gets them to food pantries, shelters and other hunger relief groups. Volunteers pick fruit from trees and farms and work on a half-acre farm in southwest Atlanta. The group also buys imperfect produce from Georgia farmers and teaches people how to cook with fresh produce.
7 acres of green space in Atlanta. The land has garden beds, a children's garden, a playground, a stage and a pond. Visiting is free, and the group also runs monthly work days, music nights, kids' play, and classes.
This is a National Park Service park along 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River north of Atlanta. It has 15 land units where people hike, picnic, fish, and float or paddle the river. The Island Ford Visitor Center has passes, maps, and a park ranger to answer questions.
The City of Chamblee is the local government for Chamblee, Georgia. Its website covers city classes, volunteer roles, neighborhood and nonprofit programs, city events, and permits and forms. Residents can also report concerns, sign up for emergency alerts and pay citations through the site.
Chattahoochee Nature Center is a nonprofit nature park with 127 acres along the Chattahoochee River in Roswell. Visitors can hike trails, see gardens and live native animals, and paddle canoes. It also runs summer and seasonal camps, classes for all ages, school programs, and a wildlife clinic for injured birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.
