The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing is an Episcopal ministry in Atlanta. It trains church leaders and community groups to face racism and work for justice. It offers online racial healing classes, a youth and children's curriculum, shared-meal gatherings, and pilgrimages.
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is a national civil rights law group started in 1940. It fights racial discrimination in court and through advocacy, research and public education. It also offers scholarships for undergraduate and law students and reviews requests for legal help through an online form.
Kindred Futures, once called the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative, works to build wealth in Black communities across the South. It does research, brings groups together, and invests in groups that build Black wealth. It also holds events, a podcast, and reports anyone can read.
Praise House Project is a nonprofit led by artist Charmaine Minniefield. It places a small wooden "praise house" with a projected ring shout in Atlanta-area communities to honor Black history. It also runs a youth program, internships, talks, art gatherings and remembrance events.
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.
SONG is a membership group for LGBTQ people across the South, with a focus on people of color, immigrants, rural people and working-class people. It runs organizing campaigns, member-led projects, working groups and gatherings. Members build skills and community together.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (UUCA) is a progressive, inclusive faith community on North Druid Hills Road. It holds worship on Sundays in person and online, offers religious education for all ages, and works for racial justice and a queer-affirming community.
Equitable Dinners, also called Out of Hand Dinners, brings neighbors and strangers together for a meal and a short play. After the play, small groups talk about community issues with a trained facilitator. The series is free.
Compassionate Atlanta is a grassroots nonprofit that helps people in Greater Atlanta turn caring into action. It teaches compassion and anti-racism, connects groups through a free partner network, and holds public events like the CompassionCon festival. It also offers paid training and consulting for organizations.
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund is a member-owned nonprofit of mostly Black farmers, landowners, and co-ops. It helps people keep their family land and start businesses they own together. It does this through classes, events, and hands-on help, mostly in seven Southern states.
Partnership for Southern Equity is an Atlanta nonprofit that works for racial fairness across metro Atlanta and the South. It trains youth and community leaders, brings neighbors and organizations together, and uses research to push for fairer energy, housing, health, and economic policies.
APEX is a museum in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta. It tells the history of African and African American people through exhibits, talks, films, and workshops. It also offers guided group tours, school field trips, traveling exhibits, and space to rent for events.
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.
The Georgia NAACP is the state group of the NAACP, a civil rights organization. It has local units and youth and college units across Georgia. It speaks out on racial discrimination, supports voter registration, and has started a food and needs program for families hit by cuts to SNAP and WIC.
The King Center in Atlanta is a living memorial to Dr., started by Coretta Scott King in 1968. You can visit the grounds and exhibits for free, use its archive, take nonviolence training, and join youth, school and volunteer programs.
YWCA Greater Atlanta is a nonprofit that works for women, girls, and families. It runs a child care school, a free digital skills course for women, a breast health program with free mammograms, and a leadership program on state policy. You can also volunteer or give.
Black Women's Health Imperative is a national nonprofit started by Black women to protect and improve the health of Black women and girls. It runs health programs, trains young leaders, and pushes for fair health policies. Its contact page lists an Atlanta address.
Park Avenue Baptist Church is a church in Atlanta that welcomes LGBTQ people and works against racism. It meets for worship on Sundays and has a nursery, kids' activities, and a parent group. Everyone is welcome to come.
Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation, once called Feminist Women's Health Center, is a clinic in Atlanta that opened in 1976. You can get abortion care, yearly exams, STI and HIV testing, birth control, and hormone therapy there. The center also runs community programs and works on Georgia laws.
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.
