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 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.
Grant Park Cooperative Preschool is a parent-run preschool in Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood. It cares for children from infants to age 5 and uses a play-, art- and nature-based Reggio Emilia-inspired approach. Families help run the school, and morning and extended-day programs are offered Monday to Friday.
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) is a state agency that works on energy and water projects. It runs the Weatherization Assistance Program, which makes homes of low-income households use less energy. It also offers home energy loans and loans and grants for water, energy and other public projects.
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.
nsoro Educational Foundation helps young people who are aging out of foster care pay for and finish college or trade school. Its scholarship covers school costs like tuition, room and board, and books. People can also give money or volunteer.
This is the Atlanta chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. It is a volunteer-run nonprofit that speaks up for Black women and girls on health, education, money and civic issues. Its main youth program, Teens on the Move, mentors girls ages 13 to 18 and gives college scholarships.
Toots for Books is a nonprofit that works to raise reading and education levels. Its Beyond the Challenge program helps young people ages 16 to 23 with tutoring, GED and college prep, scholarships, student housing, job training, and books or book stipends. It also runs a summer reading camp for kids.
YMC Cares Foundation is a nonprofit started by Brandon Young, the founder of Young Management & Consulting. It gives $1,500 scholarships to high school students each quarter. It also offers free training for young adults who want clean energy careers.
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.
Cool Girls is an Atlanta group that helps girls from low-income neighborhoods grow into confident young women. It runs free after-school clubs, a high school leadership program, and one-to-one mentoring at partner schools. Volunteers and college interns help run the programs.
This is a Georgia state office that teaches people how to drive and ride more safely. It runs safety campaigns and shares car seat help, helmet tips, and traffic data. It also gives grants to agencies and colleges and runs a driver's education scholarship for teens.
The Georgia Nurses Association started in 1907 and is the largest professional group for registered nurses in Georgia. It runs a nursing job board, shares news about scholarships and loan repayment, and offers membership with events and member-only resources.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta raises money and runs programs that support Jewish life in Atlanta, Israel, and around the world. It offers camp and teen scholarships, free Jewish books for kids, help finding services for older adults, and events for families, teens, and young adults. It also funds and works with many other Jewish groups.
The Andrew J. Young Foundation is a nonprofit started in 2003 by Ambassador Andrew Young. It works on hunger, peace and fairness. In Atlanta it runs a youth aquaponics (fish and plant farming) learning program with a YMCA and a scholarship program tied to HBCUs.
UNCF Atlanta is the Atlanta office of UNCF, a national group that helps students get to and through college and supports historically Black colleges. The office serves Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina. It raises money through events and giving, and students with a UNCF scholarship account can get help from the UNCF Frontline Team.
Atlanta Music Project helps children and teens learn instruments, sing in choirs, and perform in concerts, with a focus on communities with fewer resources. It covers music tuition and provides instruments for many programs, though registration or after-school fees may apply. Students and alumni can also get college and career guidance and help paying for college.
100 Black Men of Atlanta is a group of professional men who mentor young people in Atlanta, especially African-American youth. Their main program, Project Success, gives students mentors, help getting ready for college, and tuition money after high school. They also run a robotics program and a campaign to cut gun violence.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays classical and special concerts at Atlanta Symphony Hall in Midtown. It also runs programs for young people, such as a training program for student musicians, family concerts and online music lessons. Georgia college students can get a discounted concert pass.
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta runs programs for kids, teens, families and adults at many branches across the metro area. These include afterschool care for grades K-5, day and school-break camps, early learning, swim lessons, youth sports, and wellness classes. Financial help is available for families who need it.