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.
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.
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 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.
Cascade United Methodist Church is a church with two Atlanta locations, one in Southwest Atlanta and one in Midtown. Its Community Fund can pay up to $1,000 toward past-due rent or mortgage and up to $350 toward a past-due utility bill for people in Fulton or DeKalb County. It is not emergency help. The church also holds worship services, takes prayer requests, and offers a GriefShare group for adults who have lost a loved one.
Enough to Share is a volunteer-run food pantry. It gives out groceries on the first and third Wednesday of each month. It also holds Saturday pantry days on selected dates, with deliveries for people who are sick or shut in, and it offers ways for adults and youth to volunteer.
The Magnolia (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is a group of women who do service in the Atlanta area.E. Church and the Atlanta Community Food Bank, they hold a monthly food giveaway for families across metro Atlanta. They also keep a food pantry at Morris Brown College and give a $5,000 scholarship to a high school senior.
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is a nonprofit with many locations around the metro area. It offers after-school care for grades K-5, day camps, early learning for kids from birth to age 5, swim lessons, youth sports, teen programs, and wellness programs. Help paying is available for families who need it, but it is limited.
The Decatur Housing Authority is the public housing agency for the City of Decatur. It runs low-cost apartment communities and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers that help families, seniors, and veterans pay rent. It also offers after-school programs, summer camp, and college scholarships for people who live in its communities.
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.
S. service members who died or were disabled while serving. The money can help with private school or tutoring for grades K-12, and with college, trade school or graduate school. The group says it has now widened its mission to include first responders.
