147 organizations
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Tapestry Connections, Inc. is a Southeast Georgia nonprofit that supports people and families affected by sickle cell disease. They help with education, community health worker connections, care sacks, support groups, screenings, blood drives, scholarships, and limited financial help when funds are available.
13 services
LEAGUE Foundation gives college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who support or are part of the LGBTQ+ community. It is connected to LEAGUE at AT&T and runs a national online scholarship process, not a local walk-in office.
4 services
Latino Community Fund Georgia is a bilingual nonprofit that supports Latino families, students, workers, entrepreneurs, and Latino-led organizations across Georgia. It provides free health screenings and public health education, civic education and voter protection, scholarships and small grants, advocacy, referrals, and Spanish-language rights and resource information.
11 services
Georgia State University runs Upward Bound programs that help eligible high school students and veterans prepare for college. The programs offer tutoring, academic instruction, mentoring, financial literacy help, college application support, campus experiences, and help with veterans education benefits.
Downtown8 services
Quality Care for Children is a Georgia nonprofit that helps families find and afford quality child care. They also support child care providers with coaching, training, food and nutrition programs, and help improving child care quality.
13 services
The American Legion Department of Georgia is the Georgia state office of The American Legion. It supports veterans, service members, families, youth programs, local posts, training, meetings, and community service across Georgia.
7 services
SoldierStrong is a national nonprofit based in Stamford, Connecticut, not an Atlanta-based agency. It helps veterans by funding scholarships, donating advanced rehab and mobility technology, and supporting PTSD treatment tools through VA and partner medical sites.
7 services
Children Of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund Inc. helps families of fallen, disabled, and wounded U.S. service members. They provide educational, financial, emotional, morale, and children’s enrichment support, but their website says new college and financial assistance applicants have been temporarily on hold since May 3, 2023 while they continue supporting existing applicants and some case-by-case requests.
7 services
USTA Foundation Incorporated is the charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association. It helps young people from under-resourced communities through tennis, education, mentoring, local youth program grants, court projects, career programs, and college scholarships.
7 services
DECAL Scholars helps Georgia early childhood educators pay for school, credentials, and career training. It offers educational counseling and scholarships for CDA, college, technical college, and Montessori credentials.
8 services
American Indian Services is a nonprofit based in Lehi, Utah that helps Native American and Alaska Native students with education. It offers college scholarships, trade school scholarships, and a free STEM summer program for Native youth, plus Native arts and community events in Utah.
5 services
Nana Grants helps low-income student mothers in Georgia pay for child care while they go to college or technical school. Their main grant can cover child care costs through graduation, and they also help some recipients with CAPS child care fees and copays.
3 services
The Defeating Epilepsy Foundation helps people with epilepsy and their families through education, advocacy, online resources, and financial awards. It offers a scholarship for students with epilepsy and a grant toward seizure alert dogs, and it shares epilepsy education through blogs and videos.
4 services
The NAHMA Educational Foundation is a national nonprofit connected to the National Affordable Housing Management Association. It helps residents of NAHMA or AHMA member affordable housing communities pay for higher education through scholarships, and it also supports a drug-free art calendar contest that gives educational scholarships to winners.
1 service
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) is a national veterans and service-member group for people connected to the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It helps through scholarships, education resources, youth essay awards, veterans service officer referrals, local branches, and advocacy for sea service members and families. It is not a general emergency cash program.
7 services
Gratitude Initiative is a nonprofit that helps children of military, veteran, and law enforcement families prepare for college, careers, and life. It provides free online college and career advising, test prep, financial aid help, educational workshops, and scholarships.
6 services
Laughing At My Nightmare is a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities get equipment, technology, emergency help, and education support. Its grants can help pay vendors for adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and some urgent basic needs when programs are open.
6 services
Point Foundation is a national scholarship fund for LGBTQ+ and ally students in the United States. It helps students pay for college and offers leadership training, career support, mentoring, and a scholar community.
7 services
Arete Scholars is a nonprofit that gives need-based K-12 scholarships to lower-income children in Georgia and Louisiana. In Georgia, the scholarships help families pay for private school costs like tuition, books, registration, transportation, uniforms, testing, and fees at eligible schools.
4 services
Sertoma, Inc. is a national nonprofit civic organization focused on hearing health. It helps people with hearing loss through hearing aid support, scholarships, grants, hearing safety education, and local volunteer clubs.
8 services
