Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or escaping trafficking. It has a crisis shelter, longer-term apartment housing, health care and counseling, school and job help, and street outreach. A young person who needs shelter can call the youth line.
EarthShare Georgia raises money for environmental groups, mostly through giving programs at workplaces. It also links businesses and employees to its nonprofit partners for volunteer days and learning events about air, land and water.
Atlanta Habitat helps families in Atlanta and South Fulton County own safe, affordable homes. It sells newly built homes to qualifying first-time buyers, and it repairs homes for qualifying owners through a loan that can be forgiven. It also runs ReStore, offers money and home-care classes, and welcomes volunteers.
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.
Housing Justice League is a group in Atlanta where renters and homeowners organize to defend their right to stay in their homes. They run a tenant hotline, give out eviction defense manuals, and help neighbors form tenant associations. Volunteers also knock on doors to tell people facing eviction about their rights.
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.
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.
Destined for Greatness Outreach Youth Center is a nonprofit that works with young people in the Atlanta area. Its main program matches kids in elementary, middle and high school with volunteer mentors. It also holds monthly group activities and looks for volunteers.
Blessed Divas is a women-led nonprofit that gets people to volunteer and serve their neighbors. Every Saturday it runs a food pantry at Dunbar Recreation Center for people in Fulton County. It also holds events for seniors, shelters and people in need, and service days for women and kids.
Mercy Care is a health center group in Atlanta. It treats adults and children, and everyone is welcome no matter their insurance or income. Clinics offer doctor visits, dental and eye care, and mental health care, and outreach teams bring care to people living outside.
Mercy Care is a health center at 424 Decatur Street SE in Atlanta. It offers doctor visits, dental care, eye care, and mental health care in one place, and everyone is welcome no matter their insurance or income. People without insurance can pay on a sliding fee scale based on income, and walk-ins are welcome. Outreach teams also bring care to people living outside.
Mobile Showers Atlanta is a nonprofit that parks a trailer with four private shower and restroom suites at a set spot each Saturday. Anyone who needs a shower can come, and visitors also get a hygiene bag and can look over clothing and other items. Volunteers also serve food and drinks to neighbors.
Rebecca's Tent is a free winter shelter for single women 18 and older who have no home. It is the only women's shelter in DeKalb County. Up to 10 women stay each winter and get a bed, meals, showers, laundry and weekly help with finding work and housing. Day services and follow-up help continue all year.
LifeChangers, Inc. is a nonprofit that helps men and women who have been in the justice system and people returning home. It offers free job workshops, a free one-year mentorship program, a resource directory, and a place to complete court-ordered community service. Its workshops teach job searching, applications, resumes, and interviews.
Peachtree Road Farmers Market is an outdoor market held on Saturday mornings at The Cathedral of St. Philip in Buckhead. Everything sold there is grown, raised, or made by the seller. The market takes EBT/SNAP and doubles those dollars, up to $50 a visit, and it buys unsold crops from farmers to give to the Intown Cares food pantry.
Easterseals North Georgia helps young children, mostly from birth to age 5, and their families. It runs inclusive childcare and early learning centers, early intervention therapy, autism services, and children's mental health care. It also has a financial help program for children with special needs.
Easterseals North Georgia is a nonprofit that helps babies and young children, with and without disabilities, and their families. It runs childcare and early learning centers, early intervention, autism services and mental health care for young children. It also offers family support and money help for children with special needs.
Easterseals North Georgia helps young children, from babies to age 5, and their families. It runs childcare and preschool for children with and without disabilities. It also offers early intervention, autism services, mental health care for young children, and money help for some children with special needs.
House Proud makes no-cost home repairs for low-income senior and veteran homeowners in Atlanta. The work keeps homes warm, safe and dry, like heating and cooling, steps, handrails and plumbing leaks. They also share guides on city services, taxes, insurance and scams, and hold volunteer work days.
Atlanta Contemporary is a free contemporary art museum on Atlanta's Westside. It shows new art, hosts artist talks, and offers family art workshops. The galleries are closed for now while new shows are set up, and they open October 22, 2026.
