S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. It enforces federal laws on minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and family and medical leave. If you think your employer did not pay you correctly, staff can take your complaint and look into it for free.
S. government agency that enforces federal laws against job discrimination. If you think an employer treated you unfairly at work, you can file a charge with them. They also offer mediation, training, and help for small businesses and federal workers.
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.
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute studies Georgia's state budget, taxes and public policy. It writes reports and analysis on topics like health care, education, jobs and the justice system. You can read its work online, and you can ask one of its experts to speak at your event or meeting.
The Georgia Department of Labor helps people with work and unemployment. Most help is online or through its local Career Centers. You can look for jobs, apply for unemployment benefits, get a youth work permit, or ask about child labor rules.
The Georgia Citizens Coalition on Hunger is a group in Atlanta that has worked since 1974 to end hunger and poverty. It runs a food pantry and phone line (the Hunger Hotline) that also points people to emergency help. It also runs a community garden, outdoor produce markets, and a group for low-income people to speak up about their rights.
The Georgia Department of Labor is the state agency that helps people find work and get unemployment benefits. Most help is online or at local career centers around Georgia. It also handles youth work permits, job and wage data, and reports of unemployment fraud.
Atlanta Economic Justice is a local program of the American Friends Service Committee. It teaches organizing skills to grassroots groups and young leaders. It also backs campaigns for housing rights, safe renting and water rights in the Atlanta area.
Barred Business is a group started in 2020 by formerly incarcerated Black women.E. program for formerly incarcerated women and works on bail, voting rights and fair laws for people with records. People with records and their families can join as members.
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.
Georgia STAND-UP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group in Atlanta. It was founded in 2004 and is led by Black women. It helps people take part in civic life through voter education, organizing, and leadership training. It also speaks up for workers, public transit, affordable housing, and Medicaid expansion.
This is a group of about 60 local unions in 18 metro Atlanta counties. It speaks up for working people, shares ways to check your voter registration, and holds a monthly meeting. It also points union members to Union Plus savings and benefits.
Atlanta DSA is the Atlanta chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. It is run by volunteers and members. It organizes in neighborhoods and workplaces, runs political education classes, and backs candidates for the Georgia State House.
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.
OLA Language School teaches free English classes to adults at a center in Marietta and in online morning classes. It also offers career help for advanced English students, English classes for parents through schools, and paid Spanish and cultural training for teachers, schools and businesses.
Polaris is a national group that works to end human trafficking. It uses data and survivor guidance to push for better laws and systems, and it offers a free online training. Polaris stopped running the National Human Trafficking Hotline in December 2025, but the hotline is still open for people who need help.
The Georgia Department of Labor helps people in Georgia with unemployment benefits, finding work, and the rules for young workers. Most help is online or at local career centers around the state. Employers can also get hiring and tax help.
S. Department of Labor is the federal agency for workers and job seekers. Its website points people to help with pay questions, job training, unemployment benefits, workplace safety, and job benefits. Unemployment claims are filed with your state, and the Labor Department's phone lines can tell you where to go.
A Better Balance is a nonprofit legal group. Its free and private helpline answers questions about rights at work and at school, like sick leave, family leave, pregnancy accommodations, and caregiver rights. It also works to pass and defend laws that help working families.
ASJA is a national group for independent nonfiction writers, such as journalists, book authors, and content writers. It offers training, ways to meet editors and agents, and tools for standing up for freelancer rights. It also gives emergency grants to professional freelance writers who cannot work because of a crisis.
