Boys2Men & Girls2Win Home & Sanctuary for Youth runs youth development programs for teens and young adults. Programs include mentoring, life skills, entrepreneurship, robotics, auto mechanics, and horse-assisted therapy. The group says it serves youth ages 13 to 26.
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 Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Foundation was started in 2005 in Atlanta. It works to build strong leaders in underserved communities. It offers mentoring, health and wellness, money skills, and business and entrepreneurship programs for students in Georgia.
The Urban League of Greater Atlanta has worked in metro Atlanta since 1920. Its Financial Empowerment & Economic Resilience Center is a one-stop place for emergency help with rent and bills, jobs, housing, small business help and money coaching. It also runs programs for young people and a water bill help program for DeKalb County.
The King Center in Atlanta is a living memorial to Dr., started by Coretta Scott King in 1968. You can visit the grounds and exhibits for free, use its archive, take nonviolence training, and join youth, school and volunteer programs.
, is an Atlanta group that serves Black young people. It works on meeting basic needs, STEAM and business skills, and youth leadership. It also runs a book festival for children of color and trains adults who work with youth.
SAVE Institute is a nonprofit that works with Black boys and young men. Its high school lets students earn a diploma by learning through farming, trade work, service projects and starting a business. Some students live on its 78-acre campus in Lithia Springs, and there is a summer skills camp for ages 12-17.
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta is a nonprofit that helps girls in kindergarten through 12th grade build confidence, leadership, and life skills through troop activities, badges, and outdoor adventures. Girls can join local troops, attend summer camps at council camps like Camp Timber Ridge and Camp Meriwether, and take part in the Girl Scout Cookie Program to learn entrepreneurship and money skills. Families who need help paying for membership, uniforms, or camp can apply for financial assistance.
Banneker High School is a Fulton County public high school. It has a school health clinic, a counseling program, and a business-focused magnet program called 3DE. It also holds a free family event each year.
Enchanted Closet is a volunteer-run nonprofit that helps girls in metro Atlanta from low-income families. It gives away prom dresses and also runs the GIRL$ Program, a set of life-skills sessions for girls ages 12 to 19. It also gives dresses for other events like homecoming and cotillions.
Breaking the Chains (BTC) is a youth-focused group in the Atlanta area. It offers mentoring, youth business training, creative career development and music programs. It also runs summer programs and can help families find jobs, training, mental health, after-school and sports resources.
Creative Pulse Academy International Charter School is a proposed tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten through 8th grade in South Fulton, Georgia. It aims to teach regular school subjects along with arts, entrepreneurship, and technology, but as of mid-2026 it is still seeking approval from the Fulton County Board of Education and has not yet opened its doors.
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia helps girls in kindergarten through 12th grade build leadership, friendship, and outdoor skills through Girl Scout troops, badges, and awards. Girls can join summer camps and day camps, sell cookies and other products, and work toward top honors like the Gold Award, while adults can volunteer as troop leaders. Financial aid and insurance-based discounts are available to help families afford membership and camp.
Metamorphasis Powerhouse Company turns everyday places like barber shops, laundromats and libraries into learning spaces. It runs free book programs, a mobile classroom bus, parent workshops, youth leadership programs, and tech and career training for adults.
WAAY UP is a nonprofit that uses music, film, fashion and performing arts to help young people ages 6 to 18. It runs a six-week summer arts camp and monthly healing circles for grieving mothers. It also offers business and peace workshops for youth.
Media Girls Network is a group for women who work in media, music, beauty, fashion, and entertainment. Members get events, workshops, job and gig leads, and a chance to meet others in the field. It also runs paid services for brands, such as publicity, marketing, and event planning.
Young Mobilizers is a group of students and community leaders in Atlanta who work together on fairness and equity issues. They run training and mentoring for young people, organize care-package drives for people who are homeless, and take students on college tours, including to historically Black colleges and universities.
The Come Up Project is an Atlanta organization behind Gangstas to Growers, a paid farming and business training program for young people facing barriers to work, including those who have been incarcerated. Participants learn to grow food, build job skills, and run worker-owned businesses, including the Sweet Sol hot sauce cooperative.
Dream Builders of Atlanta is a youth-focused group that works out of Four Corners Park in the Peoplestown neighborhood. It runs skill-building and job-training activities for young people, such as landscaping design training and business-plan help. It also gives out free food and works on community projects like fixing flooding at a creek.
