126 organizations
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The Summit Counseling Center is a nonprofit community counseling organization that has served north metro Atlanta since 1990 (this directory record was mislabeled as a Fulton County government office). Their licensed therapists offer counseling for individuals, couples, families, children, and teens, helping with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and alcohol or substance use. As a nonprofit they aim to serve everyone regardless of ability to pay, with offices in Johns Creek and several other north-metro locations plus dozens of schools.
6 services
The SPOT is a free drop-in center run by CHRIS 180 for young people ages 16-26, including those who are homeless or struggling. In a safe, judgment-free space you can get counseling and mental health support, help with school (GED, tutoring, college), job and employment help, free meals, a food pantry and clothing closet, and connections to housing and other resources.
Grant Park15 services
Little Debbie's Second Chance Home is a nonprofit (founded 2004, CARF-accredited) that runs structured, home-like residential programs for displaced teens ages 14-18, including pregnant and parenting teens and their babies. They provide safe housing, life-skills and parenting training, education and job-readiness support, counseling, and foster-parent training and child placement. They also serve young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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My Sister's Keeper Foundation for Women (MSK) is a volunteer-run nonprofit in Conyers that helps women and girls grow personally and professionally. They offer leadership and life coaching, programs for female students, and the Margaret G. Baker Second Chance Award scholarship for women going back to school. They also host empowerment conferences and community events for women and girls.
5 services
Divine Reach Education & Counsel (DREC) is a small nonprofit in the South Atlanta area that helps students and adults do better in school and in life. They provide tutoring, mentoring, GED prep, and adult learning, often by partnering with local libraries, schools, and community groups. They also share free online learning resources and college- and job-readiness help.
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Atlanta CARES Mentoring Movement recruits and trains caring adults to mentor and tutor under-resourced Black and minority youth across Atlanta, serving about 600 students through community and school-based programs at local elementary, middle, and high schools. They run hands-on STEM programs (including an annual STEMfest conference at Georgia Tech) and a University for Parents program that helps low-income parents build job skills and earn certifications. It is the Atlanta affiliate of the National CARES Mentoring Movement.
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