In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them.
IBoys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.
IBoys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow ?all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.
Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) currently distributes nearly two million pounds of food and other donated grocery items each month to more than 800 nonprofit partner agencies in 38 counties in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care™, which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life.
Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized citizens group that protects and improves Atlanta's urban forest by planting, conserving and educating.
MedShare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries.
Our shipments of medical supplies and equipment have brought healing and the promise of better lives to 76 countries and countless patients. MedShare is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with a second distribution center in San Leandro, California.
The Tool Lending Program provides access to over $300,000 worth of tools, yes -that means items such as hammers, rakes, etc.- for use in community service projects, and is a benefit of membership at the ToolBank. Fellow non-profits, schools and faith based groups are eligible to join. The Tool Lending Program is not open to individuals or non-charitable use. Whether you are renovating/maintaining a park, painting a mural, building a playground or organizing a community clean-up, the ToolBank can equip your volunteers for a successful project. In 2008, the Tool Lending Program equipped over 38,000 volunteers in more than 900 service projects in every corner of metro Atlanta. Additionally, the ToolBank operates a materials program called Rescue & Reuse, which offers sundries for painting and repair projects at rock bottom pricing. Tool Lending Program and supply shopping appointments are available Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and must be scheduled in advance in order to ensure the most efficient experience possible.
Crossroads was born over 35 years ago when a St. Luke's Episcopal Church member handed a homeless man a sandwich. From that moment of compassion, St. Luke's operated the Soup Kitchen until 1996 when Crossroads became its own, separate, non-sectarian nonprofit organization.
Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length.
At a cost of only six cents, a mixture of sugar and salt called oral rehydration salts (ORS) offers the most effective way to help save lives during episodes of dehydration. CKI's Six Cents Initiative with UNICEF is designed to help children get the rehydrating salts they need to survive dehydration spells and to help provide aid for UNICEF's water and sanitation programs as well as providing long-term solutions.