Where to Find Volunteer Opportunities in Atlanta

It’s the season of giving, and if you’re looking to give back to your local Atlanta community, there are plenty of ways to do so. Atlanta has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities so that you can give back to a cause that is dear to your heart.

Are you looking for meaningful ways to make a difference in your community?

Volunteering in Atlanta is a great way to give back and get involved in the local area.

With so many organizations offering a variety of volunteer opportunities, it can be hard to know where to start. In this article, we’ll provide an overview of some of the top organizations in the Atlanta area that make it easy to offer your time and talents to impact the community.

Atlanta Volunteer Opportunities

Here are some great places to find volunteer opportunities in Atlanta any time of year.

1. Hands On Atlanta

Hands On Atlanta connects volunteers with nonprofit organizations all throughout Atlanta. They make it easy to find volunteer opportunities all throughout the community. You can search for pressing issues that matter to you, like food insecurity, education, environment, STEAM, and more. You can even search for virtual opportunities so you can volunteer from anywhere.

Find volunteer opportunities with Hands On Atlanta here.

2. Atlanta Mission

Atlanta Mission aims to end homelessness. It’s Atlanta’s largest and longest-running provider of community services to the homeless. Volunteers can help provide dining and food services, childcare, spiritual services, vocational support, campus beautification, and more.

Find volunteer opportunities with Atlanta Mission here.

3. United Way of Greater Atlanta

United Way of Greater Atlanta works to improve the lives of children, families, and communities across Greater Atlanta’s 13 counties. You can find volunteer opportunities close to home for in-person, remote, and virtual projects. You’ll be able to help with projects like donation processing and sorting, collection drives, holiday cards for veterans, combat food insecurity, and more.

Find volunteer opportunities with United Way of Greater Atlanta here.

4. Atlanta Community Food Bank

Atlanta Community Food Bank is on a mission to end hunger in Atlanta. As a volunteer, you can help with important tasks like sorting and packing food donations, administrative work, keeping the distribution food pantry cleaned and stocked, and more.

Find volunteer opportunities with Atlanta Community Food Bank here.

5. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation provides free legal help with cases such as landlord/tenant disputes, domestic violence, denied wages, and more for low-income Atlantans. Attorneys, paralegals, law students, and anyone else who wants to fight for equal justice can volunteer in areas such as conducting intake interviews, providing legal assistance, and providing guidance to properly fill out legal paperwork.

Find volunteer opportunities with Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation here.

6. Everybody Wins! Atlanta

Everybody Wins! Atlanta works to improve literacy for children and develop a love a reading in students. As a volunteer, you’ll help instill the confidence and knowledge that young students need to stay passionate about school. You can join the Power Lunch program to meet with a student each week during lunch time to read with them, you can become a Classroom Storytime reader, or you can join the Young Professional Council.

Find volunteer opportunities with Everybody Wins! Atlanta here.

7. Girls of Excellence

Girls of Excellence provides support and services to girls ages 8 to 18 in grades 3 through 12. The program provides life-changing experiences, field trips, conferences, events, workshops, cultural activities, and more. You can volunteer to host a career workshop, help out with events and outings throughout the year, or provide administrative support like fundraising.

Find volunteer opportunities with Girls of Excellence here.

8. Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project

Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project fosters the economic advancement of women of color who are self-employed or small business owners. They do so through education, resources, and professional networks. Volunteers can facilitate workshops and discussion groups, lend marketing expertise, connect women to new opportunities, share knowledge and information, and more.

Find volunteer opportunities with Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project here.

9. El Refugio

El Refugio is a hospitality house near Stewart Detention Center that offers free lodging, meals, and support to families visiting immigrant detainees. They also provide support for those coming out of the detention center. As a volunteer, you can make visits, write letters, answer the hotline, hold a clothing or toiletry drive, serve on a committee for letter-writing, advocacy, or fundraising, and more.

Find volunteer opportunities with El Refugio here.

10. Open Hand Atlanta

Open Hand Atlanta provides access to healthy meals and nutrition education by preparing, packaging, and delivering healthy meals throughout Metro Atlanta. You can help out by volunteering for meal packing, meal delivery, market basket packing, culinary assistance, and assisting special events or administrative needs.

Find volunteer opportunities with Open Hand Atlanta here.

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Cheers!

Paige

What are your favorite volunteer opportunities in Atlanta? Let me know in the comments.