THE CITIZEN BLOG
THE CITIZEN BLOG
Hot Projects: Week of November 4
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Partners in Action for Healthy, Aglanta, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and more!
CHARITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKDAY
Saturday, November 9 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Decatur)
Partners in Action for Healthy Living's mission is to empower South DeKalb residents to make healthy choices that support their best quality of life. They empower and educate individuals through gardening and urban agriculture, connecting people to the land, to their food and most importantly, to each other. Charity Missionary Baptist Church maintains a Pantry Garden for the South DeKalb Community. Volunteers will fill garden beds with soil, garden clean-up, planting, chicken coop maintenance, etc.
WEST ATLANTA WATERSHED ALLIANCE 2ND SERVICE SATURDAYS
Saturday, November 9 From 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
This program facilitated by the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and made possible by a grant from USDA Forest Service for our Atlanta Children’s Forest Network, provides the opportunity for youth 10 years and older to participate in meaningful activities encouraging conservation, stewardship and experiential learning on the second Saturday of every month (excluding January and July). Volunteer tasks include: Trail building and maintenance, Invasive Plant Eradication, Habitat Restoration and other activities needed to manage the facility and grounds of this unique urban resource!
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CENTER ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD BOX GIVE-A-WAY
Saturday, November 16 From 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Decatur)
The mission of New Life Community Ministries is to extend the practical Love of Jesus, through transformational programs that restore hope, revive dignity and raise the quality of life for our global community. Their services are designed to help you get back on your feet to become self-sustaining and lead a thriving life. The annual Thanksgiving event is in need of volunteers, your support will make a huge impact in the lives of those in need. Volunteers will be lifting and carrying heavy boxes of groceries, as well as standing and walking through the whole shift. Looking for volunteers for the following areas: Line Control, Intake for Applications, Turkey Baggers, Data Entry, Car Ambassadors & Greeters.
Discovery Program at Belmont hills Elementary
Saturday, November 16 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Smyrna)
The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a volunteer-led Saturday tutoring and enrichment program. The two-hour session occurs twice a month from 10am to 12pm. The program reinforces weekday learning through academic assistance, educational games, field trips, service-learning projects, and other enrichment activities. Students are engaged in a variety of subjects depending on the needs of their particular schools. Our goal is to have a one-on-one volunteer to student ratio, allowing for individualized attention and the building of relationships between students and volunteers.
FOOD FOREST GROW AND LEARN
Saturday, November 9 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
The Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill team is a member of the AgLanta Grows-A-Lot program. This site will become Atlanta's first Community Urban Food Forest, as well as a new model for a City of Atlanta park. The food forest will produce a wide variety of fresh, flavorful, and healthy nuts, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms, which will become available for public consumption. Located in an area identified as a food desert, the site was a working farm as recently as 2000. Volunteers will help with building the soil, weeding, planting, watering, harvesting and site beautification projects.
Hot Projects: Week of October 28
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Meals On Wheels Atlanta, Discovery Program, Wylde Center and more!
CHOMP AND STOMP WELCOME CENTER
Saturday, November 2 From 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
Hands On Atlanta is partnering with the Chomp & Stomp, Cabbagetown's annual festival benefitting the neighborhood's parks, green spaces and community center! We need volunteers to staff two Welcome Centers over the course of the day. Proceeds from the Chomp and Stomp festival benefit the parks and public spaces in historic and diverse Cabbagetown, Atlanta’s first Landmark Historic District. The festival is 100% volunteer managed and run. Volunteers will be working at welcome centers, which sell chili spoons (“ticket” to festival) and tokens for beer and mixed drinks.
oakhurst Garden and wylde woods fall cleanup
Saturday, November 2 From 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Decatur)
Wylde Center's mission is to educate, cultivate greenspaces and build community in the areas we serve. Wylde Center accomplishes this through educational programs, events and greenspaces that actively engage youth, families and individuals in their environment, health and community, and that develop skills in environmental science, sustainable urban living, organic gardening, health, and nutrition. Oakhurst (our flagship garden) and the Wylde Woods is in need of repairs and preparation for the winter months. Volunteer tasks include mulching walkways throughout our garden, cleaning/weeding Children’s Garden, rebuilding community plots and more!
teamworks! kickoff
Saturday, November 2 From 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM (Decatur)
Hands On Atlanta TeamWorks! is a program that betters metro-Atlanta through meaningful service projects. It’s a program that affords you the opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others and our communities, and to develop friendships with your fellow volunteers along the way. It’s an opportunity to challenge yourself and get involved! Kick-off is the first meeting of every round. It is an orientation - a chance for volunteers to meet, form teams, and learn about the projects planned for that round. We are switching up this round and adding a mini-service project that will benefit one of our nonprofit partners.
Discovery Program at Clay Elementary
Wednesday, October 30 From 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (Mableton)
The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a volunteer-led Saturday tutoring and enrichment program. The two-hour session occurs twice a month from 10am to 12pm. The program reinforces weekday learning through academic assistance, educational games, field trips, service-learning projects, and other enrichment activities. Students are engaged in a variety of subjects depending on the needs of their particular schools. Our goal is to have a one-on-one volunteer to student ratio, allowing for individualized attention and the building of relationships between students and volunteers.
meals on wheels Atlanta meal delivery
Saturday, November 2 From 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM (NW Atlanta)
The mission of Meals on Wheels Atlanta is to support senior independence through meals, shelter, education, and community. Their flagship program, Meal Services, provides nourishing meals to low-income and homebound seniors in Atlanta who are unable to afford or access adequate nutrition. MOWA are seeking Meal Delivery Drivers to deliver meals to frail, home bound and low-income seniors residing in Fulton County. Routes take on average 2 hours to complete, and all stops within the route are 1-2 minutes apart.
Hot Projects: Week of October 21
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Meals On Wheels Atlanta, A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab, Wylde Center and more!
DISCOVERY at HARPER ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Saturday, October 26 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Atlanta)
The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a volunteer-led Saturday tutoring and enrichment program. The two-hour session occurs twice a month from 10am to 12pm. The program reinforces weekday learning through academic assistance, educational games, field trips, service-learning projects, and other enrichment activities. Students are engaged in a variety of subjects depending on the needs of their particular schools. Our goal is to have a one-on-one volunteer to student ratio, allowing for individualized attention and the building of relationships between students and volunteers.
MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA MEAL DELIVERY
Saturday, November 2 From 8:30 AM - 10:30 PM (NW Atlanta)
The mission of Meals on Wheels Atlanta is to support senior independence through meals, shelter, education, and community. Their flagship program, Meal Services, provides nourishing meals to low-income and homebound seniors in Atlanta who are unable to afford or access adequate nutrition. MOWA are seeking Meal Delivery Drivers to deliver meals to frail, home bound and low-income seniors residing in Fulton County. Routes take on average 2 hours to complete, and all stops within the route are 1-2 minutes apart.
SERVING SENIORS AT A.G. RHODES HEALTH & REHAB COBB
Saturday, November 16 From 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Marietta)
A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab provides expert and compassionate rehabilitation therapy and residential care to seniors in metro Atlanta. Their family of caregivers greets each day – and each resident – with enthusiasm and compassion, proudly upholding a legacy of offering a healing, home-like atmosphere. Volunteers are integral to the happiness and well-being of residents. Volunteers will provide a variety of enrichment and therapeutic activities for residents including BINGO, arts & crafts, holiday projects, games, parties & socials, and group visitations.
Fernbank Volunteer Orientation
Wednesday, October 30 From 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (Atlanta)
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is currently recruiting new volunteers to join in a variety of roles within the museum as part of the Adult Volunteer group. Volunteering with them is a great way to meet new people while giving valuable time to an important cultural institution in Atlanta. There is a position for every personality and age, with opportunities such as Greeter, Film Attendant, forest restoration volunteer, exhibit facilitator, Animal Care volunteer, and more. Attending the initial training will count towards your volunteer hours, allow you to meet Membership and Volunteer Department staff members, and sign up for your first official shift here at Fernbank.
Oakhurst Garden weekday work party
Thursday, October 31 From 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Decatur)
The Wylde Center's mission is to cultivate vibrant greenspaces and inspire communities of environmental stewards. The Wylde Center actively engages youth, families, and individuals in their environment, health, and community through organized programs, classes, and events that develop creative skills in sustainable urban living, organic gardening, health and nutrition. Because gardening is so seasonally dependent, it is hard for us to predict exactly what we will be doing on each work day, but we can promise you some hard work and getting dirty! Generally, the work consists of weeding, mulching, small construction projects, and planting.
Hot Projects: Week of October 14
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with The Georgia Trust of Historic Preservation, Star-C Programs, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture and more!
CHOMP AND STOMP WELCOME CENTER
Saturday, November 2 From 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Atlanta)
Hands On Atlanta is partnering with the Chomp & Stomp, Cabbagetown's annual festival benefitting the neighborhood's parks, green spaces and community center! We need volunteers to staff two Welcome Centers over the course of the day. Proceeds from the Chomp and Stomp festival benefit the parks and public spaces in historic and diverse Cabbagetown, Atlanta’s first Landmark Historic District. The festival is 100% volunteer managed and run. Volunteers will be working at welcome centers, which sell chili spoons (“ticket” to festival) and tokens for beer and mixed drinks.
TRULY LIVING WELL: GARDEN THERAPY
Saturday, October 19 From 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Atlanta)
Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture is committed to bringing good food, good health and well-being to Atlanta’s urban community by feeding people where they live. They aim to serve economically disadvantaged and traditionally underserved communities in Atlanta by showing and educating people of all ages how to grow their own food and by creating a welcoming space for people to gather. Volunteers are a huge part of Truly Living Well’s success by helping with necessary tasks around the urban farm and helping run interactive community events. At a typical volunteer opportunity, volunteers will be working on the urban farm doing any one of a variety of tasks such as setting up new areas of the farm and gardens, taking care of plants, or setting up for events.
Star-C Programs and kaboom playground Build
Tuesday, October 22 From 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Atlanta)
Star-C has been awarded a state-of-the-art playground! This one will serve the kids of Summerdale/Springview Apartments in Atlanta. The CarMax Foundation has provided the majority of the funding for the playground, supporting the Foundation's commitment to furthering the cause of children's healthy living. The project is in partnership with KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to giving all kids - especially those living in poverty - the childhood they deserve through great safe places to play. This project is to build a playground in a day for the children of this community. Volunteers are needed for the first day which is Prep day, to get the project prepped, gather parts and put them in their designated areas to be ready for the actual build day.
Rhodes race at the haunted castle 5k
Saturday, October 26 From 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Atlanta)
Mark your calendars for Saturday morning, October 26, 2019 for the Rhodes Race at the Haunted Castle 5K. This dog- and stroller-friendly 5K will wind through the creepy twists and ghoulish hills of one of Atlanta's oldest and boo-tiful neighborhoods, Ansley Park. After the race, help out at the hair-raising after-party at Rhodes Hall for a costume contest, food and prizes. You can even take a tour inside the "haunted castle," and who knows, maybe you'll get a glimpse of the resident apparition. Volunteer jobs include: Pre-event set up, registration assistance, start & finish line assistance, course logistics, after-party and post event clean up. Volunteers will receive a complimentary BBQ and race t-shirt!
Discovery Program at Parklane Elementary
Saturday, October 26 From 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (East Point)
Parklane Elementary Discovery is a Saturday morning tutoring program that offers one-on-one and small group enrichment activities for at-risk children. Volunteers lead activities and help with reading and math skills for students in kindergarten through 5th grades. Volunteers who speak Spanish are especially needed.
Hot Projects: Week of October 7
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Keep North Fulton Beautiful, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, Meals On Wheels Atlanta and more!
Keep North Fulton Beautiful
Friday October 11 From 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sandy Springs)
Storm drain markers are an important way of informing the public not to dump oil, trash, paint, or other pollutants into roadside storm drains. Volunteers with the storm drain marking program affix specially designed labels to storm drains in neighborhoods, using provided materials. The labels warn residents that everything that enters a storm drain flows untreated into a nearby waterway. Volunteers will need one car for every 2-4 volunteers to complete this project. The opportunity for volunteers to assist with sorting recycling materials and general operation of the recycling center would still be open as well.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
Saturday October 12 From 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (SW Atlanta)
This program facilitated by the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and made possible by a grant from USDA Forest Service for our Atlanta Children’s Forest Network, provides the opportunity for youth 10 years and older to participate in meaningful activities encouraging conservation, stewardship and experiential learning on the second Saturday of every month (excluding January and July). Tasks: Trail building and maintenance, Invasive Plant Eradication, Habitat Restoration and other activities needed to manage the facility and grounds of this unique urban resource!
Meals On Wheels Atlanta Meal Delivery
Daily: Wednesday, October 9 - Saturday, October 12 From 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM (NW Atlanta)
The mission of Meals On Wheels Atlanta is to support senior independence through meals, shelter, education and community. Our flagship program, Meal Services, provides nourishing meals to low-income and homebound seniors in Atlanta who are unable to afford or access adequate nutrition. We are seeking Meal Delivery Drivers Tuesday through Saturday to deliver meals to frail, homebound and low-income seniors residing in Fulton County. Routes take on average 2 hours to complete, and all stops within the route are 1-2 minutes apart. This is a fun volunteer event for family, friends, and co-workers!
Trees Atlanta Forest Restoration
Saturday, October 12 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized non-profit citizens’ group that protects and improves Atlanta’s urban forest by planting, conserving, and educating. The vast majority of the work we do is accomplished with the help of volunteers including all the trees we plant and much of our invasive plant removal!
October 12th Project: Help remove invasive plants from Underwood Hills Park to promote a healthy plant community! We'll be cutting and pulling these fast-growing plants that prevent our native plants from thriving.
Discovery Program @ Usher Collier Elementary
Saturday, October 12, 2019 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a volunteer-led Saturday tutoring and enrichment program. The three-hour session occur twice a month from 9am to 12pm. The program reinforces weekday learning through academic assistance, educational games, field trips, service-learning projects, and other enrichment activities. Students are engaged in a variety of subjects depending on the needs of their particular schools. The Discovery program is currently recruiting School Captains, Grade Captains and Volunteers who are willing to adopt a school twice a month for 2 months or more to help facilitate our program. Our goal is to have a one-on-one volunteer to student ratio, allowing for individualized attention and the building of relationships between students and volunteers.
Hot Projects: Week of September 30
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Partners in Action for Healthy Living, MedShare International and Keep North Fulton Beautiful!
Partners in Action for Healthy Living
Saturday, October 5 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Decatur)
Partners in Action for Healthy Living's mission is to empower South DeKalb residents to make healthy choices that support their best quality of life. We do this by empowering and educating individuals through gardening and urban agriculture, connecting people to the land, to their food and most importantly, to each other.
Discovery @ Belmont Hills
Saturday, October 5 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Smyrna)
The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a volunteer-led Saturday tutoring and enrichment program. The two-hour session occurs twice a month from 10am to 12pm. The program reinforces weekday learning through academic assistance, educational games, service-learning projects, and other enrichment activities. Volunteers who speak Spanish are especially needed. Students are engaged in a variety of subjects depending on the needs of their particular schools. Our goal is to have a one-on-one volunteer to student ratio, allowing for individualized attention and the building of relationships between students and volunteers.
MedShare International
Daily: Tuesday, October 8 - Friday ,October 11 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Decatur)
MedShare is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people, communities and our planet by sourcing and directly delivering surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities in need around the world. Volunteers will be helping MedShare sort and pack medical supplies, getting them ready for countries in need. Volunteers will spend a 3 hour session sorting, boxing and preparing surplus medical supplies to be delivered to communities in need around the world.
Meals On Wheels Atlanta Meal Delivery
Daily: Tuesday, October 8 - Saturday, October 12 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM (NW Atlanta)
The mission of Meals On Wheels Atlanta is to support senior independence through meals, shelter, education and community. Our flagship program, Meal Services, provides nourishing meals to low-income and homebound seniors in Atlanta who are unable to afford or access adequate nutrition. We are seeking Meal Delivery Drivers Tuesday through Saturday to deliver meals to frail, homebound and low-income seniors residing in Fulton County. Routes take on average 2 hours to complete, and all stops within the route are 1-2 minutes apart.
Keep North Fulton Beautiful
Friday, October 11 From 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sandy Springs)
Storm drain markers are an important way of informing the public not to dump oil, trash, paint, or other pollutants into roadside storm drains. Volunteers with the storm drain marking program affix specially designed labels to storm drains in neighborhoods, using provided materials. The labels warn residents that everything that enters a storm drain flows untreated into a nearby waterway. Volunteers will need one car for every 2-4 volunteers to complete this project. The opportunity for volunteers to assist with sorting recycling materials and general operation of the recycling center would still be open as well.
Hot Projects: Week of September 23
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with AIDS Walk, Livable Buckhead and Easter Seals of North Georgia!
Fernbank Volunteer Orientation
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 From 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (Druid Hills)
Parklane Elementary Discovery is a Saturday morning tutoring program that offers one-on-one and small group enrichment activities for at-risk children. Volunteers lead activities and help with reading and math skiWe are currently recruiting new volunteers to join us in a variety of roles within the museum as part of our Adult Volunteer group. Volunteering with us is a great way to meet new people while giving valuable time to an important cultural institution in Atlanta. There is a position for every personality and age, with opportunities such as Greeter, Film Attendant, forest restoration volunteer, exhibit facilitator, Animal Care volunteer, and more.
Discovery @ Parklane
Saturday, September 28, 2019 From 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM (East Point)
Parklane Elementary Discovery is a Saturday morning tutoring program that offers one-on-one and small group enrichment activities for at-risk children. Volunteers lead activities and help with reading and math skills for students in kindergarten through 5th grades. Volunteers who speak Spanish are especially needed.
Atlanta Parent Magazines-Family Fest
Saturday, October 5, 2019 From 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Chamblee)
Easterseals North Georgia is the beneficiary for the Family Festival and needs help with activities in the festival with crafts and activities. Easter Seals strengthens families and children at the times most critical to a child's development. We work with families that are economically challenged, that have children that need extra help in the areas of learning, mental health development, and special needs. We are the states largest "inclusive" early education provider. Volunteers can stay and play after their shift. Volunteers are needed to help with arts & crafts, games and more.
AIDS Walk
Wednesday, September 25 - Tuesday October 1, Various Shifts (Midtown)
AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run continues to raise much needed funds for AIDS Service Organizations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. These organizations provide essential programs and services for men, women, and children who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. All funds stay local in the metro-Atlanta area and have been saving and transforming lives. Volunteers are need before and after the walk to help with sorting supplies, packing, loading, set-up, breaking down and unloading.
Bike Bazaar / Bike in Movie: Hocus Pocus
Thursday, October 3, 2019 From 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Buckhead)
Livable Buckhead is turning October into Biketober. To kick it off right, we're going to a have a little Hocus Pocus. Bike (or walk..or even ride MARTA) over to Marie Sims Park as we screen this '90's Halloween classic. We will have food trucks from the The Street Food Coalition. The Grand Bike Bazaar will be a collection of bike-oriented vendors, services, and advocacy organizations popping up to get Buckhead in gear for Biketober. We are in need of a few dedicated volunteers to assist with our event. Volunteers will help with setup, greeting volunteers, directing visitors and assisting with cleanup.
Hot Projects: Week of September 9
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Hands On Atlanta Discovery, CHaRM and Truly Living Well!
Discovery Program @ Parklane Elementary
Saturday, September 14, 2019 From 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM (East Point)
Parklane Elementary Discovery is a Saturday morning tutoring program that offers one-on-one and small group enrichment activities for at-risk children. Volunteers lead activities and help with reading and math skills for students in kindergarten through 5th grades. Volunteers who speak Spanish are especially needed.
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance 2nd Service Saturdays
Saturday September 14 From 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Southwest Atlanta)
This program facilitated provides the opportunity for youth 10 years and older to participate in meaningful activities encouraging conservation, stewardship and experiential learning on the second Saturday of every month (excluding January and July). Volunteer tasks include trail building and maintenance, Invasive Plant Eradication, Habitat Restoration and other activities needed to manage the facility and grounds of this unique urban resource!
Mobile Food Distribution
Thursday, September 19, 2019 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Atlanta, West End)
Southwest Ecumenical Emergency Assistance Center (SWEEAC) provides assistance to southwest Atlanta residents in the form of monthly food distribution. SWEEAC serves more than 48,000 families & distributes over 1,000,000 pounds of food to the families in Atlanta. Volunteers provide the agency with much needed resources that allow the agency to complete their mission in a cost efficient and orderly manner. Volunteer tasks include set up and breakdown of distribution area, unpacking and organizing food to be distributed, bagging or boxing of food for recipients and assist recipients to their vehicle or help them carry food.
Beautiful Bounty: Market Prep Support - Collegetown Farm
Friday, September 20, 2019 From 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Atlanta, West End)
Truly Living Well (TLW) works to engage the community in developing local food systems and demonstrating urban agriculture as a sustainable solution for helping people to eat and live better. It is our mission to grow better communities by connecting people with the land through education and training. Market prep volunteers will be working together to complete market preparation tasks in order to create a beautiful experience for market attendees. Tasks may include: Harvest, weigh, and bundle produce for farmer's markets. Gathering and loading supplies Assist with signage (good penmanship/artistry for chalk signs) Assist with other farm projects as needed.
Buckhead CHaRM Day
Saturday, September 14, 2019 From 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Fairburn)
CHaRM stands for The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. It is a permanent drop-off facility that aims to improve our environmental health by encouraging reuse and diverting thousands of pounds of household hazardous waste, bulky trash and other hard to recycle items from Metro-Atlanta landfills and water systems. Volunteers are needed to help with the monthly CHaRM drop off day for Buckhead residents. You will assist attendees with their recyables and direct traffic.