THE CITIZEN BLOG
THE CITIZEN BLOG
Starbucks Foundation Service Fellows: A Mission Put Into Action
There is no doubt that hunger and poverty plague all parts of the world, but here at Hands On Atlanta, we make it our mission to mobilize the Atlanta community to tackle our city’s most pressing needs - providing opportunities to help serve the thousands of families who are in need of food and other essential resources. Each year, an estimate of 755,400 (1 in 7) people in Georgia turn to Food Bank partner agencies for food. 1 in 5 kids in Georgia live in food-insecure households. While we can’t solve all of the hunger problems facing our community, thanks to an impactful partnership with the Starbucks Foundation, Points of Light, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we’re now able to get more food to those in need.
Hot Projects: Week of January 27
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Grant Park Conservancy, Atlanta Public Schools, Action Ministries and more!
MLK Day 2020 in Review
The 2020 edition of the King holiday fell on a pivotal point in our city’s history. 2020 will bring an election, the census, the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, and more events that will require us, as a community and as a nation, to unite. For us, while incredibly important, that means more than volunteering and serving others. Knowing we’ve got some of the country’s top civic engagement and social justice organizations right here in our backyard, we partnered with The King Center, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Morehouse College to deliver over 2 weeks of events and programming.
Hot Projects: Week of January 20
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Sweetwater Mission, New Life Community Ministries, Your Community Food Pantry. and more!
Hot Projects: Week of January 13
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Open Hand, Piedmont Park, The Pantry at Hamilton Mill U.M.C. and more!
Hot Projects: Week of November 25
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Atlanta Beltline, The Wylde Center, Partners In Action For Healthy Living and more!
Hot Projects: Week of November 18
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta Beltline, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia and more!
Hot Projects: Week of November 11
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Fernbank Museum, Trees Atlanta, Southwest Ecumenical Emergency Assistance Center and more!