THE CITIZEN BLOG
THE CITIZEN BLOG
Hot Projects: Week of March 30
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with APS/Atlanta Community Food Bank, Salem Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry, Bridging the Gap and more!
Girl Power
Today’s girls face very real and profound issues as they navigate gender, economic and social barriers. But Girls Inc. is working to ensure positive outcomes for all girls – like increasing their graduation rate, helping them solve real-life problems and inspiring them to get involved in their communities – and Cox has committed itself to the cause.
Hot Projects: Week of March 23
Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with APS/Atlanta Community Food Bank, Your Community Food Pantry, Reflections of Trinity and more!
Putting the Social in Social Distancing
We all know Facetime is great, especially during group chats when you’re all koala’s. Facebook and Instagram Live are also good ways to kill a few hours with friends and strangers. Google Hangouts are a fun way to connect with friends and fam too. To keep things fresh, we went exploring to find some other things you can do to stay social while keeping your distance. Here are a few fun apps and things to try to keep the good times rollin’.
PREVENTING A DOUBLE RECESSION FOR NONPROFITS: 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MEET URGENT NEEDS
With COVID-19, nonprofits are facing unprecedented headwinds. Not only are funds constricting quickly and dramatically, but now the volunteers that organizations rely on cannot perform many critical functions, while the needs of their populations they serve grow each day of this crisis.
5 Ways to Fight Food Insecurity Right Now
Explore 5 ways you can help battle food insecurity across metro Atlanta through the COVID-19 quarantine.
Hands On ATLANTA | COVID-19 COMMUNITY PLAN
Until further notice, we will defer all volunteer needs and projects to our nonprofit, school and corporate partners. We’ve been in contact with all of them and will update our volunteer calendar, programs, and needs of our community as requested.
A summary of our response and current activities is below. We'll provide further updates as things evolve, but in the meantime, thanks for doing your part to ensure the safety and well-being of you and those around you!