Eviction Protections During COVID-19
Are you facing eviction from your rental or having trouble with rent or utility payments?
Please join Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, and the City of Atlanta for a free virtual workshop designed to provide information and identify resources available to you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Welcoming remarks will be made by the City of Atlanta's Chief Housing Officer Terri Lee.
Topics to be covered during the workshop include:
Your rights as a renter in the state of Georgia
Understanding the eviction process
CDC moratorium on evictions
Rental assistance programs available in Atlanta
We welcome your questions. Please submit them when registering for the workshop to ensure we are able to answer as many people as possible.
Virtual City Cycling Course
For the next six weeks, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will be offering a 6-lesson course. ONLINE!
Whether you are riding our city streets out of necessity to get to work, to the pharmacy, to the grocery store, or to an appointment or you are wanting to just get out and move your body, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition is here for you.
In each lesson, you will brush up on all the skills needed to safely ride in Atlanta’s streets with a focus on how to make an essential trip while social distancing. You will:
Learn where to get a bike or your bike repaired
Learn how to do an ABC-Q check to make sure you're bike is ready to go
Fit your helmet
Plan a route to your workplace, a grocery store, the pharmacy, or another essential business.
Discuss signaling and other timely communication strategies
Know how to safely take the lane
All interactive, virtual classes are 'live' on Wednesdays between 5:30 and 6:10. You will get a follow-up communication before each class on how to engage online.
SERVGA
Be part of a national initiative to assist emergency response and public safety organizations during a disaster with SERVGA – the program that alleviates issues associated with non-certified and spontaneous volunteerism through an innovative pre-credentialing system.
This is a great volunteer opportunity through the Georgia Department of Public Health with the following objectives:
Whether you are a health care provider, an administrative specialist, a retired professional – anyone ready to help in your community – Georgia needs you.
Learn how you can make a difference no matter what your skillset or credentials. Some volunteers provide licensed medical services and administrative support, while others lend their special talents or skills as interpreters, community planners, computer experts and more.
Gain career-enhancing experience and, if you’re eligible, stay current with valuable continuing education credits, free training, and sovereign immunity during your service.
Foster a Pet
Foster homes provide temporary care for cats, kittens, dogs and puppies in their own homes, perfect for those who want to volunteer but may not be able to make it to the shelter regularly.
Some animals need as little as two weeks of care, while others may need care for up to three months. Fostering is flexible enough for most lifestyles, and we will do our best to custom-match the animals to each foster home. By offering your time, energy and home to an animal in need, you prepare the animal for adoption into a permanent home as well as help prevent overcrowding in our shelter.
Donate Diapers to Helping Mamas
Donate diapers (and other baby essentials) to Helping Mamas and explore all of their drop locations.
Email and Send Digital Letters to Seniors at A.G. Rhodes
Send emails and digital letters to seniors at several A.G. Rhodes
A note from A.G. Rhodes:
Health officials project challenges in the upcoming weeks with increasing COVID-19 cases expected nationwide, and we are taking difficult measures to further minimize risks. We greatly appreciate the outpouring of support, but out of an abundance of caution and to reduce the amount of physical items coming in and out of our building, as well as non-essential personnel coming up to our front door, we request that you NOT send mail, packages or deliveries to the A.G. Rhodes homes at this time. Please understand that we expect this to be a temporary situation, and we will post updates as necessary. Below are ways that you can continue supporting our residents and staff during these trying times.
One way you can help is by emailing notes, letters and cards of appreciation to residents at A.G. Rhodes. You may mail them to the activities departments of one or all of our three locations listed below, and they will distribute them.
You can send encouraging pictures, letters and drawings virtually by emailing them to waystohelp@agrhodes.org. We’d also love to see your videos so send us an email and we’ll give you instructions on where to upload your video.
Deliver groceries with Concrete Jungle
Deliver groceries to food pantry clients who are quarantined or have higher health risks with Concrete Jungle.
Host a Virtual Civic Dinner
Take advantage of social distancing’s best apps (FaceTime, Google Hangouts, Zoom, Facebook, Slack, etc.) and rally around the dinner table to have an important conversation by hosting a virtual Civic Dinner!
Join Operation Gratitude
Express your thanks to our active duty service men and women through Operation Gratitude.
Thank a metro Atlanta Health Care Provider
In an effort to engage community members of all ages, Hands On Atlanta is teaming up local hospitals and offering a turn-key letter-writing campaign. Take a minute to thank and send gratitude to healthcare professionals working around the clock to keep our city healthy and safe.
How it Works
Grab a card, postcard or piece of paper for the letter - don't forget an envelope!
Write your letter or letters, there's no limit to how many you can do!
Take a video or picture of your letter encouraging others to join and share on social media using #writesomethinggood
Mail your letter!
Mail Your Letters
Grady Health System
C/O Leigh Reece, Office #1C122 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Atlanta, GA 30303
Northside Hospital
C/O Imann Ostien, Marketing 1000 Johnson Ferry Road NE Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
1968 Peachtree Road, NW Building 1984; Human Resources department Atlanta, GA 30309
Wellstar Foundation
805 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 100 Marietta, GA 30066
Letter Writing Tips
Start with a salutation, such as "Dear Healthcare Provider" or "Dear Healthcare Hero".
Share a personal thank you or gratitude for their work like "Thank you for your service to keep our city healthy" or "We are grateful for your service and hard work".
Please avoid glitter or additional items in the envelope.
Please mail all letters to addresses provided above.
Purchase and print stamps from home or have them delivered from the US Postal Service.
Make DIY Masks
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to support the supply of masks needed throughout the community you can make your own using these easy to follow instructions.
Click here to find locations in Georgia to deliver the masks.
Donate Blood
Blood donations are in great need and there are several ways you can help:
Donate blood through the American Red Cross
Find the next LifeSouth mobile blood drive near you.