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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development, Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: We tackle atlanta's most pressing needs by igniting a passion for service and creating lifelong community volunteers.
Programs: Through hands on atlanta's student programs, 2,155 students in 25 schools were helped by 70 americorps members and tutor force fellows who performed 64,798 hours of service. The students received intensive literacy and math tutoring, free saturday enrichment via hands on atlanta's discovery program, weekend meals via hands on atlanta's meals for kids program, and college readiness coaching for high school students.
through hands on atlanta's volunteering programs, 117 nonprofit organizations and schools were helped by 18,754 volunteers who performed 154,103 hours of service. Hands on atlanta recruited and trained these volunteers, and provided approximately $3,758,572 in labor value.