Volunteers and marchers carrying a giant rainbow flag up Peachtree Street in the Atlanta Pride Parade

Nonprofits & Community Organizations

Nonprofits and community organizations across Georgia

Nonprofits for getting help, getting involved and giving back. Community centers, youth programs, health services, Pride, the arts, disability services and career support, each with its programs and the way in.

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Community Spotlight

Pride & events · Grantmaking & scholarships

Atlanta Pride Committee

Atlanta, GA

Produces the Atlanta Pride Festival, parade and community marches each October and funds local Pride events across Georgia.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people and allies in metro Atlanta and across the Southeast

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Community Spotlight

Career & workforce · Economic empowerment

Dress for Success Georgia

Atlanta, GA

Interview attire, career coaching and workforce training for women in metro Atlanta, now reaching Georgia communities by mobile career center.

Serves: Women seeking jobs, career advancement and economic independence in metro Atlanta and, through its mobile career center, across Georgia

Community Spotlight

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Urban League of Greater Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Workforce coaching, financial empowerment, emergency help and youth services for Black and underserved families across metro Atlanta.

Serves: African Americans and others in the city of Atlanta and nine metro counties seeking jobs, financial stability and small business growth

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Disability services · Advocacy & legal

Douglas County Disabilities Coalition (The Arc Douglas County)

Douglasville, GA

One-on-one, community-based Medicaid waiver supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Douglas County, Georgia.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Douglas County, Georgia

Advocacy & legal · Transgender support

Georgia Equality

Atlanta, GA · statewide

Statewide advocacy for LGBTQ+ Georgians and people living with HIV: legislation, voter engagement, trans advocacy and safe schools.

Serves: LGBTQ+ Georgians, their allies and people living with HIV across the state

A group of volunteers smiling together in the Lost-n-Found Thrift Store

Youth · Community center

Lost-n-Found Youth

Atlanta, GA

A youth center, transitional housing, street outreach and a thrift store for LGBTQ+ youth ages 18 to 25 experiencing homelessness in Atlanta.

Serves: LGBTQ+ youth ages 18 to 25 experiencing homelessness in Atlanta

Family & PFLAG · Advocacy & legal

PFLAG Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Free monthly PFLAG support groups in Atlanta and Covington and on Zoom for LGBTQ+ people, families and allies, plus a speakers bureau.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, their families, friends and allies in metro Atlanta

Family & PFLAG

PFLAG Marietta

Marietta, GA

A monthly PFLAG support meeting for LGBTQ+ people and their families, friends and allies on the fourth Sunday in Marietta.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people and their families, friends and allies in Marietta and Cobb County, Georgia

Faith · Advocacy & legal

SOJOURN: Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and Sexual Diversity

Atlanta, GA

Jewish and LGBTQ+ education, advocacy and celebration across the South, from Queer Women's Shabbat to safe-space trainings for synagogues and schools.

Serves: Jewish and LGBTQ+ people, families and institutions across the South, based in Atlanta

Elsewhere in Georgia

Festivalgoers lining up at vendor tents under the oaks at Savannah Pride

Community Spotlight

Community center · Health & HIV

Savannah Pride Center

Savannah, GA

Savannah's LGBTQIA+ center: a free affirming health clinic, support groups, youth and 55+ programs, and the Savannah Pride Festival.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people of all ages in Greater Savannah and coastal Georgia

A man in a purple The Arc shirt tending plants in a community garden

Community Spotlight

Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc Macon

Macon, GA

Day support, supported employment, residential homes and a summer camp for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Middle Georgia.

Serves: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Macon-Bibb County and Middle Georgia

Social & recreation · Community center

First City Network

Savannah, GA

Savannah's LGBTQ+ social network since 1985: monthly bowling, Saturday potlucks, game nights, dinners and community giving.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people and allies in Savannah and coastal Georgia

Family & PFLAG

PFLAG Athens Area

Athens, GA

Monthly PFLAG discussion groups for families, allies and young adults in Athens, Georgia, plus crisis and family resources.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people, their families, friends and allies in Athens, Georgia and surrounding counties

Family & PFLAG · Transgender support

PFLAG Peachtree City

Peachtree City, GA

Third Thursday support meetings, a lending library and a free gender-affirming clothing closet for LGBTQIA+ people and families south of Atlanta.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people and their parents, families, friends and allies in Fayette and Coweta counties, Georgia

Disability services · Youth

The Arc of Southwest Georgia

Albany, GA

Early learning, adult day programs, residential support, case management and family services for people with disabilities across Southwest Georgia.

Serves: Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families across Southwest Georgia

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Disability services · Career & workforce

Thomas Grady Service Center

Thomasville, GA

Person-centered day, residential, nursing and supported employment services for adults with developmental disabilities in Thomasville, Georgia.

Serves: Adults 18 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Thomas and Grady counties, Georgia

Disability services · Advocacy & legal

Arc of Walker County

La Fayette, GA

Advocacy, bi-monthly meetings and a practical resource guide for families of people with developmental disabilities in Walker County, Georgia.

Serves: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, caregivers and teachers in Walker County, Georgia