Now in its 15th year, MedShare works to divert medical supplies from landfills & deliver these perfectly usable, often unopened items to hospitals & clinics in more than 90 countries across the world.
25 years & 27 million books ago, Tom Warth had an idea: to reclaim books destined for landfills and put them into the hands of African children. A simple idea, but its impact has been profound.
Open Hand is the largest producer & distributor of home-delivered meals in the US, preparing & delivering 5,500+ meals daily. Recently Mayor Kasim Reed helped Open Hand serve their 20 millionth meal!
Hands On Atlanta’s Discovery Program began in 1990 at Quillian-East Point Elementary. Quillian-East Point merged with Parklane in ‘91, & volunteers have been tutoring on Saturday mornings ever since!
Kirkwood Urban Forest spans 7 acres, and is focused on sustainably transforming previously neglected public lands into a park and community garden in the heart of Kirkwood.
