People Helping People

The coronavirus pandemic has generated acts of kindness and new offers of service in Atlanta and North Georgia. The AJC is trying to help by sharing information for those who need help, along with stories to spotlight the ways our neighbors are stepping up to help. If your business or organization is offering community assistance related to the coronavirus emergency, please tell us about it. Send email to coronavirus@ajc.com For news updates by email, sign up for the AJC Coronavirus newsletter.

07/28/2021 — Decatur, Georgia — Packed belongings wait to be loaded into a truck in the living room of Joshua Elam’s residence in Decatur, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Elam and his family have been renting this house for 2 years. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

DeKalb has now distributed $7.9 million in rental assistance funds

DeKalb County is hosting a Back-to-School food distribution on Saturday, July 24. COVID-19 vaccinations available at all locations. CONTRIBUTED

DeKalb County hosting food giveaways this weekend

Burgess-Peterson Academy is one of the schools working with the Captain Planet Foundation's Project Giving Gardens to grow fresh food for folks in Atlanta who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Courtesy of Project Giving Gardens

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How to help

GA Gives Day is on Nov. 30. Last year GA Gives Day raised $24 million to support nonprofits, and this year Georgia Center for Nonprofits is encouraging campaigns and donations to continue to support our communities. Courtesy of GCN

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For the last 14 years For the Hope Partnership has provided a hot breakfast every Saturday on Edgewood Avenue for those experiencing homelessness or chronic poverty. Courtesy of For the Hope Partnership

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The Rev. Jamal Bryant directly addressed the week's news in New Missionary Baptist Church's Sunday service that was livestreamed Jan. 10, 2021. (Photo via New Birth Missionary Baptist Church livestream)

DeKalb megachurch’s food pantry reopening this weekend

Mercy Care, a Community Health Center that is specifically funded to serve people experiencing homelessness, is working to make COVID-19 testing and vaccines available to people who are experiencing homelessness and those in low-income areas with limited access. Courtesy of Mercy Care

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Hope thru Soap provides mobile showers, haircuts, clothing, food and connections to other resources for those experiencing homelessness in metro Atlanta. "We view our guests we serve as family. That is why we rotate to the same locations so that they know they can count on us to be back and check on them," said Executive Director Megan VandeBogert. Courtesy of Hope thru Soap

Hope thru Soap offers hygiene and support to Atlanta’s homeless

Volunteer Fay Reid loads a car with food at The Gallery at South DeKalb mall on Friday, July 10, 2020, at a food drive organized by DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson.

DeKalb’s back-to-school food giveaway will also offer vaccinations

Dave Preter (left), president and CEO of Georgia's Own Credit Union, and Brian Jordan are pictured as Preter presents a donation for the Brian Jordan Foundation. Courtesy of Brian Jordan Foundation

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The Marietta City School System installed Wi-Fi hotspots on school buses that went into densely populated areas on weekdays so students could get online. The state then created a “Wi-Fi Ranger” program that similarly equiped buses in 36 rural school districts. Now, the state Board of Education has approved $3 million to expand the program. It was among several COVID-19 expenses approved at a board meeting Tuesday. The state will also expand online classes for older students and finance library distributions of personal hotspots.

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07/28/2021 — Decatur, Georgia — Packed belongings wait to be loaded into a truck in the living room of Joshua Elam’s residence in Decatur, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Elam and his family have been renting this house for 2 years. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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The Rev. Jamal Bryant directly addressed the week's news in New Missionary Baptist Church's Sunday service that was livestreamed Jan. 10, 2021. (Photo via New Birth Missionary Baptist Church livestream)

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Volunteer Fay Reid loads a car with food at The Gallery at South DeKalb mall on Friday, July 10, 2020, at a food drive organized by DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson.

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Inspire Atlanta

Jose Lopez, 10, sits on his mom Ady Escobar’s lap as Dawson County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Blackstrap holds the microphone so he can pretend he’s pulling someone over, during Ferrari of Atlanta’s "Rides to Remember" event Saturday morning. The event gives sick children a chance to ride around Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville in sports cars. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Lisa Simmons, an Atlanta businesswoman with a great sense of adventure, recently climbed to the top of Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain to raise money for BlazeSports America. The nonprofit is a leader in adaptive sports for the physically challenged. To date, Simmons' hard work has raised nearly $70,000. Courtesy of Lisa Simmons

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A scannable QR code sits on the pantry’s front desk on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, allowing students to digitally view the pantry’s shopping list. The Kennesaw State University food pantry relocated to the Carmichael Student Center in February 2021, allowing the pantry to serve more students with an expanded selection of items. (Photo/Ryan Cameron for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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A Macon child returned home to cheers and well wishes after spending months receiving cancer treatment in Tennessee, 13WMAZ reported.

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Sutton Cadman, second from left, gathers with other students on Day 1 of the Habitat for Humanity house build in Douglasville. Sutton started a Habitat for Humanity chapter at Alexander High School, and led students in raising funds to build a house for a veteran. Also pictured from left, founding chapter member Mylee Ward, and Sutton's friends, Hayden Arnold and Mason Villa from other schools. Courtesy of Dolly Purvis for Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta

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