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    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.
    The Home Depot volunteer team and others prepare to hand out hundreds of MUST Summer Lunch meals to children in South Cobb.
    Neighborhoods
    MUST Ministries adapts during pandemic
    The line stretched down the street at the recent food drive at the Summertown Food Pantry. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
    News
    Across rural Georgia, pandemic magnifies challenges of hunger, food
    U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams (right) and Gwinnett Newton Rockdale Health Director Audrey Arona walk to the podium for a press conference amid a rise in coronavirus cases in Gwinnett County outside the Louise Radloff Administrative Building in Lawrenceville. Gwinnett has awarded funds to nonprofits to help manage the crisis. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com) AJC FILE PHOTO
    Local News
    Gwinnett distributes some CARES money to nonprofits
    How to help
    DeKalb County recently held several food drives, giving boxes of fresh produce and meat to residents. (Jenni Girtman for Atlanta Journal Constitution)
    DeKalb County
    New funding allows DeKalb to help growing number of seniors seeking food
    The event kicks off Friday at noon.
    DeKalb County
    DeKalb partnering with church to give out 1,500 boxes of food Friday
    Jim Gossling, manager of the Atlanta Bishops’ Storehouse for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, helps Red Shield staffer, Randolph Brown, with first load of food supplies for the shelter. Contributed
    Local News
    Legal clinics, English classes and more through Atlanta church
    Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms participated in a digital discussion Monday, June 1, 2020 hosted by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with mayors of other metro areas about recent protests.
    Georgia Politics
    Atlanta Mayor Bottoms joins other mayors exploring guaranteed income
    More Than a Mask employs women making masks from home.
    Local News
    Gwinnett organization hires mothers to make masks at home
    Nonprofit Helping Mamas employee Sydney Leimbach pulls diapers for a request at their Norcross warehouse. Thousands of donated diapers came pouring into the 9,000-square-foot warehouse in Norcross, but unlike past years, there were no volunteers to sort the items. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    Coronavirus
    COVID crisis leaves local nonprofits uncertain about future funding
    Katie Lewis, executive director of the Tzedakah Project, prepares meals as part of the Elephant Initiative. CONTRIBUTED
    Local News
    New initiatives from the Tzedakah Project
    Gwinnett County cafeteria workers bring freshly prepared food out to waiting school buses in front of Berkmar High School so they can be delivered to students around the district in April. Ben@BenGray.com for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    News
    Partnership to create jobs, 500K meals for struggling families
    Aditi Mohan has donated about 500 ear savers to healthcare workers in the Atlanta area already, and she recently partnered with the nonprofit Raah to expand her efforts. Contributed
    Local News
    Teen gets crafty to help healthcare workers
    Volunteer Rodney Cheek helps to load cars with box dinners for Meals On Wheels in 2018. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
    Coronavirus
    Meals On Wheels delivery waitlist soars to over 600 during pandemic
    Facts about American Girl
    Life
    American Girl honors front-line health care workers with new scrubs
    Caregiver Arnelle Souverain reads with a patient as part of Heart 2 Heart’s in-home care services. Contributed by Heart 2 Heart.
    Local News
    Home-care provider in need of PPE, volunteers
    Life
    Atlanta-based CARE revives package program to fight COVID-19
    Life
    How this 12-year-old Ellenwood student upped his game against COVID-19
    News
    American Cancer Society expects $200 million shortfall due to pandemic
    Life
    Re-entering society during a pandemic
    Local News
    Clean clothes for front-line workers
    Coronavirus
    For food banks, National Guard soldiers a crucial part of virus response
    Resource: Finding help
    Weekly unemployment claims up to 281,000 due to coronavirus layoffs
    Local News
    YOUR MONEY: Resources during the coronavirus pandemic
    Attorney Dawn Levine is offering free wills and advance directives for first responders and medical workers in Cobb County.Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Life
    More Georgians rushing to write wills during coronavirus pandemic
    Tips to handle anxiety amid coronavirus outbreak
    Coronavirus
    Experts provide tips for managing anxiety amid coronavirus outbreak
    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.
    Education
    Georgia spending at least $5 million more on internet-related for the...
    5 Fun Things to Do While Quarantining With Your Partner
    Life
    Coronavirus anxiety and sadness: tips for coping
    Alex Alvarado, case manager at NSPIRE Outreach, Inc., sits for a portrait at his residence in Lawrenceville, Friday, May 8, 2020. ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
    Life
    Re-entering society during a pandemic
    Visual stories
    News
    COVID-19 pandemic officially crosses 20 million cases worldwide
    News
    826 students under quarantine in Cherokee
    News
    Trump’s coronavirus relief executive actions: explained
    News
    More than 97,000 kids in US tested positive for COVID-19 in July
    News
    Cloth face coverings slow coronavirus spread, evidence shows
    News
    Fauci says US can get COVID-19 numbers ‘way down’ by election day
    Election News
    Vice President Biden weighs in on whether students should return to...
    News
    Trump says America’s rising COVID-19 death toll iIs what it is’
    News
    COVID-19 symptoms may last beyond 2 weeks in young patients
    News
    Trump task force member Dr. Birx says pandemic has entered new phase
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