Donations needed: pet food drive
When: until Aug. 31
Where: GM Financial, 3015 Windward Plaza, Suite 505, Alpharetta
Benefits: Pets of the Homeless
Cost: donations of pet food
Contact: Kris Pipes, 770-225-1399
Donations needed: Stand Up for Stand Down Toiletry Drive
When: through Sept. 5
Where: please contact
Benefits: Atlanta VA Medical Center’s Stand Down Event for homeless veterans
Cost: donations of travel or regular-sized toiletry events
Contact: infoatppcoa@yahoo.com
Seeds of Courage 5K
When: Sunday
Where: Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek
Time: 8 a.m.
Benefits: Mustard Seed Ministries
Cost: $28 until Monday $30, race day
Contact: www.fundracers.org
Volunteers needed: housing renovation workday
When: Aug. 30
Where: various locations, please contact
Time: 9 a.m.
Benefits: Homestretch, a nonprofit that helps local homeless families overcome housing crises and return to self sufficiency by providing short term transitional housing
Cost: free
Contact: www.homestretch.org
Labor Day Run for Autism
When: Sept. 1
Where: Totally Running and Walking, 405 Peachtree Pkwy., Cumming
Time: 6 a.m.
Benefits: Talk About Curing Autism
Cost: $30; $35, race day
Contact: www.totallyrunning.com
Participants needed: Day for Kids! Field Day
When: Sept. 6
Where: Grant Park, 800 Cherokee Ave., Atlanta
Time: 8 a.m.
Benefits: Boys and Girls Club of America
Cost: free
Contact: www.dayforkids.org/atlanta
Help adults become citizens
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Where: Our Lady of the Americas Mission, 4603 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn
Time: 7 p.m.
Benefits: adults with basic facts about US history and government for naturalization tests
Cost: free
Contact: www.catholiccharitiesatlanta.org
Volunteers Needed: American Cancer Society Road To Recovery
When: ongoing
Where: Metro Atlanta
Time: flexible schedule
Benefits: Cancer patients who need free rides to and from regular cancer treatment at metro Atlanta medical facilities
Contact: Pam Ashman, 404-582-6120, pam.ashman@cancer.org
Cook and serve dinner to homeless families
When: ongoing
Where: Nicholas House, 830 Boulevard, Atlanta
Time: please contact
Benefits: homeless families
Cost: free
Contact: 404-622-0793
Volunteers needed: mentoring and career coaching
When: ongoing
Where: Cafe Clarkston, 3895 Church St., Clarkston
Time: flexible schedule
Benefits: Friends of Refugees, meet people from all over the world to provide career advice and basic computer assistance for job searches.
Cost: free
Contact: sclaxton07@gmail.com, laurenmitchell@friendsofrefugees.com
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