GSU Cares

a group of volunteers in oakland cemetery

Volunteer with Georgia State alumni. GSU Cares is a city-wide day of service during which alumni and friends of Georgia State gather to give back to our communities. This valued tradition is hosted in partnership with the Office of Civic Engagement.

VOLUNTEER WITH FELLOW ALUMNI APRIL 7 & 8!

Friday, April 7

PIEDMONT PARK

Midtown | 9 a.m. – Noon | All Ages

Duties: General landscaping (spreading mulch, pulling weeds, watering trees, trail maintenance, etc.)

Organization Details

The Piedmont Park Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, is a member and donor-funded organization working in partnership with the city of Atlanta to fulfill its mission: to enhance and preserve Piedmont Park as a vital, urban green space, and as a cultural and recreational resource that enriches the quality of life for all Atlantans. The Conservancy contributes to the Park's beautification through detail-focused landscaping, volunteer clean-up projects, and capital improvements.

OPEN HAND ATLANTA

Atlanta | 9 a.m. – Noon | Ages 16+

Duties: The meal packing volunteer shift involves portioning food into individual containers and snack bags in an packing assembly line.

Organization Details

Open Hand seeks to eliminate disability and untimely death due to nutrition-sensitive chronic disease. Open Hand serves the community by empowering people to live healthier, more productive lives.

SITE FULL

SAFEHOUSE OUTREACH

Downtown | 10 a.m. – Noon | All Ages

Duties: Volunteers will walk the streets of Atlanta to become familiar with the city and to see more of the areas where people in need live and socialize.

Organization Details

SafeHouse Outreach helps people experiencing extreme poverty regain independent living. They connect with people through street outreach, hot meals, health and hygiene services, and assistance with basic necessities. They also run personalized programs, such as family reunification, emergency housing, permanent supportive housing, rental assistance, employment training and job placement.

SITE FULL

Saturday, April 8

WEST ATLANTA WATERSHED ALLIANCE

Atlanta | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | All Ages

Duties: Volunteers will work in the garden on top of Bush Mountain and in Hartnett Garden, and especially on the trail head of Gaston and Montreal-Pinehurst.

Organization Details

The West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) is a community-based non-profit that protects, preserves and restores natural resources. WAWA represents African American neighborhoods in Northwest and Southwest Atlanta that are most inundated with environmental stressors.

FOODWELL ALLIANCE

Morrow | 9 a.m. – Noon | All Ages

Duties: General landscaping tasks include weeding, mulching, turning compost and invasive plant removal

Organization Details

Food Well Alliance is a collaborative network of growers, community and city leaders working together to build thriving community gardens and urban farms.

MEDSHARE

Decatur | 9 a.m. – Noon, 1 – 4 p.m. | Ages 14+

Duties: Sort, identify and package medical supplies

Organization Details

MedShare is a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people, communities and our planet by sourcing and directly delivering surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities in need around the world.

SITE FULL

KEEP NORTH FULTON BEAUTIFUL

Sandy Springs | 10 a.m. – Noon | All Ages

Duties: Guide customers to the correct bin for their recyclables, assist in collecting items, sort incoming recyclables, and bale cardboard and plastics

Organization Details

Keep North Fulton Beautiful is an environmental non-profit that provides education and conservation programs to the communities of Johns Creek and Sandy Springs. Our mission is to educate and activate our community in the beautification and conservation of our environment.

BOOKS FOR AFRICA

Marietta | 9 – 11 a.m., Noon – 2 p.m. | Ages 14+

Duties: Sort and pack books according to category and age level. No heavy lifting involved.

Organization Details

Books For Africa collects, sorts and ships books, computers, tablets and library materials to every country in Africa. In collaboration with worldwide donors, publishers, and African partners, Books for Africa provides the tools of empowerment to children and students across Africa.

TREES ATLANTA

Downtown | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Ages 16+

Duties: Watering, mulching and general maintenance of saplings and removal of invasive plants

Organization Details

Founded in 1985, Trees Atlanta works to address Atlanta’s tree loss, protect its forests and create new green space. Empowered by its wonderful community of volunteers, Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized non-profit citizens’ group that protects and improves Atlanta’s urban forest by planting, conserving and educating.

DECATUR CAMPUS GARDENS

Decatur | 9 a.m. – Noon | All Ages

Duties: General landscaping tasks to maintain and beautify the Decatur Community Garden and Native Plant Botanical Garden

Organization Details

Located on the Georgia State Decatur campus, the Decatur Community Gardens feature ferns from around the world and over 4000 species of plants indigenous to the Southeast and U.S. – some rare and endangered. The mission is to educate the public about native plants and temperate ferns by providing a teaching environment. The garden grows 1,000 pounds of food each year, which is donated to students, staff and the community.

JERUSALEM HOUSE

Decatur | 9 a.m. – Noon | All Ages

Duties: Volunteers will be planting, mulching, weeding, pruning, etc. All the necessary tools are provided.

Organization Details

Jerusalem House provides homeless and low-income individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Greater Atlanta with a continuum of housing options, supportive services, and educational opportunities that contribute to a resident’s overall self-sufficiency.

SAFEHOUSE OUTREACH

Downtown | 1 – 3 p.m. | All Ages

Duties: Volunteers will walk the streets of Atlanta to become familiar with the city and to see more of the areas where people in need live and socialize.

Organization Details

SITE FULL