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The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation values community service. Dr. Mabry believes that communities are only as strong as those who are willing to invest into them.
“We can’t wait for the government to write legislation that will transform our community. We have to form a human chain and save our community.”
—Dr. Annise Mabry
local community service opportunities
East Metro Toys For Tots
The East Metro Toys for Tots program operates under the Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation and relies on volunteers to assist with sorting, wrapping, packing, and distributing over 3,000 toys for families throughout Rockdale, Walton, Newton, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Peach, Bibb, Macon, Taylor, and Twiggs Counties.
Our House
Our House offers children and families experiencing homelessness the tools, support, and education they need to thrive. By tackling homelessness at its source, we help the generation experiencing homelessness today, and break the cycle for those most likely to experience it tomorrow.
4Sarah, Inc.
4Sarah is a faith based nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower change in the life direction of women and girls who are adult entertainers, prostitutes, escorts, porn stars, or victims of sex trafficking by offering a holistic approach as well as an educational, emotional, physical, and spiritual support. With the support from our communities and churches, 4Sarah will be able to provide a system of care to women and girls seeking to exit a life in the adult entertainment industry.
national community service opportunities
Serve
This website is managed by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The purpose of this site is to be an online resource for finding volunteer opportunities in the local communities as well as creating your own.
Volunteers for Prosperity
This website helps skilled American professionals find opportunities with U.S. organizations to support global health and prosperity.
Winrock
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources.
Financial Service Volunteer Corps
FSVC is a private- public partnership that recruits leading financial, legal, and regulatory experts. These volunteers provide technical assistance to in-country partners and build personal relationships across international borders. This organization’s goals are to develop central bank capabilities, strengthen commercial banking systems, and build capital markets.
VFP
Founded in 1982, VFP is a nonprofit organization. This organization promotes international voluntary service projects. Through international alliances, this organization works with others to meet community needs and some of the goals of the United Nation’s Millennium Declaration. This organization offer over 3,000 projects in over 100 countries, including 40 in the United States. Most projects are 2-3 weeks long.
Atlanta Redemption Ink
ARI’s mission is to transform painful reminders of the past into symbols of hope. We provide support services, tattoo removals, and cover-ups to survivors of sex trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, self-harm, addiction, and former gang involvement, nationally. In addition, we train communities on Iconography and from a lived experience perspective as a survivor-led nonprofit organization,
international community service opportunities
WWOOF
WWOOF is a worldwide network of organizations that allow volunteers to live and learn on organic properties. WWOOF brings together hosts and volunteers (WWOOFers), helping each other to make a healthier world.
Art Corps
ArtCorps’ mission is to advance social change initiatives by promoting arts and culture as powerful tools to generate cooperative and sustainable work between development organizations and the communities they serve. This organization sends artists to Central America to work with environmental, health, and human rights organizations. During one year residencies, artists use a variety of art forms to bring the organizations’ environmental and social messages to life and engage the local communities in their activities.
VSO
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organization that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. VSO’s approach involves bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action, and change lives to make the world a fairer place for all.
ACDI/VOCA
This organization has 40 years of experience sending professionals overseas as volunteer consultants providing technical assistance with field projects in agribusiness, enterprise development, community development, food security, and financial services.
United Nations Volunteers
UNV is supported by the United Nations and is active in 140 countries. This organization supports the mobilization and organization of volunteers to serve around the world. This organization promotes peace and development throughout the world.
Global Volunteers
Global Volunteers is a private, nonprofit organization engaging short-term volunteers on micro-economic and human development programs in close partnership with local people worldwide.
Volunteer Opportunities Abroad
This website provides free and low-cost programs for volunteering abroad.
Disclaimer: Organizations provided on the following links are not affiliated with The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation. Potential volunteers are responsible for reviewing program information and details.