Program Partners

distributes nearly two million pounds of food and other donated grocery items each month to more than 700 nonprofit partner agencies in 38 counties in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

rescues unwanted or mistreated animals so they have a second chance in loving forever homes that are the best fit. Unlike other rescues, they provide the medical care and enrichment/training to make adoptable pets. The goal is to match them with owners who properly care for them for the remainder of their lives.

operates as a student legal clinic, accepting students from Georgia law schools and graduate students in fields related to child advocacy. Students in the clinic do not provide direct representation of children but instead focus on research and advocacy projects that affect how Georgia courts and agencies handle child welfare cases.

operates in more than 80 communities throughout the world in partnership with Jeunesse du Monde, Oxfam International and many community organizations. It enables young people to realize their potential. It provides an opportunity for participants to experience positive personal growth and can be a catalyst in boosting their self-confidence and their sense of personal identity.

is a collaborative of behavioral health organizations in Georgia. The goal is to identify best practices, share information and conduct trainings to make improve therapeutic services to families and children.

champions the needs of sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention, therapy, and collaboration.

provides treatment and support services to people with mental illnesses and addictive diseases, and support to people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. DBHDD serves people of all ages with the most severe and likely to be long-term conditions, including consumers with forensic issues.

provides supervision, detention and a wide range of  treatment and educational services for youths referred to the Department by the Juvenile Courts, and provides assistance or delinquency prevention services for at-risk youths through collaborative efforts with other public, private and community entities.

investigates child abuse; finds foster homes for abused and neglected children; helps low income, out-of-work parents get back on their feet; assists with childcare costs for low income parents who are working or in job training; and provides numerous support services and innovative programs to help troubled families.

is a team of eight non-profit behavioral healthcare providers with a scope of services ranging from assessments to intensive psychiatric care, adoptions to residential group homes, therapeutic foster care to maternity care and much more. All agencies believe in best practices for children and most of the MAAC agencies are accredited by a nationally accreditation body.

is the only affiliate of STRIVE International in Atlanta. Improves the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals and families of Metropolitan Atlanta through education, job training, job placement, and ongoing support services which illuminate pathways out of poverty and into genuine employment.

addresses homelessness through planning, policy development, facilitation or partnerships, and resource allocation is a working partnership of government representatives, service providers within the City of Atlanta, Fulton County and DeKalb County.

engages all segments of our community to drive sustainable change in education, income, health and homelessness while continuing to address urgent and basic human care.  Goals include: Babies are born healthy, Children enter school ready to learn and graduate prepared for careers, Young people avoid risky behaviors, Families are self-sufficient, People have access to primary health care, and Homeless people are housed within a year.