Walk for Wishes

Walk for Wishes

Bring hope and happiness to a child in need on May 2 during Walk for Wishes. At Truist Park, participants walk or run in the name of Make-A-Wish Georgia’s mission. This nationwide fundraiser celebrates the thousands of wishes granted while raising funds for future wishes for children facing critical illnesses. Details: 755 Battery Ave. SE, […]

Vinings Historic Preservation Society

Vinings Historic Preservation Society

Celebrate and protect Vinings’ historic landmarks such as Pace House and the Old Pavilion with the Vinings Historic Preservation Society. Assist with events, preservation projects and community outreach and bring history to life. It’s your chance to meet neighbors and make a visible impact on the future. Details: 3010 Paces Mill Rd., vinings.org

Agape Youth & Family Center

Agape Youth & Family Center

You’re invited into the heart of Agape Youth & Family Center’s community, where caring adults help students thrive and Atlanta families feel supported. Volunteers celebrate young people’s milestones, tutor, mentor and share meals. These hands-on services turn compassion into opportunity, building brighter futures one child at a time. Details: 2210 Marietta Blvd. NW, agapeatlanta.org

Friends of Smyrna Library

Friends of Smyrna Library

Help your local library with the Friends of Smyrna Library (FOSL). Through summer reading programs, used book sales, monthly lectures or exciting and educational activities for all ages, your shift with FOSL helps raise money to supplement the Smyrna Library’s wide range of community offerings. Details: 100 Village Green Cir. SE, friendsofsmyrnalibrary.com

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Get your hands dirty with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Volunteers remove trash from rivers, streams, lakes and more to ensure the Chattahoochee River has enough clean water flowing through. Join the effort during their cleanup sessions throughout the year, and mark your calendar for Earth Day Cleanup on April 18. Details: 6020 River View Rd. SE, Ste. […]

Friends of East Cobb Park

Friends of East Cobb Park

Keep practicing your green thumb by becoming a member of the Friends of East Cobb Park. There’s no shortage of ways to get involved with this 100% volunteer-led organization, from service projects and park clean-up days to volunteering at community events such as the annual Holiday Lights, the Sunday Music in the Park series and […]

Cobb County Public Library

Cobb County Public Library

Volunteers are as essential as books at the Cobb County Public Library, where good samaritans are needed to organize and shelve materials, lead book discussions, greet guests and help with self-checkout, classroom instruction and more. Find full job descriptions and volunteer applications at cobbcounty.gov/library. Details: cobbcounty.gov/library

Cobb County Renaissance Faire

Renaissance Faire

Medieval history buffs: Cobb PARKS, Cobb Senior Services and Cobb Public Libraries are teaming up for the first annual Renaissance Faire on March 28 from 11am – 4pm. Held at the shared campus on Sandy Plains Road between The Art Place, Mountain View Regional Library and Tim D. Lee Senior Center, volunteers are needed to […]

Master Gardeners Volunteers of Cobb County

Master Gardeners Volunteers of Cobb County

Beautify the community with Master Gardeners Volunteers of Cobb County. As part of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, this community of educated, service-minded gardeners hosts an annual Plant Sale & Expo every April, a Garden Tour every May, maintains public gardens, helps establish educational gardens at local schools, grows fresh produce for local […]

National Charity League East Cobb

National Charity League

Like mother, like daughter—that’s the idea behind the East Cobb Chapter of the National Charity League. This dedicated group of women fosters the mother-daughter relationship by serving their communities together, developing leadership skills and experiencing cultural enrichment. Applications are open for ​​the Classes of 2032 (rising 7th graders) and 2031 (rising 8th-graders) who want to […]