The 2023 Hands On Atlanta Spring for Service was bigger and more impactful than ever! Throughout April 2023, 4,000 people served 13,000 hours at more than 1,000 projects across metro Atlanta.

We joined thousands of nonprofits across the globe to celebrate marquee, national days of service like Earth Day, Good Deeds Day, Global Youth Service Day and National Volunteer Week. Here in Atlanta, we activated a few of our corporate partners, mobilizing hundreds of volunteers from Change Healthcare, Jackson EMC and LexisNexis Risk Solutions. We also celebrated the end of the school year with students and families at our Discovery pop-up, we joined 48in48 for their “Women’s Build Event, attended a “Community Engagement Breakfast and Learn” with the Atlanta Braves, joined Mayor Dickens and the City of Atlanta for a press conference with some updates and progress on their “Operation Clean Sweep” initiative, and a few members of our team attended an evening with the Atlanta Education Policy Leaders.

The 2023 Spring for Service wasn’t just about impactful events and volunteer projects, in celebration of Global Volunteer Month, we also shined a light on more than 20 incredible volunteers and organizations doing the work! Get to know a few of these inspirational community leaders below or click here to check out all of our stories of service!

Huge, meaningful events and volunteer recognition wasn’t the only impact we supported throughout our Spring for Service. Led by sponsors Publix, Southern Company and The Larocco Companies, along with our board of directors, more than 300 donors contributed to our fundraiser to support Atlanta’s next generation. The month ended with us a little shy of our goal, but the good news is you can still participate to make a difference in the future of our city!

Your donation to our fundraiser will support strategic programming and community engagement efforts to fulfill on our commitment to youth. That could mean more nonprofits participating in our Educational Equity or Food Security programming, more AmeriCorpsmembers tutoring and coaching students, or even more students enrolled in our Discoveryprogram. Your donation could also inspire more conversations (and more action) about affordable housing or providing more safe green spaces for kids to play and learn.

Did you see or hear Hands On Atlanta throughout April? We appeared live on Scripps News Morning Rush, Atlanta Born & Brand published a podcast and video interview with our President and CEO, Jay Cranman, our friends at the Rough Draft gave us a shout, and Points of Light had some nice things to say about our Spring for Service on their blog. Points of Light also recognized one of our volunteer spotlights, Dylan Pace, with a Daily Point of Light Award!

Global Volunteer Month was a huge success. We engaged, connected, learned, shared, inspired, and invested in a more engaged and equitable Atlanta. Thank you for joining us and we look forward to seeing you back, serving, sharing or donating this summer!