This place is WONDERFUL! I had so much grocery I almost ran out of room to put it up.read more

St. Vincent De Paul of cherokee County Ga. Left a voicemail, call was returned by a young volunteer…read morewho assured me that my utility shut off would be paid, assured me that a pledge was called in and a few days later...my lights were cut off. I have left voicemails, called, emails and no response. Do not rely on this place! It has taught me valuable lesson..try not to go through hardships..pay your bills on time if you can! i prayed and prayed and seemed like my prays were answered. no

Donation was quick and easy! Guys very helpful! Best Goodwill donation store around! Easy accessread more

After having explored quite a few of the Goodwills within the area, I foun d this location to have…read morea decent selection and fairly organized. Employees have been friendly and usually have a few stations open which helps with getting customers in and out. Would come here as a regular to see what else they have to offer.

WONDER-FULL!!! I am one of six sisters born to my parents. I know the great spirit that connects…read moreus--ALL!!! I read over the website, I felt ever so grateful for the works the Sisters perform. I sincerely look forward to joining their efforts! I Stand. I SALUTE!!!

My wife and I visited Open Hand Atlanta to volunteer our time for a couple of hours to prep meals…read more Open Hand provides nutritional meals for those with chronic diseases, such as AIDS/HIV, different forms of cancer, etc. These nutritional meals promote and prolong healthier way of life. Once you arrive and sign in, you'll be taken to a waiting room area, where Open Hand staff gives you a rundown of their history and what their mission is. You also get the rules of the prep room and are gifted a one of a kind hairnet, plastic apron, and men with facial hair gets face masks. No jewelry may be at any time. Rings, necklaces, earrings, facial piercings, watches, etc. can NOT be worn. There are different things that you can do at this space, but I wanted to do meal prep. We washed our hands and grabbed plastic gloves. Keep in mind, the gloves are different sizes. The meal prep was like an assembly line. The meal we prepped was Beef Stroganoff on Noodles with Green Beans. With a scale, the first person weighed the appropriate number for the noodles, the second person weighed the right number of beef stroganoff, and the third person weighed the right number for green beans. There is then a fourth person who wipes off any excess food from around the rim of the food container. This is important so the plastic cover will seal appropriately. It's then put in this contraption that holds multiple containers and a person press seals it and puts it to the side. This is definitely quite a process, but once you get into the flow of it, it becomes easier. Some people make it a challenge against another group to see who can make the most meals. Side note: THIS PLACE IS FREEZING! The ENTIRE BUILDING IS COLD! Bring a jacket or hoody. Overall, this is a great place to come with a group or by yourself and do some charitable services. Fortunately, we came with a large group of my wife's coworkers, so we were able to knock out over 2,500 meals which was awesome! I'd definitely come back.

I volunteered at Open Hand two weeks ago (Saturday, July 22, 2017) and had a lot of fun. I didn't…read moreknow what to expect as far as working conditions, the general environment, and exactly what we would be doing. Would I be in some freezing cold meat locker? Would I be inside an insanely hot warehouse? Would I be breaking my already broken back moving heavy objects around? Would I be doing some mundane task for hours and be bored out of my mind? Fortunately, the answer to all those questions was no. I went with a big group to celebrate someone's birthday (a neat idea). Half of us did meal packing and the other half did market basket packing. I signed up for meal packing. Our meal packing session involved packing meals into bags and portioning food into individual containers (think frozen TV dinners). The food was already cooked and just needed to be heated up to be eaten. Market basket packing involves packing nonperishable foods. In this case, the food wasn't cooked and the recipients would need to cook it themselves. We signed up to work from 1pm to 4pm. Each of us had to register on Open Hand's website. After registering and reserving our spots, we received confirmation emails with information, reminders, and dress code requirements. One of the dress code requirements in my confirmation email said, "Long pants are preferred. Skirts or dresses must be shin length." I wore shorts. When standing, those shorts touched the top of my knees. My girlfriend, who also signed up for meal packing, wore shorts too. Her shorts were shorter. She ended up getting moved to market basket packing because of the length of her shorts. This wasn't a big deal, but the dress code requirements listed in the confirmation email should have been more clear about shorts or simply just said that long pants are required for meal packing. There was at least one other person in our meal packing group with knee-length shorts. When you arrive to Open Hand, the volunteer entrance is clearly marked. Each volunteer must sign in and sign out using a computer just inside the entrance. We arrived right around 1pm, checked in, and were ushered into an orientation room. The orientation was quick, about 10 minutes. A short video about Open Hand was played and then we got some in-person instruction. After that, we were whisked to our volunteer work areas. For meal packing, we had to wear hair nets and aprons. First, we helped prepare bags to place meals in, then we moved into the meal packing work area. This was a cool, clean room with various tables and assembly lines. One group was already sealing TV dinner trays when we arrived. We washed our hands and helped assemble bags with four meals in them: Monday lunch, Monday dinner, Tuesday lunch, and Tuesday dinner with cornbread and condiments (ketchup and mustard). It was pretty easy. Each person was assigned to place one or two items into each bag and pass it down. I was responsible for the ketchup and mustard. After a bag had four meals, cornbread, and condiments, it was tied and placed on a tray which was later stacked and carted off. We assembled 126 of these Monday-Tuesday meal bags. Two of our meal packing group were broken off and sent to the cornbread station where they individually bagged and sealed cornbread. The cornbread was already cooked and cut. After assembling the meal bags, we took a short break in the break room and then were called back into the meal packing room for another job. This time, we had to portion food into TV dinner trays which would later be sealed. This task was harder than the last because we had to handle food directly with our hands (wearing gloves of course) and measure correct portion sizes using scales. We packed 285 meal trays filled with chicken, mushroom risotto, and peas and pearl onions. The hands of the people scooping and portioning out the risotto and peas got tired. I helped a little bit with the peas and organizing and stacking the meal trays on bigger trays, but I mostly was responsible for placing a piece of chicken on top of the risotto. We ended up spending almost our full 3-hour allotment at Open Hand. The market basket packing group ended up finishing early, in under 1.5 hours. Volunteer Services Manager Julie Barwig was the person who oversaw our group. In the meal packing room, Andre led us for the meal bag packing and Shameka led us for the meal tray portioning. Everyone was nice and friendly. I enjoyed the experience so much that I'm now considering signing up to do meal delivery. Open Hand's mission statement: "Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care, which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life." The campus is located in the industrial Armour neighborhood of Atlanta near SweetWater Brewing Company and the Armour Yard rail yard on the southern edge of Buckhead.

Senior Connections is a 38-year old nonprofit organization that works to keep seniors living…read moreindependently for as long as possible. Providing more than 2,500 meals daily to area seniors, the organization always needs volunteers to help package meals in the kitchen and deliver meals to seniors. Sometimes, the volunteer is the only contact that senior has for the day. Senior Connections also provides in-home care for seniors and home repair services, along with classes through its Mack Love Adventures in Learning program. This is a great organization to support, either with your time or your dollars. Learn more at www.seniorconnectionsatl.org

From the owner: Senior Connections specializes in fresh-made, nutritious, home delivered meals for seniors & those…read morerecuperating at home as wells as caregiving and non-medical home health for seniors and disabled adults. Services include disease specific meals, respite, homemaker, and personal care.

We do this every year for community service. My fraternity and our sister organization come in and…read moredo diapers and clothes and Women's Health packs and all sorts of things. We take a few months throughout the year to stack up donations. And then we just ended up sorting things and putting things in places in the warehouse. It's a really good way for us to work together, to give back to the community. All of the proceeds go to places that are in need, within the community. Giving back a super important, and helping Mama's is consistently in the Forefront of that within Gwinnett county.

From the owner: Baby Supply Bank of Georgia. Support the over 300,000 women and children living in poverty in Metro…read moreAtlanta by texting "HELPMAMAS" to 44-321.

My 8yr old Maine Coon has a lump on his back paw. Out long time vet had left the practice and no…read morefull time vet yet. Took him into another local vet last week who basically wanted us to go see oncologist after they did a needle biopsy and it was inconclusive. Or do labs etc. the vet office was charging a large amount. I talked to a friend who recommended Paw Project. I had never heard about it. Let me say the value of the labs was significantly cheaper and the appointments were not too far out. Was able to come in for the service we needed for a fraction of the cost. Everyone was super friendly; and took amazing care of our sweet boy. His labs came out great,

I don't often write bad reviews, but PawProject deserves one. I took my dog to PawProject for…read moreheartworm testing and eval for dental cleaning. After the exam, I was told straight up that my dog didn't need dental cleaning, so I could not book the service. I decided to purchase heartworm preventatives using their online pharmacy, but after EIGHT attempts in a month to get the medication, the order was rejected EVERY SINGLE TIME by their veterinarian. Each time the reason was that there was a prescription on file already so they could not approve an order request, but there WAS no prescription on file to begin with. All I can assume is that Pawproject wants my dog to get heartworm infection and die. I hate Pawproject and will report them to the Georgia Board of Veterinary Medicine. Don't go there.

My experience with Georgia Lighthouse foundation is teribble!…read moreMy mother never received her glasses after 2 months after but we paying a eyeglasses at clinic hosted shifa care clinic, inc in Augusta Ga . We call many times no answer! We leave messages with no return call.

My experience with Georgia Lighthouse foundation is horrible!…read more Myself and daughter never received our glasses after paying in full at a eyeglasses clinic hosted at St Mary's Community Center in Sav, Ga. We call no answer! We leave messages with no return call, I also email my concerns of it being 3 months delayed and a entire new year has come and still no glasses! I know most of us use this company to support this foundation or because of the affordable prices however you pay for what you get and unfortunately they got $200 out of us and we never received our glasses! I'm posting this to save you the agony of what I've experienced not to mention the pain of wearing expired prescription glasses thinking any day now the new glasses will be here? Its not right and the treatment is the most unprofessional I've experienced dealing with ordering glasses. Be mindful