Metro Atlanta Internship Sites
Psychology & Human Services and Social Science Majors
A Friend's House / children's shelter / Henry / / 678.432.1630
A Future Not a Past
Youth Spark / child prostitution / metro /
/ 404.612.4628
Achor Center / homeless women/children / Fulton / 678.705.4076
FCS Urban Ministires / companion svcs / Fulton / fcsministries.org / 404.627.4304
Africa's Children's Fund / children's svcs / Fulton / / 770.465.6610
AID Atlanta / health/education / Fulton / / 404.870.7700
Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers (AIM)/ Forever Family / youth / Metro / / 404.223.1200
404.658.9606
Alcoholics Anonymous / substance abuse
alcohol abuse / Fulton / / 404.525.3178
American Cancer Society / health / Fulton
Cobb / / 404.315.1123
770.429.0089
American Civil Liberties Union / human rights / metro / / 770.303.9966
American Heart Association / Health / Metro / / 678.224.2000
American Lung Association / health / Cobb / / 770.434.5864
American Red Cross, Metro Atlanta Chapter / various / metro / / 404.876.3302
Americorps / various / metro / / 404.979.2800
Amnesty International / human rights / Fulton / / 404.876.5661 x27
Anchor Hospital / substance abuse / Fulton / / 770.991.6044
Angel's House / children's shelter / Coweta / / 770.251.7050
Another Way Out / mentoring youth / Fulton / / 404.349.4712
The ARC Network of Georgia / disabilities / DeKalb / / 678.733.8969
Arthritis Foundation / disabilities / metro / / 404.237.8771
Association on Battered Women of Clayton County / emergency shelter / Clayton / / 770.961.7233
770.960.7153
Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities (AADD) / disabilities / Fulton / / 404.881.9777
Atlanta Assn of Interpreters & Translators / multilingual issues / metro / / No phone listed
Atlanta Children's Shelter / children's shelter / Fulton / / 404.892.3713
Atlanta Community Food Bank / food / Fulton / / 404.892.9822
Atlanta Day Shelter for Women / homeless women / Fulton / / 404.588.4000
Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency / homeless employment svcs / Fulton / / 404.874.8001
Atlanta Housing Authority / housing / Fulton / / 404.892.4700
Atlanta Legal Aid Society / legal assistance / metro / / 404.524.5811
Atlanta Victim Assistance / crime victim rights / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.588.4740
Atlanta Women's Day Shelter / homeless women / Fulton / / 404.876.2894
Back On My Feet Atlanta / homeless / Fulton / / 215.772.1080
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta / youth / metro / / 404.601.7150
Black Child Development Institute / youth / metro / / 404-213-2343
Bobby Dodd Institute / disabilities / metro / / 678.365.0071
Boy Scouts, Flint River Council / youth / metro /
/ 770.989.8820
770.227.4556
Boys & Girls Clubs / youth / metro / / 404.527.7114
Calvary Refuge Center / homeless shelter / Clayton / / 404.361.5309
Camp Fire USA Georgia / youth / metro / / 706.866.2457
Canine Assistants / animal therapy / N. Fulton / / 770.664.7178
Carrie Steele-Pitts Home, Inc. / children's shelter / Fulton / / 404.691.5187
CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocate) / foster care / metro / / 404.874.2888
Catholic Charities Atlanta / various / metro / / 404-920-7725
Center for the Visually Impaired / disabilities / Fulton / / 404.875.9011
Ch.A.D.D. (Children/Adults with ADD) / disabilities / Fulton / / 404.633.2040
Cherokee Youth Focus / collaborative/youth / Cherokee / / 770.345.5483
Childkind / medically fragile children / DeKalb / / 404.248.1980
Children & Youth Coordinating Council / grant-writing / DeKalb / / 404.656.5600
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston / health / DeKalb / / 404.785.6000
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Hughes Spalding / health / Fulton / / 404.785.9500
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite / health / N. DeKalb / / 404.785.5252
Children's Restoration Network / homeless children / N. DeKalb / / 770.649.7117
CHRIS Kids, Inc. / abused youth / DeKalb / / 404.486.9034
Christian City / senior / Fulton / / 770.964.3301
City of Refuge / inner city outreach / metro / / 404.874.2241
Clayton Center
Community Service Board / Family Behavioral Health / Clayton / / 770.478.2080
Clayton County Aging Program / seniors / Clayton / / 770.603.4050
Clayton County Alzheimer's Support Services / seniors / Clayton / / 770.603.4090
Clayton County Board of Health / health / Clayton / / 678.610.7199
Clayton County Collaborative Authority / collaborative / Clayton / / 770.472.8070
Clayton County Community Services Authority / low-income / Clayton / / 404.363.0575
Clayton County Board of Health: Babies Can’t Wait / Infant services / Clayton / / 678.610.7341
Clayton County Extension Service / family education / Clayton / / 770.473.3945
Clayton County Family Care / low-income / Clayton / / 404.366.5527
Clayton County Juvenile Court / youth / Clayton / / 770.477.3270
Clayton State University Counseling & Psychological Services / mental health / Clayton / / 678.466.5406
Clayton County
Senior Services / seniors / Clayton / / 770 .603.4050
Cobb Community Collaborative / collaborative / Cobb / / 770.514.7212
Cobb/Douglas Community Svcs Board / MH/addictions / Cobb / / 770.429.5006
Cobb Works: Workforce Development / job training / Cobb / / 770.528.4300
COMIZIA Care / pregnant and parenting teens / DeKalb / / 404.428.1472
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta / Grant-writing / Fulton / / 404.688.5525
The Compassionate Friends / bereaved parents / metro / / 770. 923.5336
Connecting Henry / collaborative / Henry / / 770.288.6230
Consumer Credit Counselors of Greater Atlanta / finances / Fulton / / 1.800.251.2227
Cool Girls, Inc. / youth / Fulton / / 404.420.4362
Covenant House Georgia / homeless youth / Fulton / / 404.589.0163
Coweta Org for Riding, Rehabilitation, & Learning (C.O.R.R.A.L.) / therapeutic riding / Coweta / / 770.254.0840
Coweta Victim's Assistance Program / crime victims / Coweta / / 770.254.7300
Crime Victims Advocacy Council / victim advocacy / Fulton / / 770.333.9254
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council / criminal justice / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.657.1956
Crossroads Community Ministries / homeless / Fulton / / 404.873.7650
Culture Connect / multiculturalism / DeKalb/metro / / 404.292.8457
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation GA / fundraising / DeKalb / / 404.325.6973
Decatur Cooperative Ministry / homeless/poverty / C. DeKalb / / 404.377.5365
DeKalb 4-H Youth Program / youth / DeKalb / / 404.298.4080
DeKalb Community Services Board / MH/addictions / DeKalb / / 404.294.3834
DeKalb County Juvenile Court / youth / DeKalb / / 404.294.2700
DeKalb Initiative for FamiliesChildren / policy & planning / DeKalb / / 404.298.4090
Day League (Formerly the DeKalbRape Crisis Center) / sexual abuse / DeKalb / / 404.377.1429
Devereaux Georgia Treatment Network / disturbed children and young adults / Cobb / / 770.427.0147
DFCS Clayton County / abuse/neglect / Clayton / / 770.603.4786
DFCS Cobb County / abuse/neglect / Cobb / / 770.528.7683
DFCS Coweta County / abuse/neglect / Coweta / / 770.830.2178
DFCS DeKalb County / abuse/neglect / DeKalb / / 404.370.5000
DFCS Douglas County / abuse/neglect / Douglas / / 770- 920-3000
DFCS Fayette County / abuse/neglect / Fayette / / 770.830.2178
DFCS Fulton County / abuse/neglect / Fulton / dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/fulton-county-dfcs-office / 404.206.5300
DFCS Gwinnett County / abuse/neglect / Gwinnett / dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/gwinnett-county-dfcs-office / 678.518.5776
DFCS Henry County / abuse/neglect / Henry / dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/henry-county-dfcs-office / 770.288.8989
DFCS Paulding County / abuse/neglect / Paulding / dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/paulding-county-dfcs-office / 770.2885.6004
DFCS Rockdale County / abuse/neglect / Rockdale / dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/rockdale-county-dfcs-office / 770.288.8989
DFCS Spalding County / abuse/neglect / Spalding / dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/spalding-county-dfcs-office / 770.830.2166
Diabetes Association of Atlanta / health/education / metro / / 404.527.7150
Eastlake Community Foundation / community development / DeKalb / / 404.373.4351
Emmaus House / low-income / Fulton / / 404.525.5948
Epilepsy Foundation of America / disabilities / Fulton / / 404.527.7155
Families First / family issues / Fulton / / 404.853.2800
Families of Children Under Stress (FOCUS) / special needs children / DeKalb / / 770.234.9111
Family Connection Partnership / community building / metro / / 404.527.7394
Family Drug Court, Fulton Co. CASA / Advocacy for Abused Children / Fulton / / 404.613.4720
Feed My People / food/clothing / Henry / *No Website Available* / 678.565.7800
Fulton County Juvenile Court / criminal justice / Fulton / / 404.612.4000
Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta / furniture / Fulton / / 404.355.8530
GA Advocacy Office for Disabilities / disabilities / DeKalb / / 404.885.1234
GA Art Therapy Association / art therapy / metro / / 678.686.5973
GA Baptist Children's Home / children & youth / S. Fulton / / 770.463.3344
GA Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP) / youth / Fulton / / 404.524.2277
Georgia Cares / youth victim support and restoration / Fulton / / 404.602.0068
GA Center for Nonprofits / nonprofit support / Fulton / / 678.916.3000
GA Commission on Family Violence / family / Fulton / / 404.657.3412
GA Council for the Hearing Impaired / disabilities / DeKalb / / 404.292.5312
GA Dept of Corrections / criminal justice / metro / / 404.656.4661
GA Dept of Juvenile Justice / youth / metro / / 404.508.6500
GA Law Center for the Homeless / legal aid / Fulton / / 404.681.0680
Gateway Center / homeless / metro/Fulton / / 404.215.6686
Genesis A New Life Shelter/Our House
*the two orgs merged July 2014 / newborns / Fulton / / 404.522.6056(Genesis)
404.378.0938(Our House)
Georgia Equality / GLBT / Fulton / / 404.523.3070
Girl Scout Council of NW Georgia / youth / metro / / 770.702.9100
Girls, Inc. / youth / metro / / 678.686.1740
Good Samaritan Health Center / health / Fulton/Cobb / / 404.523.6571
Good Shepherd Clinic / health / Clayton / / 770.968.1310
Goodwill Industries / disabilities / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.420.9900
Grady Hospital / health/ / Fulton / / 404.616.3522
Habitat for Humanity / housing / Clayton / / 770.477.2367
Hagar's House / emergency shelter / C. DeKalb / / 404.377.5365
Hands of Hope Clinic / health/mental health / Henry / / 770.507.1344
Hands-On Atlanta / volunteer mgt / metro / / 404.979.2800
Haven House (Flint Council) / emergency shelter / Henry / / 770.954.1008
Healing Bridge Clinic / medical/dental / Fayette / / 770.681.0157
Hearts to Nourish Hope / at-risk youth / Clayton / / 770.997.4511
(770) 994-9544
Helping in His Name Food Pantry / emergency food / Henry / / 678.565.6135
Henry County Crisis Pregnancy Center / pregnancy / Henry / / 770.288.6230
Henry County DA/Victim Services Program / crime victims / Henry / / 770.288.6400
Henry County Juvenile Court Services / youth / Henry / / 770.288.6866
Henry County Senior Citizens Services / seniors / Henry / / 770.288.7000
Hillside, Inc. / Family and Children Services / Fulton / / 404.875.4551
Hospice Advantage / hospice / Fayetteville, metro / / 678.817.4180
Hospice Atlanta / hospice / metro / / 404.215.6000
House of Dawn Second Chance Home / at-risk teens / Clayton / / 770.477.2385
Inner Harbour Hospitals, Ltd. / children and youth; drug/alcohol abuse / Douglas / / 770.942.2391
International Women's House / emergency shelter / DeKalb / / 770.413.5557
Jerusalem House / AIDS/HIV / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.350.1633
Jewish Family & Career Services / social services / metro / / 770.677.9300
Junior Achievement of Georgia / youth / Fulton / / 404.257.1932
Justice Center of Atlanta / mediation / Fulton / / 404.523.8236
Keystone Counseling Center / counseling / Henry / / 770.474.8400
Kinship Care Resource Center / seniors & youth / Clayton / *No Website Available* / 770.477.3417
Latin American Association / Hispanic svcs / DeKalb / / 404.638.1800
League of Women Voters of Georgia / education / metro / / 404-522-4598
Learning Disabilities Association of GA / disabilities / metro / / 404.303.7774
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society / Health/medical / Fulton / / 404.720.7900
Legal Aid, Southside Office / low-income / Fulton / / 404.669.0233
Link Counseling Center / counseling / Fulton / / 404.256.9797
Literacy Action Inc. / adult education / Fulton / / 404.818.7323
Lutheran Services of Georgia / various social svcs / metro / / 404.875.0201
March of Dimes / prenatal health / Fulton / / 404.350.9800
McIntosh Trail Care Connection Community Svc Board / mental health, substance abuse / Spalding, Pike, Butts / / 770.358.5252
Men Stopping Violence / education/support / DeKalb / / 404.270.9894
Metro Atlanta Council on Alcohol & Drugs / substance abuse / metro / / 404.223.2480
Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless / homeless / metro / / 404.787.5826
National Multiple Sclerosis Society / health / DeKalb / / 678.672.1000
New American Pathways / Refugee / Metro / newamericanpathways.org/ / 404.299.6099
Nicholas House / homeless shelters / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.622.0793
Noah's Ark / shelter for abused children & animals / Henry / / 770.957.0888
Nobis Works / disabilities / Cobb / / 770.427.9000
Odyssey Family Counseling Center / counseling / Clayton / / 404.762.9190
Open Door Community / homeless / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.874.9652
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home / hospice / Fulton / / 404.688.9515
Parent to Parent of Georgia / svcs to parents of disabled children / metro / / 770.451.5484
Partnership Against Domestic Violence / family violence / metro / / 404.870.9600
Peachford Behavioral Health Care / MH/addictions / N. DeKalb / / 770.455.3200
Planned Parenthood / metro / / 404.688.9305
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia / child abuse / metro / / 404.413.2379
Project Open Hand / health/nutrition / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.872.6947
Promise Place / Domestic Violence Prevention and Shelter / Fayetteville / / 770.461.3839
Quality Care for Children / childcare / metro / / 404.479.4200
Rainbow House / emergency shelter / Clayton / / 770.478.6905
Raksha / S. Asian support / metro / / 404.876.0670
Ridgeview Institute / MH/addiction / metro / / 770.434.4567
Riverwoods / Behavioral Health / Clayton / / 770.991.8500
Salvation Army / low-income / metro / / 404.486.2900
Samaritans Together of Henry Co. / low-income / Henry / / 678. 565.6526
Scottdale Child Development Center / children/families / C. DeKalb / / 404.294.8362
Securus House / emergency shelter / 30287 / / 770.960.7153
Senior Connections / seniors / metro / / 770.455.7602
Share House / emergency shelter / Douglas / / 770.949.0626
Sheltering Arms / preschool / metro / / 404.523.2767
Shepherd Center / disabilities / Fulton / / 404. 352.2020
Shepherd's Rest Ministries / emergency shelter / Paulding / / 770.443.5213
Sickle Cell Foundation / various / metro / / 404.755.1641
Skyland Trail / mental illness / DeKalb / / 404.315.8333
Social Security / benefits / Clayton / / 800.772.1213
S. Crescent Sexual Assault Ctr / victim's svcs / S. metro / / 770.603.4045
Southern Regional Medical Center / health / Clayton / / 770.991.8124
St. Francis' Table / soup kitchen / Fulton / / 404.521.1866
St. Jude's Recovery Center / substance abuse / Fulton / / 404.874.2224
Stand Up for Kids / homeless youth / Fulton / / 800.365-4KID
(404) 954-6614
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul( formerly the Sullivan Center) / low-income / Fulton / / 678.892.6133
Summit Ridge Center / MH/addictions / Gwinnett / / 678.442.5800
Sweetwater Mission / low-income / S. Cobb / / 770.819.0662
Tapestri, Inc. / battered refugee & immigrant women / DeKalb / / 404.299.2185
Traveler's Aid / housing/travelers / Fulton / / 404.817.7070
United Cerebral Palsy of Atlanta / disabilities / DeKalb / / 770.676.2000
United Methodist Children's Home / children/families / DeKalb / / 404.327.5820
Vision Rehabilitation Services (formerly the Blind and Low Vision Services of North Georgia) / Vision impaired/ rehabilitation / Cobb / / 770.432.7280
VOX Communications / teen writers / Fulton / / 404.614.0040
VSA Arts of Georgia / artists w/ disabilities / Fulton / / 404.221.1270
Whitefoord Community Program / child development / Fulton / / 404.523.2500
YMCA of Metro Atlanta / youth/recreation / metro / / 404.588.9622
Youth Pride / gay youth / metro / / 1.844.YPLGBTQ
Youth Under Construction / youth / Clayton / / 770.429.8288
Youth Vibe, Inc. / youth leadership / C. DeKalb / / 404.254.437
YWCA of Greater Atlanta / girls/women / Fulton/DeKalb / / 404.892.3476
Zion Hill Community Development Ctr / low-income / S. Fulton / / 404.766.3141
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