A Citizen Wherever We Serve
At Georgia Power, we work to make Georgia the best home for everyone. We do it by helping to preserve our state’s economic vitality through our five focus areas of giving – education, arts, environmental, civic and community engagement, and health and human services.
Mapping Our Impact
Our 21st annual Run for the Reason helped raise $1.8M for American Cancer Society.
Forest Park High School students work with Georgia Power volunteers to build bridges.
Volunteer Toni Metz delivers supplies to families of recovering patients.
Georgia Power MVPs donate a much-needed van to the Veterans Empowerment Organization.
We teamed up with the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta to help kids with special needs play softball.
For more than 30 years, 100 Black Men of Atlanta (BMOA) has dedicated itself to empowering young people from underserved communities to gain educational and career opportunities.
High Museum of Art offers a two-hour STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) program for K-8th grade students focused on creative problem solving.
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True Colors Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition is open to all Georgia high school students with a focus on Wilson’s American Century Cycle plays.
An intentionally designed, year-round camp adapted to meet the needs of children with disabilities.
Transforming neighborhoods through development, training, volunteerism and homeowner education programs.
Empowering Latino middle and high school students year-round.
The Fernbank Museum of Natural History provides educational exhibits, experience films and curriculum-based programs on science and the natural world.
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Providing students with educational programs on nature and gardening.
Welcoming visitors to celebrate African American arts, history and culture.
Neighborhoods Focused on African-American Youth supports pre-K to middle school students through Community Study Hall.
Working to protect and provide stewardship for the middle Chattahoochee River basin.
FIRST Robotics competition challenges students to design and build their own robots.
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Giving students a chance to participate in environmental and leadership challenges through workshops with Georgia Power business leaders.
Providing environmental education and conservation programs for students.
Georgia’s largest youth leadership organization, encouraging students to become better citizens and grow into responsible adults.
Providing community theatre, concerts, movies and educational programming to the residents of Tybee Island.
The Georgia Power Foundation is a proud sponsor of Atlanta Ballet's AileyCamp. The six-week program allows for 100 to develop critical-thinking skills and use dance as a vehicle for self-esteem and creative expression.
Volunteers from the Albany chapter picked up trash along the Cox Landing Trail as part of Earth Day.
Volunteers came out in force for the March of Dimes Walk for Healthier Babies. Their efforts raised over $2,000 in support of the cause.
Plant Bowen hosted a week long GIE (Get into Energy) Camp at Cartersville Middle School.
On June 30th the CCC held an event at A Friend’s House providing breakfast, lunch and dinner for 13 kids and 4 staff members in Henry County.
The Gainesville Citizens prepared lunches for “Smart Lunches, Smart Kids”.
Plant McDonough hosted their first Sporting Clays tournament at Foxhall Resort in Douglasville, GA. Thirty teams came out to support the event which benefitted the Atlanta Children’s Shelter.
The Metro West chapter supply-filled back packs to Give a Kid a Chance, Inc. The back packs will benefit Cherokee County students in need.
Purposity is a charitable giving platform founded on the simple theory that “if you knew your neighbor was in need, you’d help them.” Purposity’s platform was used so employees could see a need in a community for school supplies.
Georgia Power funded the outdoor classroom that will be used for after-school tutoring. The space will have permanent tables, chairs, and access to power for interactive activities. The program will lead by Jose Osorio, Atlanta Public Schools “Teacher of the Year” and will be free to students
Athens Chapter Citizens of Georgia Power members built an outdoor garden at the Athens Zoo in memory of Georgia Power employee and former chapter president, Katie Mobley. Katie, who passed away in April, frequently visited the zoo with her two children
Plant Scherer was transformed into NASA for the filming of “First Man”, the Neil Armstrong biopic starring Ryan Gosling
The Augusta Citizens Chapter partnered with Ft. Gordon Christmas House to brighten up the holidays for over 350 families and 600 children of non-commissioned officers.
Plant Scherer Citizens Chapter supported Salvation Army Angel Tree Giving. Their efforts helped 125 children have a brighter holiday season.
Plant Scherer Citizens Chapter held a can food drive for the Middle Georgia Food Bank
Savannah Genration Chapter provided funding for materials and repaired fences at Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center.
Carrollton Citizens Chapter members colllected toys for Toys for Tots.
Georgia Power partnered with Desmond Trufant and the Atlanta Falcons to surprise children from the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta with a shopping spree for the holiday season
Georgia Power Foundation awarded Thomson High School in McDuffie County with a $100,000 grant to build a new welding facility. Courses will be offered to students interested in learning more about the trade skill.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Gainesville chapter served at the Georgia Mountain Food Bank packaging bulk food deliveries for families in the area.
A $50,000 gift from Georgia Power will go toward the garden’s prairie project, which is creating about 10 acres of native Georgia grasslands and pitcher plant bogs along the stretch of right-of-way that cuts through the garden.
McClendon Honored for Community Service
In partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, we honored Warren McClendon, for his community service efforts and commitment to his studies with game tickets and the opportunity to lead the Falcons out on the field during the 2018 season.
#GAPowerfulService
On Jan. 21, 2019, thousands of volunteers across the state participated in Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day in partnership with Citizens of Georgia Power. From volunteering in homeless shelters to helping to repair and build homes, Georgia Power employees spent a “day on” to help their communities.
Community News
Plant Vogtle in the Community
View Plant Vogtle’s progress and its positive impact.
Our History of Giving
Our employees have a history of actively supporting and serving our communities.
Georgia Power Presents New Scholarship
Georgia Power and the Atlanta Business Chronicle announced the inaugural Business of Film Rising Star Student Scholarship.
Georgia Power Supports "Standing with Our Neighbors" Program
Free legal services offered through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation will help neighborhoods improve living conditions.
Apply for a Grant
Georgia Power is dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve. That's why certain 501(c)(3) organizations can apply for a Georgia Power grant. Preference is given to Georgia-based organizations with goals to improve the quality of life of Georgia's residents. Find out if you qualify.
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