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
Run for the reason
Our 21st annual Run for the Reason helped raise $1.8M for American Cancer Society.
Engineering Week
Forest Park High School students work with Georgia Power volunteers to build bridges.
Relay for Life
Golden Isles Ambassadors
Volunteer Toni Metz delivers supplies to families of recovering patients.
Vision to Learn
Military Veterans in Power
Georgia Power MVPs donate a much-needed van to the Veterans Empowerment Organization.
Miracle League
We teamed up with the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta to help kids with special needs play softball.
Bringing Mobility to Those In Need
Our Own Batman
100 Black Men of Atlanta
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.
Woodruff Arts STEAM Program
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.
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre
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.
Camp Twin Lakes
An intentionally designed, year-round camp adapted to meet the needs of children with disabilities.
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Transforming neighborhoods through development, training, volunteerism and homeowner education programs.
Latin American Association
Empowering Latino middle and high school students year-round.
Fernbank
The Fernbank Museum of Natural History provides educational exhibits, experience films and curriculum-based programs on science and the natural world.
Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Providing students with educational programs on nature and gardening.
The Tubman Museum
Welcoming visitors to celebrate African American arts, history and culture.
Working with NFOAAY
Neighborhoods Focused on African-American Youth supports pre-K to middle school students through Community Study Hall.
Chattahoochee RiverWarden
Working to protect and provide stewardship for the middle Chattahoochee River basin.
Helping Students Build Robots
21st Century Leaders EarthCare
Giving students a chance to participate in environmental and leadership challenges through workshops with Georgia Power business leaders.
Elachee Nature Science Center
Providing environmental education and conservation programs for students.
Georgia 4-H
Georgia’s largest youth leadership organization, encouraging students to become better citizens and grow into responsible adults.
Tybee Post Theatre
Providing community theatre, concerts, movies and educational programming to the residents of Tybee Island.
Ailey Camp
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.
Earth Day
Volunteers from the Albany chapter picked up trash along the Cox Landing Trail as part of Earth Day.
March of Dimes Walk
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.
GIE Camp
Plant Bowen hosted a week long GIE (Get into Energy) Camp at Cartersville Middle School.
Customer Care Center
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.
Smart Lunches
The Gainesville Citizens prepared lunches for “Smart Lunches, Smart Kids”.
Sporting Clays Tournament
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.
Give a Kid a Chance
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.
Georgia Power distribute 250 backpacks to Dunbar students
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.
Sara J. Gonzalez Park gets a makeover
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
Outdoor Garden at the Athens Zoo
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 transformed into NASA for Neil Armstrong biopic
Plant Scherer was transformed into NASA for the filming of “First Man”, the Neil Armstrong biopic starring Ryan Gosling
Service in Action
Mary Norris
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 partners with Lyft
Georgia Power continues to advance electric transportation in Georgia through innovative programs and partnerships that make driving an electric vehicle (EV) more convenient.
2017 Citizenship Report
From our non-profit work to helping the environment, see what else we’ve been up to.