Pace Health

Metro Atlanta Red Cross - Emergency Blood Drive

In consultation with the Mayor’s office, Pace has partnered with the Metro Atlanta Red Cross for a series of emergency blood drives in response to thousands of cancelled drives across the nation. Given increased pressure on our healthcare industry, these donations provide critical blood to patients in need.  

In addition to our drive this past Friday, we are hosting drives on Friday, April 10, and Friday, April 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments are available through the Red Cross website. Search for zip code 30327.

Local Area Hospitals - Letters of Encouragement 

Many Atlanta hospitals and healthcare workers are on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak and are working longer hours, taking time away from family and friends to treat the patients most impacted by the virus. To support them in this difficult and dangerous work, our Lower and Middle School students are writing letters of support to nurses, doctors and first responders at Grady Healthcare, Emory St. Joseph’s, Piedmont Hospital and Northside Hospital. If you would like to participate in this effort, please contact us.

Meals on Wheels - Canned Drive 

With many of our older community members confined to their residences, we are working with our partners at Meals of Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) to support efforts to scale up to handle a surge in requests across the city. This increased need among Atlantans has emptied the MOWA pantry, and the organization is building emergency pantry bags to distribute across the city. 

Pace will serve as a food donation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. Please drop items in the designated collection bin in the Lower School carpool loop. Suggested donation items can be found here, under the food pantry section.

Atlanta Community Food Bank  - The Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) distributes over 60 million pounds of food annually to more than 600 organizations supporting those impacted by food insecurity. The need for food is greater at this time as ACFB assists Atlanta Public Schools in preparing meals for students during the closure. ACFB is encouraging people to start “Virtual” Food Drives. Rather than collecting food, you can set up a custom virtual food drive page and share the link across your social media channels to ask your network for support. Get started at www.acfb.org/food-fund-drives. If you have food in your home to donate to ACFB, call 404-892-9822 to arrange a drop-off time. 

Emory Healthcare - Emory Healthcare is in need of and accepting certain medical supplies. Beginning Thursday, March 26, Emory Healthcare is operating a drive-through donation center (Address: 1599 Clifton Road - Drop off at the rear of the building) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A list of accepted items can be found here.

Given shortages of personal protective equipment, Emory Healthcare is also accepting hand-sewn masks. Functionality is critical, and Emory provides a series of sewing patterns on its website. Completed masks must be put in sealed plastic bags or closed plastic boxes, and can be dropped at the donation center (address above).

Hands On Atlanta - Hands On Atlanta is one of the largest organizations in the city connecting volunteers with agencies and groups in need. It provides a daily calendar of volunteer events across the metro area that meet social distancing guidelines.

Open Hand Meal Delivery - For 30 years, this organization has prepared, cooked and delivered nutritious meals to those impacted by food insecurity. As of March 23, Open Hand suspended volunteer activities within its facility but is still in need of drivers to deliver food to clients. Sign up to drive on Open Hand’s volunteer calendar or call 404-872-8089 for more information regarding driving protocols and procedures.

The Giving Kitchen - The Giving Kitchen has provided financial assistance and support to food-service workers since 2015. Given the current increase in demand for its services, The Giving Kitchen has a number of ways to support those laid off in this time of need. If you have the capacity to donate, please see The Giving Kitchen’s GoFundMe page. You can also start your own page by clicking the ‘Join’ button.

Points of Light - This organization strives to create a global culture of volunteering. Its website details a number of opportunities to support individuals both in our local and global communities 

Translators without Borders - Translators without Borders (TWB) is a nonprofit organization working toward a world where knowledge knows no language barriers. According to TWB, the world is facing an unprecedented crisis of information. To make well-informed decisions during this pandemic, people urgently need access to accurate information in a language and format they understand. To become involved with TWB’s COVID-19 work, please email Manmeet Kaur, TWB COVID-19 Response Lead, at corona@translatorswithoutborders.org.

Learning Ally - This organization works to get audiobooks to students with learning disabilities and visual impairments. Learning Ally accepts volunteers to create audiobooks, provide feedback to narrators and oversee quality assurance of its audiobook library.