06/20/2026
Day 1 in Atlanta started before sunrise and ended with full hearts✈️🍑
📝 Agape Youth & Family Centers: Half our group spent the morning at Agape, helping students in their free summer program with essay writing, problem-solving games, and gym time. Agape Youth & Family Center
⚽️ Leveling the Playing Field: The other half headed to Leveling the Playing Field, sorting bins of donated sports equipment (679 baseballs counted!) to help organize over $10,000 worth of gear for redistribution to youth in under-resourced communities. Leveling the Playing Field
🍽️ Atlanta Community Food Bank: That evening, the full group came together packing 20,411 meals for families across 29 Georgia counties. Atlanta Community Food Bank
One day down, three more to go, stay tuned for recaps of the next days!
Read more about our first day on our blog: https://ryannecefoundation.org/atlanta-service-learning-trip-day-one/