See Beautiful Grant Applicant: Free Foundation

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​Creating Beautiful for Homeless and Poverty-Stricken Individuals

A famous epigram states: “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” Through encouragement and empowerment, Free Foundation focuses on showing youth and young adults how to speak up and speak out on the behalf of those whose voices have fallen on deaf ears. Our organization does all that we can to provide hope for a better tomorrow, by taking time to recognize the sufferings of those in our surrounding communities.

​In the Metro Atlanta alone, there are currently more than 3,200 individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Most policy makers focus on the fact that the number has dropped by a measly percentage, rather than focusing on how we can eradicate the homeless population all together. There is no way that people should be comfortable with not helping those in need, when with a blink of an eye we could find ourselves in the same situation. Free Foundation stands firm on the fact that we cannot become complacent with the current state of the world, but we must change our outlook and do better for our communities.

Free Foundation Inc. was founded in 2016 and has been destined to empower and encourage youth and young adults through leadership and community service. Our efforts are two-fold, as we work to bring together individuals with a philanthropic mindset and focus on being apart of something greater than ourselves. We strive to be the light in lives of those who are less fortunate, by seeing beauty in each and every individual that we come in contact with. In order to be the change we want to see; we have to put ourselves on the front line and fight until we see change.

Free Foundation is more than just an organization, it is a lifestyle. We must free ourselves from the stereotypes and stigmas that the world places on what being hungry, homeless, or even poverty stricken looks like, but rather focus on how we can solve these issues and ensure that people have a better future, far greater than what they are currently experiencing.

 Through the organization of several events, Free Foundation is able to raise awareness of the issues going on in our community and bring volunteers together to support our initiatives. Our goal is to help in every aspect that we can and foster this same idea into our board members and volunteers as well. One of our most successful events have been our Help Feed Atlanta event. We bring together individuals who are working to server their community, such as barbers and chefs, and we work together to provide meals, care packages, hygiene products, and resources that homeless individuals can use to help get them out of their current situation. Since our start in 2016, we have helped close to 3000 homeless men, women, and children in the Metro Atlanta Area. Through volunteer testimonials, we have received nothing but great feedback about our events, and how they have inspired others to want to host an event. In 2020, despite everything going on, Free Foundation was able to provide over 20 families with a Holiday Miracle, making sure that their family had food, and their children had a memorable and enjoyable holiday.


Our goal is to be the new standard of what philanthropy looks like and to inspire others to do better for those who cannot do for themselves. We want to raise up a philanthropic generation that is not about the fame or popularity but is concerned with the number of lives that can be change on daily basis. When it comes to working with those who are less fortunate, Free Foundations remembers the importance of being optimistic and altruistic, as we come in contact with a diverse group of individuals. Our founder fosters advocating for the voiceless through every event that we host, being a part of something that is bigger than ourselves and being the change that the world so desperately needs.