You do not have to be a counselor or recovery professional to support men rebuilding their lives after addiction. Individuals, families, churches, businesses, and community groups can contribute through service, giving, practical resources, prayer, and healthy relationships.

At The Potter’s House, community participation is intentionally part of the recovery environment.

Here are seven ways to get involved.

Volunteer your time

The Potter’s House offers individual and group volunteer opportunities that allow community members to serve alongside its work.

Individual opportunities may include supporting the clothing closet or thrift operations, teaching life skills, participating in spiritual formation, or serving in other campus roles.

Volunteering is valuable not only because work gets done. Atlanta Mission describes healthy relationships and community as part of its approach to recovery.

Serve as a Group

Churches, businesses, families, and organizations can also serve together.

The Potter’s House works with groups to create opportunities such as social activities, worship nights, graduation celebrations, and other projects. Groups generally range from five to 20 people, and larger off-campus groups can participate in Serve and Learn projects and kit-building activities.

That gives organizations a practical way to turn a desire to help into an organized service project.

Organize a donation drive

You do not have to travel to the campus to contribute, and we always welcome clothing and other donations at one of our Thrift store locations.

Virtual volunteer opportunities include collecting current urgent-need items through a neighborhood, church, workplace, or organization. Groups can also assemble resource kits using lists provided by The Potter’s House.

Because needs change, check the current list of needs before beginning a drive rather than relying on an older list of requested items.

Give financially

Financial contributions help provide the environment and services men rely on throughout long-term residential recovery.

The Potter’s House accepts one-time gifts and recurring monthly donations as well as donor-advised funds, securities, matching gifts, legacy gifts, and other forms of support.

The Potter’s House Ways to Give page.

For clients without income, donor support allows programming, meals, and utilities to be provided without an upfront admission cost.

Use your professional or teaching skills

Some volunteers can contribute knowledge as well as time.

The Potter’s House recruits volunteers for life-skills instruction, spiritual formation, and other roles where appropriate. Instructor and spiritual-formation opportunities require a background check.

Businesses may also consider whether employees have skills, resources, or community connections that can support recovery and employment readiness.

Pray for residents, graduates, and staff

Faith is central to The Potter’s House, and prayer is one of the ways supporters are specifically invited to participate.

Current prayer requests include prayers for men facing their past, recovering from addiction, developing brotherhood, rebuilding their lives after completing the program, and for the staff and volunteers serving them.

The Potter’s House Prayer page.

For churches and Christian families, prayer can accompany volunteering, financial support, and practical service rather than replacing them.

Help build a community that lasts beyond treatment

Recovery does not stop at graduation.

The Potter’s House intentionally connects residents with volunteers and community groups, with the goal of helping every client become rooted in community.

Atlanta Mission’s broader model likewise encourages graduates to maintain healthy relationships with people such as trusted friends, pastors, coworkers, counselors, advocates, and other members of their support system.

That creates an important role for churches, employers, mentors, and community members: helping make sure men leaving structured recovery still have healthy places to belong.

Find the way you can help

Different people have different resources to offer.

You may have a Saturday to volunteer, a business interested in partnering, a church group ready to organize a project, professional skills you can share, resources to donate, or the ability to make a recurring financial gift.

Start by exploring ways to get involved with The Potter’s House and choose a form of support that you can sustain.

If you or someone you care about needs help overcoming addiction, contact Atlanta Mission to learn more about our recovery program at The Potter’s House.