Volunteer

The Global Paint for Charity, Inc. (AKA "GPC" or "Global Paint") is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, working together with commercial businesses, residential households, and other not-for-profit organizations to recycle Latex paint to change lives and protect the environment. We started our programs in March 2010, hoping to collect 500 gallons of paint to renovate schools and orphanages in the Caribbean and Africa within the year. The paint we collected in a single day was unbelievable. The spectacular response from our supporters, partners, volunteers, and the media encouraged us to continue collecting paint and raising funds to distribute it to as many impoverished villages and isolated rural communities worldwide as possible.

To date, we have recovered and redistributed more than 5 million gallons of paint—equivalent to diverting approximately 370,000 tons of paint waste from landfills. This paint has been used to renovate and rejuvenate family homes, homeless shelters, schools, churches, orphanages, hospitals, and community centers in major U.S. cities and underserved regions across 44 countries worldwide.

Global Paint for Charity, Inc. remains a one-of-a-kind organization, adding color, dignity, and encouragement to people's lives worldwide. Our dedicated volunteers have helped paint over 120,500 family homes, including 8200 schools, 535 orphanages, 1240 churches, and homeless shelters. The organization has also helped create numerous jobs in the U.S., from truck drivers to warehouse and logistics personnel, supporting our local economy and operational needs.

Through our Juvenile Community Service and Restitution Program, local juvenile court judges and high schools across several states have sent young people and adults to volunteer at our donation centers and warehouse facilities. Under the supervision of our staff, these participants gain valuable skills and purpose while contributing to their communities. So far, local high school students and juvenile offenders have completed over 25,000 hours of community service through this initiative.

Our paint recycling and reuse model is unique because it focuses on university student engagement and workforce development. Much of our success is attributed to the tireless efforts of interns from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, Emory University, the University of Georgia, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), among others. These students gain meaningful hands-on experience in sustainability, logistics, and social entrepreneurship while helping GPC maintain low operational costs and expand its global impact.

In the past several years, Global Paint for Charity has received numerous awards and national recognitions, including but not limited to:

• Best of Atlanta Award for Waste Recycling & Disposal Services & Equipment
• Best of Gwinnett Award
• Best Startup for Social Good
• Cynopsis Media Social Good Award in the category "Social Good Shining Stars" with MAXMEDIA
• Allstate Champion for Good Award (2013, 2014)
• Nonprofit of the Year Award from Albuquerque Business First
• National media features on CNN Impact Your World, ABC News, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC)

Join Our Leadership Network

GPC seeks visionary leaders to serve on its Board of Directors and Advisory Council — individuals passionate about environmental sustainability, community resilience, and global social impact.

We are particularly interested in leaders with expertise in:

• Finance, Accounting, and Philanthropy
• Nonprofit Governance and Legal Affairs
• Environmental Science and Sustainability Policy
• Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ESG
• Marketing, Public Relations, and Communications
• Technology and AI Integration for Sustainability
• University Partnerships and Research
• Government and Public Affairs

Volunteer with us to help with our collections and consolidations of paint programs. We collect paint donations from local residences, businesses, retailers, hotels, hospitals, distribution centers, apartment complexes, or residential buildings. The program has two subprograms: ONE STOP PAINT DROP and ONE STOP PAINT DRIVE. Because of word of mouth and fantastic support from the MEDIA, we can partner with organizations such as the Salvation Army, Goodwill, Home Depot, and Sherwin-Williams in specific areas. Our volunteers visit these participating organizations once or twice a month to pick up donated paint and monetary donations. You can help us by asking retail and other organizations in your area if they participate in or support the Global Paint programs.

Our drop-off locations may vary by retailer and participant, so please check with stores and organizations in your area. We also have frequent paint donation drives at local schools, churches, corporate buildings, and waste management agencies in certain regions.