We demand drastic changes to the Athens-Clarke County Budget. 
Our mission is simple: We are dedicated to empowering people in the community to collectively decide how to spend public money - Our money. We ask that Athens-Clarke County redistributes funding to positive social services, small businesses, health care services, and other institutions that support the Black, brown, and poor communities in Athens.
How do we create REAL community safety for all?

Thanks to a generous grant, People's Budget Athens has $10,000 to highlight REAL solutions for community safety that do not involve police and prisons, and we are turning to the Nellie B neighborhood to decide how we spend that money.
Paid canvassing and youth internships available for Nellie B residents! Click button above.

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Assemble.

Join us for our series of People's Assemblies to gather together and come up with OUR BUDGET: For the people, by the people. 

Volunteer.

Sign up to volunteer to share our message, engage our community, and take control of OUR BUDGET. ​

train up.

Educate yourself on participatory budgeting, direct democracy, police funding, public health, and more.

About the People's Budget Athens Coalition
The People's Budget Athens is modeled after the People's Budget LA. Inspired by the city's bravery and organization, we want to bring the same participatory budgeting process to our beautiful city. ​We envision this as a coalition to bring together community organizations, faith leaders, parents, teachers, students, and our neighbors across Athens-Clarke County.
"Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible."

​- Angela Davis -