The Atlanta Community ToolBank is a vast ‘tool library’ that lends tools and equipment to community-based organizations for use in mission-advancing service projects.  Over 140 distinct tool types are available for borrowing, including power tools, ladders, safety and custodial gear, as well as tools for landscaping, carpentry, masonry, drywall, demolition, and plumbing projects.  New types of tools are added periodically, as requested by borrowing agencies.

ToolBank resources provide three interdependent benefits to community-based agencies:

First, ToolBank tool borrowing eliminates a nonprofit organization’s capital expense of purchasing a piece of equipment they may seldom use. 

Second, the ToolBank serves as a third-party repository, ensuring the tool’s timely return and ensuring future availability for borrowing. 

Third, ToolBank staff facilitates routine maintenance and repairs on the entire tool inventory, ensuring the excellent condition of a tool whenever an agency asks to borrow it.

These three resources have dramatically changed the landscape of volunteerism in Atlanta.  Indeed, it is our belief that ToolBank resources can positively transform any community where neighborhood associations, places of worship, public schools, and nonprofit organizations are hard at work.