By Kamore Campbell, College AIM Collegian and American University, Class of 2024 and Sam Aleinikoff, founder and executive director, College AIM I grew up on the eastside of Atlanta, where I attended local public schools. ...

By Jennifer Henn, executive director; Jennifer Bartl, LMFT, CEO; and Jennifer Greenlee, LCSW, chief program officer, COR COR — not an acronym but a way of life. The root word of courage is cor, the ...

By Katrina DeBerry, senior program officer and Lauren Thomas Priest, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Through TogetherATL, its strategic framework to make our region more equitable, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has ...

By Tinesha Dunlap, wraparound services coordinator, Osborne High School Osborne High School in the Cobb County School District was once identified as a needs improvement school based on criteria that was set by the state. ...

By Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen, co-founders and co-executive directors, Raising Expectations As students returned to in-person learning this past year, and mask mandates began to ease, it was tempting to see it as a return ...

By Nikonie Brown, content and social media associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Established in late 2020, the Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund known as SOAR, provides economic recovery loans and free business assistance to small businesses ...

By Uzma Azhar, senior policy analyst, Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network Summer presents an exciting and unique opportunity for youth to experience learning and growth, while exploring new avenues of interest outside of the classroom. According ...

By Mike Rouse, community outreach ambassador and Will Sellers, executive director, Wholesome Wave Georgia Wholesome Wave Georgia increases access to fresh, healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables for food and nutrition insecure families – who ...

By Jarrod Fleming, philanthropic associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta If I were to ask you to sum up the last two years in one word, I am certain that adjectives such as “unbelievable,” “frightening,” ...

By Llewellyn Dixon, VP operations and founding board member, Passport Atlanta School is out for the summer in metro Atlanta. While many students look forward to summer camp or trips away with the family, thousands ...

By Sidney Wise, philanthropic associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “The affordable housing issue is not my fault, but it’s my problem.” Those poignant words from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during yesterday’s Housing Our Region ...

By Sydney Hulebak, impact investment manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta GoATL Fund The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s GoATL Fund recently made a $1 million investment in the Working Farms Fund – an initiative ...

By Elyse Hammett, vice president, marketing & communications, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Throughout history and across time, people have gathered –to celebrate, to mourn, to share ideas, to rally for justice, to pass laws, ...

By Diaka Burke, events and marketing associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently launched TogetherATL, a blueprint for how the Foundation will champion equity and lead boldly in collaboration ...

Guest post by Tokiwa Smith, founder and executive director of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. Since 2005, I have been privileged to do work that I am accomplished in and passionate about as Founder ...

By Nikonie Brown, content and social media associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently launched a five-year strategic plan, TogetherATL, which encompasses our efforts to drive equity across the ...

Guest post by Camille Brannon, managing partner, Campbell & Brannon Campbell & Brannon, a residential real estate law firm serving the region since 1998, has launched the Campbell & Brannon Philanthropy Fund in partnership with the Community Foundation ...

By Frank Fernandez, president and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta 2022 brings change and a new focus for the Community Foundation. Three words summarize my aspirations for 2022: impact, together and momentum.  Impact. As ...

By Alyssa Cobbs, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta I’ve called Atlanta home for most of my life. As I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, my mother, brother and I moved from ...

By Nikonie Brown, content and social media associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “The disability community is the largest minority population in the country (20%, 1 in 5 people) and is the only minority group ...