United Way of Greater Atlanta is proud to partner with The Atlanta Falcons for Yards for Youth, a fundraising campaign giving children and their families the tools they need for a successful future.   Did you ...

By United Way of Greater Atlanta Veronica Mount knew she wanted to start her own nonprofit in 2014 — she established the 501c3 — but there was still a lot for her to learn. The ...

By Carmen Callaway, DHS/DFCS Well-being Services Section Director and S. Michele Jacobs, Senior Director, Youth Development at United Way of Greater Atlanta As school systems open for another year of educating students during a global ...

By United Way of Greater Atlanta A $100,000 grant to United Way of Greater Atlanta from Bank of America will help address issues fundamental to economic stability and social progress in low and moderate-income communities ...

By Charles Sterne, Director of Homelessness at United Way of Greater Atlanta, and Lauren Wood, MARTA Market Director for Community Farmers Markets Food insecurity, as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is the lack of ...

By United Way of Greater Atlanta As part of its Thrive by 25® commitment to investing in the well-being and success of young people ages 14 through 24, the Annie E. Casey Foundation is launching ...

By United Way of Greater Atlanta  The 2nd Annual Unite for Service Week is back! Unite with MORE than 1,000 volunteers – all in just one week. When you join us for Unite for Service ...

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. At United Way of Greater Atlanta we are working to create opportunity for our community’s youth. Meet Hannah and Hanna to understand how zip code can determine ...

By Angel Maldonado, Co-Chair, Community Impact Committee, Mary Benton, Co-Chair Community Impact Committee  United Way of Greater Atlanta is on a journey to improve the lives of children and families throughout the Greater Atlanta area. ...

To date, the program has helped 10,155 households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic By Chad Parker, VP of Multimedia Content at United Way of Greater Atlanta United Way of Greater Atlanta and the City of ...

By Economy Jackson, Director Asset Building, Income at United Way of Greater Atlanta, Venus R. Lockett, Bank On Atlanta Program Manager Since 2003, April has been designated by U.S. legislators as National Financial Literacy Month. ...

By Kisha Stanley, Vice President of Central Development and Engagement at United Way of Greater Atlanta At United Way of Greater Atlanta, we believe that collaboration is the key to driving sustainable and equitable improvements ...

By Ryan Lee-James, Ryan Lee James, Ph.D., CCC SLP, Director of Rollins Center for Language & Literacy Ellyn Cochran, Associate Vice President for Early Learning and Development, United Way of Greater Atlanta  As seen through ...

By Laura Miller, Senior Director of Family Engagement at United Way of Greater Atlanta At United Way of Greater Atlanta, we are focused on the well-being of children, families and communities across Greater Atlanta. When ...

By Ebony Johnson, Director of Place-based Initiatives, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Charles Releford, Executive Director, Odyssey Family Counseling Center For individuals, families, and communities across metro Atlanta, the impacts of COVID-19 have left us ...

By Katrina D. Mitchell, Chief Community Impact Officer – United Way of Greater Atlanta and Erica Fener Sitkoff, Ph.D., Executive Director – VOICES for Georgia’s Children While much news these days focuses on COVID-19 — ...

By Milton J. Little, Jr., President and CEO of United Way of Greater Atlanta “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday, we ...

At United Way of Greater Atlanta, we’re focused on the well-being of children, families, and communities across our 13-county region. One of our most important areas of work is economic stability. Helping families and individuals ...

By: Kim Addie, Senior Director, Place-Based Initiatives, United Way of Greater Atlanta Mariann Martin, Community Engagement Director, Canopy Atlanta The section under race on my mother’s birth certificate says white. That struck me because although ...

By United Way of Greater Atlanta While recovery is underway in many parts of the community, and federal funds have provided temporary emergency assistance to thousands of families and individuals, many others were left further ...