By Jared Teutsch, Georgia Audubon Executive Director This September, Georgia Audubon will celebrate the sixth annual Georgia Grows Native for Birds Month, a celebration of Georgia’s native plants and the key role they play for birds and other wildlife. This year’s celebration will include a variety of workshops and events designed to help Georgians learn […]
Category: Thought Leadership
Posted inGlobal Health & Development
Not Just a Tick Talk: A Day in the Field at the 4th Annual Tick Workshop
By Lily Samuels Lorenza Beati, PhD, gave us instructions as we gathered on a nature trail in Statesboro, GA. “Don’t believe the sock theory. Ticks can bite through socks, and they can go through the mesh of socks. Use the Deet available. And tape the bottom of your pants. We have duct tape.” Dr. Beati […]
Posted inSecuring Atlanta's Future
Leveraging Company Resources to Provide Real-World Training to Metro Atlanta Youth
By Charlie Henn | Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP | Board Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Atlanta is a wonderful place for many of us to live, work, and raise a family. At the same time: The heartbreaking statistics concerning our youth led me to become deeply involved in the work […]
Posted inMoney Matters
Building Financial Security Can Feel Hard. You Don’t Have to Do It Alone.
Achieving your long-term goals starts with reaching out to a financial professional. For many Americans, managing personal finances is a challenge. Complex financial concepts can be difficult to understand, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by what to do with your money, from how to budget, save and invest to what life insurance is right […]
Posted inSecuring Atlanta's Future
GEEARS Launches a New Resource: The Early Childhood Checkup
By GEEARS Since our inception more than a decade ago, GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students has been known in the state as a trusted resource for early childhood data. We’re proud of our in-depth community-focused tools like the Readiness Radar, but we’ve also wanted to provide a more high-level snapshot of how […]
Posted inPhilanthropy
Capital Good Fund and the American Immigration Lawyers Association: Helping immigrants tackle financial barriers in Georgia
By Andy Posner, founder and CEO, Capital Good Fund Immigration is about families. Many Georgia families are seeking to improve their immigration status but face a barrier: paying for necessary legal and filing costs. Many have stories similar to newlywed Sonya of Macon, Georgia, who is trying to secure a green card for her husband […]
Posted inWorkforce Development
Its Back to School Time!
Goodwill of North Georgia is organizing a Back-to-School Job and Resource Fair on Aug. 1 at the Old National Career Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, just in time for the upcoming school year. The event offers attendees access to potential career opportunities and helpful resources. The organization will provide hygiene kits, non-perishable food […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development
Medical Supply Donations Improving Primary Health Care for Mothers and Children In Haiti
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere. Close to 60 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Finding enough food to eat, clean water to drink, a safe place to live and quality health care can be both a challenge and just a […]
Posted inHigher Education
Emory, Georgia Tech use artificial intelligence to accelerate access to COVID-19 treatment
To address an emerging issue in health care delivery, researchers from Emory University’s School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can offer a way to increase efficiency of diagnoses and treatment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine and electronic health record (EHR) messaging rapidly increased. […]
Posted inViews From Peachtree
Buckhead Coalition Supports Atlanta Year of the Youth with Summer Internship Program
By Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District “Atlanta’s young people are our future. Continuing to invest in future generations puts them on pathways to success that will help us Move Atlanta Forward, together. As Mayor, I’m committed to making Atlanta the best place in the country to […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Meet Me at The Park: Reflecting on 10 Years at Park Pride
By Michael Halicki, Executive Director This month marks my 10-year anniversary as Park Pride’s executive director. Prior to Park Pride, I was somewhat of a rolling stone gathering no moss, moving from one environmental nonprofit to the next, learning from each but never staying put for too long. I attribute my staying power in large […]
Posted inPhilanthropy
Apprenticeship program targets nearly 14,000 opportunity youth
Data shows that a concerning percentage of young adults from certain neighborhoods in Greater Atlanta are not on track for success in college or career pathways. CareerReady ATL is adjusting the course. For several neighborhoods across Greater Atlanta, the lack of clear pathways to successful careers has resulted in a concerning percentage of opportunity youth […]
Posted inViews From Peachtree
Bells Ring for John Lewis
“It’s been three years since John passed, but here in Atlanta, his absence is still very much felt in the neighborhoods he loved.” Those were the words of A.J. Robinson, President of Central Atlanta Progress, at an intimate ceremony to remember Congressman John Lewis. A small group gathered at Lewis’ final resting place in South-View […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Watch the Video: Voices of the Heroic Freedom Riders
Article written by Phillip Howard Video by Marika Gray Taylor The stories of our nation’s Civil Rights heroes run deep through the city of Atlanta and across the South. But we seldom get to hear those stories straight from the heroes themselves. Atlanta resident, Mr. Charles Person, along with Dr. Bernard Lafayette, are two such […]
Posted inHistoric Westside
Exploring the Heart of Atlanta: Westside Future Fund’s Community Tour
The Historic Westside, and its neighborhoods including English Avenue, Vine City, Ashview Heights, Atlanta University Center and Just Us are part of our nation’s Civil Rights history and full of rich culture. During our bi-monthly community tour, Westside Future Fund (WFF) invites the community to learn more about the stories, and history, behind the landmarks […]
Posted inWorkforce Development
Goodwill of North Georgia recognizes Truist Foundation support of GoodBiz Program
Goodwill of North Georgia recently received a $200,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to support its GoodBiz Program. The Truist Foundation collaborates with non-profit organizations that offer opportunities for wealth-building to historically excluded communities, aiming to address systemic inequality and create better life prospects. The GoodBiz Program, offered by Goodwill of North Georgia, is a […]
Posted inMoney Matters
Americans’ Optimism in Their Financial Futures Is Rising. So Is Credit Card Debt.
Despite easing inflation rates, families continue to rack up credit card balances. The economy continues to buck financial experts’ expectations with a resilient labor market and decreasing inflation. That’s leading to increased optimism among middle-income Americans, but many of these families continue to struggle with the high cost of living. Primerica’s most recent quarterly survey […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Open Access to Levels of Fitness Classes for Everyone
By Kellie James, Atlanta BeltLine Partnership Free Fitness Program Manager As my daughter began a new life stage heading off to college, I embarked on my own journey. I was trying out different fitness programs when I attended my first spin class. I was hooked! The music, the adrenaline, the camaraderie, the amazing feeling of […]
Posted inHigher Education
WaterHub helps Emory reach goal of dramatically reducing water use
“At Emory, we have a tagline: There is no ‘away’ when you flush away. Just like there’s no ‘away’ when you throw away — you’re throwing away or flushing away into communities that are already overburdened,” says Ciannat Howett, Emory University’s chief climate change officer and associate vice president of resilience, sustainability and economic inclusion. […]
Posted inWorkforce Development
Goodwill of North Georgia offers support to combat rise in Black unemployment
The most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor statistics reveals interesting disparities in the continued job market recovery following the pandemic. While the overall unemployment rate continues to hold steady around 3.6%, it does show that Black American workers are seeing a decline in employment levels. The report reveals that there were 300,000 […]
