Category: Philanthropy

By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta As the COVID-19 pandemic has caused dual economic and health crises, it has impacted one facet of well-being we don’t often talk about: mental health. While everyone in our community faces different challenges, the associated effect on mental health is an unsurprising fallout […]

How a History of Discriminatory Housing and Lending Practices Continues to Create an Uneven Playing Field By Katina Asbell, Public Policy Chair at United Way of Greater Atlanta and Associate Broker at Real Living Capital City The Atlanta moratorium on evictions, originally implemented in May to protect those under financial duress because of COVID-19, is […]

By Lauren Priest, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta As businesses and public places have begun to reopen, schools and students are still making very difficult decisions about what the fall will look like for them, facing the reality that COVID-19 will be affecting our region for at least the next few months. When […]

More than $18.425 million distributed to date; next round of applications opening September 1 By United Way of Greater Atlanta The Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, a joint effort from Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way of Greater Atlanta, today announces the Fund’s seventh round of grants targeted to emergency financial assistance for housing-related costs. […]

Community Foundation has opened grant applications for next round of funding By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In June, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced Vote Your Voice, a partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to invest up to $30 million through 2022 from the SPLC’s […]

By Bradley Roberts, Social Media and Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta Jacob Ethel remembers the initial feeling of anger that swept over him when he first watched the video of George Floyd. He says he saw the “callousness” of the police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck and the surrounding officers who […]

By Gigi Pedraza, guest editor, Executive Director Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia)  It was October 2019 and my friend Josephine and I were having a conversation at “La Choloteca” a pop up party organized by Cholo Productions, a Latinx-owned small business dedicated to create inclusive, safe and accessible spaces to honor the diversity of the […]

By United Way of Greater Atlanta Nearly 500,000 children in Greater Atlanta live in communities that lack the basic opportunities and resources that all children and families need to thrive. These communities are in zip codes where the majority of residents are people of color. These are also communities where COVID-19 hit hardest, exposing the […]

By Jonny Newburgh, impact investment associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Small businesses are hurting. Black-owned businesses face added challenges. In good times, entrepreneurship is tough. The most recent Small Business Credit Survey, conducted by the Federal Reserve System in early 2020, found that in 2019 only 57% of small businesses enjoyed profits and 24% operated […]

United Way 2-1-1 agents help people affected by COVID-19 pandemic By Bradley Roberts, Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta Desirey Aguilar says she won’t—couldn’t possibly—ever forget Maria.   Aguilar works for United Way of Greater Atlanta’s 2-1-1 team as a Community Connection Specialist. 2-1-1 is a free, confidential referral and information helpline connecting people […]

Contributed by Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta Guest post by Calista Jahn, Voices for Georgia’s Children It’s been two months since Census Day, and to date 56.8% of Georgia’s households have completed their form, lagging behind the U.S. self-response rate 60.6%1. While the COVID-19 pandemic is causing difficulty, hardship and unprecedented stress across the state, […]

Editor’s note: While the circumstances of this story are true, all names were changed out of respect and to maintain anonymity. If you or someone you know is in need of help, the 2-1-1 Contact Center is accessible by phone, email, text, chat and online, but United Way’s digital platforms will give you the fastest service. For […]