Category: Philanthropy

More than 16,600 tax returns prepared by 658 volunteers. 24,225 volunteer hours logged at 29 sites across Greater Atlanta’s 13 county region. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was a success again this year, resulting in nearly $15 million in refunds and tax preparation fees. It’s in the program’s name, so it shouldn’t be […]

Did you know that just last year, United Way’s 2-1-1 network – contact centers across the country connecting families with the community-based resources they need to thrive – received more than 250,000 transportation requests nationwide? And that 20 percent of those requests couldn’t be met with existing resources? That’s why United Way of Greater Atlanta’s […]

When it comes to child well-being, Atlanta is failing. United Way created the Child-Well Being Index, composed of child, family and community measures, to track the progress and effectiveness of the Child Well-Being Movement. These scores, reflected in interactive maps and organized by zip code, illustrate the significant disparity across the region. Fueling a Movement […]

It’s a Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, and you want to do something meaningful. Luckily, United Way of Greater Atlanta joined forces with the region’s leading app developer, Dragon Army, to create mobile software that essentially puts volunteerism in your pocket. What it does is match Atlantans with their volunteering passions. Through the VolunHere app, you simply […]

On and around June 23, more than 30,000 people in over 400 communities around the world will volunteer with United Way to make their community stronger through Day of Action – a day where United Ways across the country create meaningful activities centered on specific challenges in their communities. Did you know that of the […]

Did you know that 48.3 million Americans are living with a mental health condition? It’s not just strangers, either. Chances are it is someone close to you: a family member or a colleague. Possibly, even you. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and thousands of organizations – including United Way of Greater Atlanta – are […]

More than 350,000 kids across Greater Atlanta are at risk of going without one or more meals this summer. You can change that by saying, “Lunch is on me!” We’re kicking off our fifth annual Silence the Growl – a campaign to fight summer hunger among children who receive federally funded free and reduced meals […]

At Gas South, our core business is providing natural gas service to customers in the southeastern United States, but every day we strive to stay true to our purpose of being a fuel for good. One important aspect of this purpose is our pledge to give back 5% of our profits to organizations that help […]

As a non-profit executive in Greater Atlanta, it’s part of my job to keep asking how we can work better, how we can borrow expertise from those successfully changing communities and how we can share our successes and lessons with our partners. Getting the right people in the right rooms to have these critical conversations […]