Category: Philanthropy

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 know that nearly 500,000 children live in communities lacking equitable opportunities, sufficient resources and social supports to reach their full […]

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 Latin word for heart. And our work is guided by our courageous hearts. COR was started in 2019 by three […]

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 made a $300,000 grant to the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity (GRO) Fund to support its In Her Hands program in […]

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 United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP) gave her the knowledge she needed. Mount is the executive director […]

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. As a Title I school, Osborne serves roughly 2,700 students who are primarily Latinx (67%), Black (25%), white (6%) and […]

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 pandemic, educators are expected to see more of the residual learning loss impact from the 2020/2021 school closures and remote […]

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 to normal. Things were finally starting to look the way that they used to. But for those of us working […]

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 and nonprofits across the South and Southeast to help them recover and rebuild from the economic effects of COVID-19. The […]

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 across Greater Atlanta. Atlanta CareerRise – a funding collaborative managed by United Way of Greater Atlanta – received $75,000 in […]

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 to America After 3PM, 47% of Greater Atlanta parents reported having at least one child participate in a summer program […]

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 consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.  In Georgia, according to Feeding America, 12% of the population […]

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 we refer to as our neighbors – across metro Atlanta and throughout Georgia through our community partnerships with 78 participating […]

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 multiyear partnerships with organizations in Atlanta; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Baltimore. The three organizations lead comprehensive local efforts already underway […]

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,” or “tiring,” would surface. But if I could present another term that I believe would provide a different perspective on […]

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 Week, you’re doing MORE for our communities.  From Monday, June 20th through Saturday, June 25th, you have the opportunity to […]

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 more lack the resources for adventure. Fortunately, what started many years ago as a conversation between three friends – Courtney […]

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 a child’s potential.  Like Hanna, today in Greater Atlanta, nearly 500,000 children live in communities lacking the basic opportunities and […]

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 event, hosted by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and WABE FM 90.1 sum up the reality and the magnitude […]

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. Nearly half a million children in our region live in communities with low or very low child well-being. Through our […]

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 of The Conservation Fund that supports the acquisition of at-risk farmland located in the Atlanta region. This investment protects farms […]