By John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc. There has never been a riot by a 700-credit-score community in American history. Only 500-credit-score communities riot. Traditionally, these have been urban, inner-city, left behind black and brown communities, but in the current political landscape we’ve seen the fabric of civility tear in 500-credit-score […]
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Reach out and Read
Imagine what kind of difference it might make in our area if the playing field were leveled and all children had access to literacy tools and adults who understand the importance of reading.
Posted inPoverty & Equity, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Poor man, poor man?
One of the common myths about poverty is that social mobility is easy if you possess a strong work ethic and are willing to work hard.
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What You Need to Know About Millennials and Homeownership
There’s a huge opportunity for real estate professionals to appeal to millennials who are considering homeownership if they have a broad understanding of the market.
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CDC at 70: Seven Decades of Protecting America and The World
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrated its 70th anniversary. As part of this, former CDC directors gathered to reflect on the agency’ past successes and challenges.
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Let’s Address Human Trafficking Through a Human Rights Framework
Atlanta has been on the forefront of addressing domestic sex trafficking for almost two decades. One thing we know is that ending child sex trafficking calls for a shift in behaviors and actions of adults.
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Yemen: ‘It was raining rockets’
By Holly Frew, Emergency Communications Manager at CARE “It was 7 a.m. and I was having breakfast with my mother-in law and four of my daughters,” said Hammama, recounting what began as a seemingly ordinary day in Yemen. Only things are not ordinary in Yemen, and on that day, extraordinary events changed Hammama’s life forever. […]
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An Economy that Works…for All
Many of our underserved communities across the country are in bondage—restrained by a lack of financial know-how and economic opportunity; stifled by predatory lending and low credit scores.
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Housing Inventory Curbs Atlanta Housing Growth Despite Continued Gain in Home Sales
This month, the Atlanta market showed improvements in home sales and home prices. However, with the lack of housing inventory, the Cal-Culator will remain stagnant for the month of June.
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Ebola: Two Years Later
Ebola may seem like a long time ago, but to those that lived through the outbreak, every day is still a fearful step forward that another outbreak is just beyond the horizon.
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Celebrate Freedom by Serving One Another
Our annual celebration of our country’s freedom may be over, but this is just the start of the Junior League of Atlanta’s (JLA) 100th year of service to our city.
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New ARC tool shows air quality at the neighborhood level
This column recently ran in the Atlanta Regional news center. We are excited to share this column with the SaportaReport readers. Click here to read more news from ARC. What is the air quality like in your neighborhood? In the past, ARC was only able to discuss air quality in a regional context. But a […]
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JLA Involvement to End Human Trafficking
By Stacey Chavis, Vice President, Training and Development In 2008, the Junior League of Atlanta (JLA) adopted the commercial sexual exploitation of children as a pilot project. The involvement started to work toward the elimination of the surge of commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking of girls and young women in the Atlanta area. Not […]
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Electronic Health Records Can Help Strengthen Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks
With the broad adoption in recent years of electronic health records (EHRs), public health has the opportunity to take advantage of the availability of electronic health data to improve surveillance.
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Mindful Awareness of Shifting Baselines
Can you imagine if Atlanta’s grand old trees looked puny next to even taller, larger giants? With Trees Atlanta, I see first-hand signs of shifting baselines in our relationships with tree size.
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Understanding the complexities of poverty
Without truly understanding the complexity of poverty, public policies and service delivery models will always fall short.
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The Junior League of Atlanta – Service in Action
By Joy Dyess, JLA VP of Community The Junior League of Atlanta is committed to serving our neighbors in need! As we enter our second century of service to the Atlanta community, the JLA continues our focus on serving women and children in need through impactful, meaningful and transformative service. In addition to community service, […]
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Take Three Actions Now to Zap Zika and Prevent Birth Defects
We’re learning more every day about what Zika causes and how to prevent it, but there is still a lot that we don’t know.
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Girls’ Education: The Not-So Secret Weapon to Overcoming Poverty & Injustice
We know that when girls are educated, all of society benefits. Our commitment at the United State of Women will open doors for girls to opportunities for a better future.
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Center for Civil and Human Rights sustainable, but seeking more visitors
By Mark Meltzer and Maria Saporta As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on June 10, 2016 Nearly two years after it became the newest in Atlanta’s growing cluster of tourism attractions, the Center for Civil and Human Rights isn’t where it wants to be. The $80 million facility drew about 200,000 paid attendees in […]
