At the start of 2024, the 1 million Hispanic people living in Georgia will be invited to join in a new diabetes prevention program thanks to a grant from the United Health Foundation. The philanthropic arm of multinational healthcare company UnitedHealth Group awarded the $3 million grant to the nationwide Latino-focused nonprofit Hispanic Federation. With […]
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Goodwill celebrates grand reopening of Winder store
After undergoing a complete internal renovation, the Winder Goodwill celebrated its grand reopening on Thursday, November 30. The Goodwill of North Georgia team worked tirelessly to revamp the shopping, donating, and working experience for everyone supporting the nonprofit. The Winder store and donation center have been serving the community since 2007. Now, with its newly […]
Posted inKelly Jordan
Little 5 Points Community Center Holiday Open House – December 2, 2023
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Posted inHigher Education
Symposium hosted by Emory addresses maternal health crisis facing women across Georgia
The numbers are stark. Women in Georgia are nearly twice as likely to die during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancy than the national rate, and Black women in the state are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. This issue was the basis of conversation at an event […]
Posted inLatest News
World Pediatric Project acquires Atlanta-based Childspring International
World Pediatric Project, a non-profit based in Richmond, Va. that provides pediatric surgical and diagnostic care, is acquiring Atlanta-based Childspring International, a humanitarian organization specializing in connecting children to pediatric medical care. The two organizations signed the transaction in late November.
Posted inPhilanthropy
Student and parent loan payments have restarted. What does that mean for borrowers?
By Dominque Feloss, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Postsecondary education- including certifications, 2-year degrees, 4-year degrees, and graduate degrees- are still impactful ways to achieve economic mobility. An associate degree adds about $7,300 to a high school graduate’s annual income, while earning a bachelor’s degree adds $26,000 annually (Asset Funders). However, as the […]
Posted inAllison Joyner
Rhodes Scholar wants to inspire Black girls, women to ‘have audacity’
Life has been a whirlwind for Agnes Scott student Madison Jennings since she heard she is bound for the United Kingdom to be a part of the Rhodes Scholars program. Jennings and 31 other students from across the country will be in the postgraduate program at Oxford next year, where she plans to pursue a […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Bonds named ‘Deal of the Year,’ Cat café comes to Underground, Holiday events announced
Cat café and art space coming to Underground The Frisky Whisker, which combines the allure of a sound gallery, art space, and cat lounge in a celebration of creativity and feline companionship is coming to Underground Atlanta. Inspired by listening bars across the globe and building upon the success of their former cat cafe in […]
Posted inKelly Jordan
Radcliffe Bailey Celebration of Life – Cascade Springs Nature Preserve – November 25, 2023
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Galloway School delays plan to demolish historic building as preservation petition launches
The Galloway School has again delayed a controversial plan to demolish its historic Gresham Building, citing ongoing neighborhood discussions. Meanwhile, an alumnus has launched a petition calling for the building to be saved. Laurel David, an attorney for the school, said it has deferred City zoning applications related to the plan until January “in order […]
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New Georgia Trust leader takes charge in a special moment for historic preservation
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has its first new leader in 15 years — a transition that comes as Atlanta, the nonprofit’s hometown, is shifting its notoriously anti-preservation attitude amid such pressures as housing affordability. It’s the sort of challenge that appeals to W. Wright Mitchell, the Georgia Trust’s new president and CEO. He’s a local […]
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Atlanta needs to better protect and expand its tree canopy
For nearly a dozen years, there’s been aborted effort after aborted effort to strengthen Atlanta’s tree ordinance and expand the city’s tree canopy. Fortunately, after months (even years) of little to no progress, there’s now movement.
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Map drawing under a volcano: The special session begins
Last week there were a couple of court rulings which, if nothing else, change the context for the special redistricting session which begins Wednesday under the Golden Dome.
Posted inStories of Atlanta
A Confusing Name
It is common knowledge that Atlanta got its start as a railroad town. So it shouldn’t be surprising that the influence of the railroads reached far and wide across our city. But you might not realize just how far and how wide that influence actually ran. Which is why we decided to tackle the question […]
Posted inMark Lannaman
‘City in the Forest’ gets a little greener: Multiple Georgia entities win Urban and Community Forestry Grants
The Urban and Community Forest program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated billions in grant funding across the U.S. — including Georgia — to increase urban tree canopies and the workforce in this area equitably. Grant funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. The Urban and Community Forest program […]
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History proves economic forecasting is easier said than done
The economic and market commentary dominating the financial press is often written in tones of linearity and cause-and-effect certainty — sometimes to the point of epistemic arrogance. Rarely is this analysis of economic data and macroeconomic forecasts couched in terms of their inherent uncertainty. My ruminating on this theory lacked coherence until my recent reading […]
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Barbra Streisand’s 966-paged autobiography ‘shares it all’
The legendary star’s doorstopper of an autobiography – a mere 966 pages – is simultaneously revelatory and walled-off.
Posted inPhilanthropy
United Way program interrupts cycle of poverty by promoting financial literacy
When Brian Richards began taking Financial Achievement Club classes through Community Restoration Project (CRP), his credit score was 512. After just three months of participation, it rose over 100 points. “It is a wonderful club. It really made me what I am today, [who] is a person who likes to make money and go to […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
How to Give Green This Season: Rescue, Restore, Serve
By Nikki Belmonte “I don’t have much longer on this planet, and I want to spend my time in service.” That was a sentiment shared with me recently by one of our volunteers, Marilynne. She was voicing her frustration with the commercial box stores selling the invasive, exotic plants that we at Georgia Native Plant […]
Posted inKelly Jordan
First Voices Festival – 7 Stages Theater, Little Five Points and Plaza Theater – November 17 – 24, 2023
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