Atlanta ranks 50th out of the top 50 metro areas when it comes to upward economic mobility. That’s according to Harvard University’s Raj Chetty and his research group Opportunity Insights, which published an updated economic mobility study in 2024. The initial economic mobility study came out in 2014. At the time, Atlanta’s rank was 49th, […]
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Children’s book demonstrates how cultures can come together through food
The book is the first installment of the “In Our Tradition” series. By Allison Joyner Friends and authors Candace Bazemore and Gabby Spatt grew up in two different households: one in a Black Christian home in Virginia and the other in a Jewish home in South Florida. The two would not have met if it […]
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JLA Pivots during Covid19 Pandemic to Better Serve the Community
By Bre West, President, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. For the first time in more than 100 years, people worldwide are painstakingly adjusting to a new reality as we emerge from self-isolation in a “semi” post-quarantine era. Many of us are reeling as we try to put food on the table, maintain flexible employment […]
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JLA’s Centennial Grants Creates Transformative Community Change
Foreword by Andrea N. Smith, President of The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. When The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) celebrated its 100 years of service to the Atlanta community in 2017, it awarded three grants worth a total of $1 million to Atlanta nonprofits. The goal was for these grants to be transformational, […]
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What about the children?
Featured Image: Voices for Georgia’s Children’s Executive Director Dr. Erica Fener Sitkoff visits with pre-k students during annual Georgia’s Pre-K Week Protecting the vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis By Dr. Erica Fener Sitkoff, Executive Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children Foreword by Andrea N. Smith, President, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. Since its inception 103 […]
