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Community Foundation has opened grant applications for next round of funding By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In June, the Southern Poverty Law Center ...
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Community Foundation has opened grant applications for next round of funding By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In June, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced Vote Your Voice, a partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to invest up to $30 million through 2022 from the SPLC’s […]
By Bradley Roberts, Social Media and Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta Jacob Ethel remembers the initial feeling of anger that swept over him when he first watched the video of George Floyd. He says he saw the “callousness” of the police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck and the surrounding officers who […]
By Gigi Pedraza, guest editor, Executive Director Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) It was October 2019 and my friend Josephine and I were having a conversation at “La Choloteca” a pop up party organized by Cholo Productions, a Latinx-owned small business dedicated to create inclusive, safe and accessible spaces to honor the diversity of the […]
By United Way of Greater Atlanta Nearly 500,000 children in Greater Atlanta live in communities that lack the basic opportunities and resources that all children and families need to thrive. These communities are in zip codes where the majority of residents are people of color. These are also communities where COVID-19 hit hardest, exposing the […]
By Jonny Newburgh, impact investment associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Small businesses are hurting. Black-owned businesses face added challenges. In good times, entrepreneurship is tough. The most recent Small Business Credit Survey, conducted by the Federal Reserve System in early 2020, found that in 2019 only 57% of small businesses enjoyed profits and 24% operated […]
United Way 2-1-1 agents help people affected by COVID-19 pandemic By Bradley Roberts, Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta Desirey Aguilar says she won’t—couldn’t possibly—ever forget Maria. Aguilar works for United Way of Greater Atlanta’s 2-1-1 team as a Community Connection Specialist. 2-1-1 is a free, confidential referral and information helpline connecting people […]
Find ways to volunteer virtually, sign up for Day of Action June 20 By Bradley Roberts, Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta A lot has changed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but one thing remains consistent: volunteers across Atlanta are eager to “lend a hand at this critical time,” and help those […]
Contributed by Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta Guest post by Calista Jahn, Voices for Georgia’s Children It’s been two months since Census Day, and to date 56.8% of Georgia’s households have completed their form, lagging behind the U.S. self-response rate 60.6%1. While the COVID-19 pandemic is causing difficulty, hardship and unprecedented stress across the state, […]
By Milton J. Little, Jr., CEO & President of United Way of Greater Atlanta I know I am not alone in finding myself deeply saddened by the senseless and unjust deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery – individuals who look like me, my sons and my grandchildren. Their deaths have reminded us […]
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Edgar Degas said “art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” As I read through the list of grants announced last week from our Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, we are at war with a virus we cannot see. While many nonprofits are […]
