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PushPush Arts – ION Arts College Park: How art sustains community
By PushPush Arts staff At PushPush Arts, our mission is to incubate artists and their original work through collaboration, inclusion, experimentation, and innovation. Our vision is to serve as a robust creative hub with distinctive development opportunities and resources. For 25 years, we have supported thousands of working Atlanta artists, offering residencies, studio rentals, performance…
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SaportaReport is proud to present the latest in Thought Leaders from across Georgia. Designed as a general forum where experts may host discussions about their respective fields, SaportaReport Thought Leadership is sponsored by various industry leaders from the Atlanta area. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way of Greater Atlanta pair up to strive towards an Atlanta where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life, acquire the education and skills they need to earn a good living and have a roof over their heads. With a history so rich and vibrant, they showcase how we can keep focused on a better future.
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United Way of Greater Atlanta receives spotlight at Atlanta Dream game
Representatives from Women United and United Way President Milton Little were able to share the importance and impact of the organization’s Child Well-Being Movement. Other spotlighted community members include Atlanta City Council member Keisha Sean Waites and City of College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom. Also in attendance was Atlanta Dream Vice President and friend of United Way…
Maya Packer and next-generation philanthropy
By Nikonie Brown-McManus Maya Packer is a sophomore public relations major at the University of Southern California (USC) where she serves as the editor of Black., a vertical of Annenberg Media that focuses on Black student stories. She is also the PR & Brand Manager for The Cardinal Divas of SC, the first and only majorette team at USC.…
United Way’s “Literacy and Justice for All” initiative majorly improves reading and comprehension abilities in children across Greater Atlanta
Funded by the United Way of Greater Atlanta with support from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, LJFA is a citywide initiative guided by experts at the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School. The program uses a pedagogy known as the Science of Reading, which is being interwoven in all aspects…
Creating a sustainable pathway to entrepreneurship: The Simple Vue Academy’s vision for empowering students in metro Atlanta
By Nandi Edouard, founder and CEO, The Simple Vue Academy There is an urgent case to be made that we must intervene in young people’s lives and provide them with innovative educational experiences that prepare them for real-world challenges they may face after high school. As a native of Cobb County, I’ve seen families in…
Communities in Schools of Atlanta preps hundreds of Clayton County high school students for success
Through their College & Career Readiness Program, CIS of Atlanta provides necessary supports to high-need juniors and seniors as they prepare for graduation. Although Clayton County’s population accounts for just 6% of Greater Atlanta’s population, they account for 10% of opportunity youth — people between the ages of 16 and 19 who are neither in…
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces pilot program to lift student debt
By Community Foundation staff When students across Georgia start class next week, they’ll accumulate more than knowledge; many of them will also accumulate debt. Americans collectively owe an estimated $1.75 trillion in student debt. Georgians owe an average of $40,268 per person in student loans—higher than the national average. Collectively, Georgians collectively owe $66 billion…
Atlanta teens wow with innovative ideas at STEMUp celebration
Funded by the United Way of Greater Atlanta’s STEMUp program, three students from schools in the Greater Atlanta area built prototypes of unique STEM-related applications to better their communities. In March, middle and high school students competed in a “Shark Tank”-style STEMUp contest, explaining their ideas to a panel of judges from Cox Enterprises with…
Capital Good Fund and the American Immigration Lawyers Association: Helping immigrants tackle financial barriers in Georgia
By Andy Posner, founder and CEO, Capital Good Fund Immigration is about families. Many Georgia families are seeking to improve their immigration status but face a barrier: paying for necessary legal and filing costs. Many have stories similar to newlywed Sonya of Macon, Georgia, who is trying to secure a green card for her husband…
Apprenticeship program targets nearly 14,000 opportunity youth
Data shows that a concerning percentage of young adults from certain neighborhoods in Greater Atlanta are not on track for success in college or career pathways. CareerReady ATL is adjusting the course. For several neighborhoods across Greater Atlanta, the lack of clear pathways to successful careers has resulted in a concerning percentage of opportunity youth…
The Homeownership Urban Blueprint (HUB): Connecting the dots in the homebuying process
By Sarah Kirsch, managing director Housing Funds, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Renters are more than twice as likely as homeowners to be overly burdened by the cost of housing in metro Atlanta, yet homeownership continues to be out of reach for many families. Recent studies have revealed that the rate of Black homeownership is…
The Supreme Court just delivered a huge blow to educational equity for students from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education.
We need everybody who values diversity, equity and inclusion to step up. By Debra Nealy, executive director, Step Ahead Scholars; Celeste Montgomery, intern and alumna, Step Ahead Scholars and student, University of Chicago; Enmanuel Acosta Aparicio, alumnus, Step Ahead Scholars and student, University of Chicago; Nia Bellamy, intern, Step Ahead Scholars and student, Georgia Tech…
Greater Atlanta Opportunities Further Out of Reach for 77,000 Children & Youth
New data identifies 79 metro neighborhoods facing child well-being crisis United Way of Greater Atlanta is sharing insights from the analysis of five years of data on child well-being across the 13-county metro. This Index offers a comprehensive assessment of children’s environment from birth to adulthood, across Greater Atlanta’s 1,265 Census Tracts or communities. The…
Nonprofit organizational mental wellness is a conduit to stronger community health
By Maria Azuri, LMSW, principal, Equitable Table and Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta This article is the last of a three-part series on nonprofits and mental health. Community health is an interconnected tapestry of well-being, a system that is interdependent on its parts in order to equitably thrive—and we…
Improving nonprofit staff mental health requires an organization-wide approach
By Maria Azuri, LMSW, principal, Equitable Table and Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta This article is part two of a three-part series on nonprofits and mental health. Stress. Anxiety. Tension. Overwhelm. We’ve let our mental health go unchecked for far too long. It’s a conversation sparked during Mental Health…
Nonprofit staff’s mental health: Whose mission is it?
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. This article is the first of a three-part series that explores the mental health of nonprofit employees and offers solutions to bolster their health and well-being. Nonprofit organizations are the third-largest employer as a sector in the United States, constituting much more of a robust and sizable economic…
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