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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 ...
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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 […]
By Bradley Roberts, Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta Think of a child in the Fulton County School System. He’s in fourth grade, in a few years, he’ll be in middle school and before you know it, he’ll be walking across the stage with diploma in hand. This little boy’s life hasn’t always […]
By Mindy Kao, program associate for equity, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Early last month, over the span of five days, the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund received over 650 grant applications from nonprofits around the metro Atlanta region. These applications highlighted the stories of need among individuals, families and communities impacted by […]
Editor’s note: While the circumstances of this story are true, all names were changed out of respect and to maintain anonymity. If you or someone you know is in need of help, the 2-1-1 Contact Center is accessible by phone, email, text, chat and online, but United Way’s digital platforms will give you the fastest service. For […]
By Courtney Carmichael, Community Fellow With the rapid spread of the coronavirus over the past few weeks, acts of xenophobia and racism aimed towards Chinese Americans and other Asian Americans have also been on the rise. From micro-aggressions and discriminatory business practices to verbal and physical attacks, Asian Americans are experiencing an alarming wave of […]
United Way of Greater Atlanta, Community Foundation helps secure grant to serve uninsured and underinsured populations By Bradley Roberts The city of Atlanta doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The same problems in the largest cities around the world exist in our own backyard. Every single one of us is feeling the stress of a pandemic […]
By Errika Moore, senior program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has announced that distance learning will continue through the end of the academic year. Distance learning has become the new way of life for many students, but unfortunately not for all. For some students, the past 30 days have represented an inequitable […]
By Bradley Roberts, Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta Requests for help have flooded into Giving Kitchen — a nonprofit agency that provides emergency assistance to food service workers across Georgia — led by executive director Bryan Schroeder. In the first three days of the COVID-19 crisis, Giving Kitchen received more requests for […]
By Lita Pardi, interim vice president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Over recent weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, work and connect with each other. News changes daily, if not by the minute. It’s a scary, uncertain time, particularly for the most vulnerable in our region: Children who face food […]
By Bradley Roberts, Content Manager, United Way of Greater Atlanta Even under the best circumstances, Atlantans face serious challenges. These are not the best circumstances, of course. But there are organizations across this region who are actively working to find solutions to make sure the needs of this community are met. On Wednesday, the Corporate […]
