By Damayea Bangura Damayea “BB” Bangura served as the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s 2018 Summer Fellow. She is in her last year of studies at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young […]

More than 16,600 tax returns prepared by 658 volunteers. 24,225 volunteer hours logged at 29 sites across Greater Atlanta’s 13 county region. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was […]

By Lisa Cremin, director, community advancement, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Since 1984, the Community Foundation has recognized standout nonprofit organizations with our Managing for Excellence award. Nonprofits who apply for […]

Did you know that just last year, United Way’s 2-1-1 network – contact centers across the country connecting families with the community-based resources they need to thrive – received more […]

By Lisa Cremin, director, community advancement, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Since 1984, the Community Foundation has recognized standout nonprofit organizations with our Managing for Excellence award. Nonprofits who apply for […]

When it comes to child well-being, Atlanta is failing. United Way created the Child-Well Being Index, composed of child, family and community measures, to track the progress and effectiveness of […]

By Erin Drury Boorn, senior philanthropic officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Atlanta has many generous families who are committed to giving back to their community, and some of those use […]

By Vanessa Meyer, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta We often hear about the challenges of the “summer slide” – too many students lack access to quality education and enrichment […]

It's a Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, and you want to do something meaningful. Luckily, United Way of Greater Atlanta joined forces with the region's leading app developer, Dragon Army, to create […]