Zacheriah Gray adjusts his black tie and smooths out the corners of his vest before picking up a microphone on the table to the side of his chair. Gray looks straight out into bright, stage lights at a crowd of […]
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Philanthropy
Two years ago, Gwinnett County saw too many children in its own back yard were growing up with a disadvantage. Children in “low to very low child well-being” areas across Gwinnett County grew up within these same geographical boundaries, but […]
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Kim Greene speaks candidly about her passion for United Way. She says if it hadn’t been for the nation’s biggest supporter of local communities, her career wouldn’t be the same. Greene is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of […]
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By Mark Crosswell, managing director, social impact strategy, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Since its launch in 2018, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s impact investment fund, the GoATL Fund (GoATL), has invested $6.25 million to advance impact in affordable housing, […]
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LIVE UNITED is United Way’s tag line. To me, Live United means to not only embrace individual differences, but also the community as a whole. This is particularly important when identifying and addressing the needs of the community, regardless of […]
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By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Human beings are unique animals. A sense of love and belonging is integral to our well-being. Belonging even appears in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. No matter how different […]
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United Way of Greater Atlanta has launched a new program aimed at helping students in select high schools apply for college funding by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid [FAFSA] form. United Way hosted a pilot event for […]
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By Ryan Rodriguez, grants manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta With the new academic year in full swing, nearly 200 students from the Atlanta region have financial assistance from Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta scholarships. Almost $600,000 in scholarships has […]
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The challenge was simple and straightforward: Create a video that tells the all too familiar story of more than 350,000 children across Greater Atlanta. These kids are hungry during the summer because they don’t have access to school lunches — […]
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By Mindy Kao, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Do you remember how you spent your summers while you were in college? During my college summers, I found myself making extra cash slinging ice cream at the Bruster’s in […]
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