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 […]
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 — […]
For more than 75 years, United Way has partnered with the American Federation of Labor and National Congress of Industrial Organizations to help unionized employees in times of emergency. The first formal agreement encouraged labor representation on United Way — […]
Superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools Dr. Morcease Beasley walked to the stage of the Clayton County Performing Arts Center on the morning of Aug. 14 to celebrate the improvements he’s seen his students and community make over the past […]
Recently, Ray Allen, 10x NBA All-Star and NBA Champion, appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” to explain his falling out with fellow Boston Celtics stars, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. In a sobering moment, Allen explained his displeasure with the “the […]
Dudley Arnold found himself standing in front of a parole board after more than half of his life spent in a jail cell. The Athens native had a “normal childhood,” but he said he always “wanted to grow up too […]
Photo caption: McKinsey & Company employees accept the Corporate Volunteerism Champion Award at United Way of Greater Atlanta’s State of the Children: Progress through Partnerships breakfast. When nonprofit agencies prepare for community improvement efforts, questions abound about what sort […]
Caption: Milton J. Little, Jr., president and CEO at United Way of Greater Atlanta is joined by Duke Bradley, principal at Banneker High School. Banneker High School was awarded the Partnership Champion Award at State of the Children: Progress through […]
United Way of Greater Atlanta on May 9 at its annual State of The Children event reported out the progress made in Greater Atlanta’s 13 counties to improve the well-being of its children. A previous Child Well-Being Score of 58.9 […]
On May 9th, United Way of Greater Atlanta unveiled progress toward improving the well-being of children and communities during its Annual State of Children address. Two years ago, United Way revealed nearly half a million children in Greater Atlanta lived […]
