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Discovering WORTH Atlanta: A Homeownership Collaborative
By Atlanta Habitat for Humanity staff In the bustling urban landscape of Atlanta, homeownership represents more than just a place to live – it signifies stability, investment, and a pathway to building intergenerational wealth. However, behind the city’s gleaming skyline lies a stark reality: Black homeowners are disproportionately displaced from their homes and are less…
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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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InForums across Greater Atlanta to spotlight maternal health, women’s wellness, and food accessibility
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s InForum series is back for another round of community engagement and data-sharing. Three upcoming events will inform audiences on region-specific challenges with a solution-oriented approach. Learn more about each below! Metro Atlanta InForum Focus: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Communities: Addressing Maternal Health Disparities When? Tuesday, May 7 9:00 a.m. – 11:00…
Sports Based Youth Development programs have the power to break the cycle of poverty
By Kelli Stewart, co-founder, L.E.A.D. Center for Youth If you’re born into poverty in Atlanta, you have a 4% chance of breaking free. My husband CJ is part of that tiny percentage of people who were able to break the cycle of poverty. Now, as the Chief Visionary Officer of our nonprofit organization, L.E.A.D. Center…
Esteemed entrepreneurs set to headline panel at United Way’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s 16th Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast is here! This year’s event will center women’s voices in a conversation about entrepreneurship and economic stability, featuring esteemed panelists from various industries, a discussion about financial instability and homelessness in Greater Atlanta, and a chance to support women entrepreneurs at a women-owned business market. …
Unlocking doors: Student Debt Relief Pilot opens pathway to homeownership
By Nailah Jones, communications associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The “American Dream” passed down from generation to generation has always included the house with the white picket fence. But that dream remains a fantasy for most. And even with a college education that is supposed to be a pathway to a better life, adults…
United Way maximizes tax refunds for low-income Georgia residents
Tax season can be especially stressful for low-income earners. Unfortunately, filing taxes can seem like a roadblock when it should be an avenue for extra cash. In partnership with the IRS, United Way of Greater Atlanta is ensuring that Georgia residents who make less than $60,000 a year can both file their taxes for free…
The remote work debate isn’t really about remote work
By Erica Stephens, executive director, Nana Grants The post-COVID, remote-work narrative has largely focused on why employees want to work from home without looking at systemic inequities and issues driving the desire for remote work: childcare, transportation, financial pressure and undesirable work environments. Several major companies including Dell, Boeing and UPS have announced return-to-work mandates…
Survival budget in Georgia well above Federal Poverty Level, research shows
Out of the 3.95 million households in Georgia, 34% of Georgians are ALICE—Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed—living under the threshold of financial survival based on the state’s 2021 cost of living data, according to the ALICE Report released last month by the United Ways of Georgia State Association. When combining those households with the…
Making Magnolias and NCRC CDF’s journey with GoGeorgia Capital
By Community Foundation Staff In 2023, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s GoATL Economic Inclusion Fund, in partnership with other mission-aligned lenders in Georgia, launched GoGeorgia Capital. GoGeorgia Capital gives small business owners access to multiple loan programs to fund their growth. Applicants can access loans for working capital, facility expansion, and more. Making Magnolias is…
United Way opens additional Learning Spaces location in East Point
This Wednesday, United Way of Greater Atlanta officially adds another location to a long list of Learning Spaces. The grand opening of the East Point location at Impact Church on March 6 is open to the public. Learning Spaces is an early learning initiative designed for caregivers, childcare providers, and children birth to five years…
Georgia Arts Day: Where puppetry, policy, and passion collided!
By Charles Phaneuf, vice president Strategy, South Arts Earlier this month, my colleagues and I were thrilled to attend the first in-person Georgia Arts Day since 2019! The two-day event was hosted by Georgians for the Arts, with the first day focused on peer-to-peer networking and learning at the Center for Puppetry Arts while the…
Gwinnett County State of the Children to be held this Friday
REGISTER NOW Join United Way of Greater Atlanta as they present groundbreaking findings from their 2023 Child Well-Being Index at the Gwinnett County State of the Children summit. In Gwinnett County, there are 77 communities where the resources and support are in short supply. Of these communities, 22 are considered high-risk. Children in these communities…
Georgia Arts Day 2024 legislative visits
By Waduda Muhammad, executive director, Georgians for the Arts I cannot express the sheer gratitude, fulfillment and joy that I felt and received in making this event come to fruition and for it to be such a success. It has been a very long past three years as Georgians for the Arts strived to recover…
Omari Hardwick to headline United Way’s African-American Leadership Luncheon
REGISTER NOW! Join United Way of Greater Atlanta’s African-American Partnership for the 8th Annual AAP Leadership Luncheon featuring special guest Omari Hardwick. Learn from national leaders from the entertainment industry as well as the global United Way network on issues impacting African-American professionals. Join United Way as they make even greater strides in improving academic…
Strengthening Georgia’s tenant protection laws
By Kristin Allin, Chelsea Arkin and Dr. Bambie Hayes-Brown, co-chairs, HouseATL Policy Working Group Progress is made when people take the initiative to fix broken systems by working together. HouseATL is a coalition of 385 civic leaders from business, finance, foundations, government, grassroots organizations, healthcare, and law committed to addressing the growing housing crisis in…
Marietta high school students and teachers promote tax credit awareness
At Osborne High School in Marietta, students and teachers are very familiar with the EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). For over 20 years, Michael Devault, teacher and Department Chair of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) at Osborne, has helped hundreds of students become certified tax preparers with the purpose of utilizing their skills for…
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