How a Community Foundation and a United Way Adopted Principled Grantmaking Practices for Greater Impact
Did you know that there are more than 1,000 community foundations and 1,800 United Way affiliates in the US alone?
34% of Georgians are ALICE — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed
Out of the 3.95 million households in Georgia, 34% are hardworking families who are living under the threshold of financial survival.
United Way program interrupts cycle of poverty by promoting financial literacy
“It is a wonderful club. It really made me what I am today, [who] is a person who likes to make money and go to work.”
Innovative nonprofit leader brings equitable education across Greater Atlanta
“Everyone, regardless of their zip code, deserves to thrive.”
Partnership announcement: NCR Foundation to power STEMUp: Youth Maker Competition
We are excited to announce an innovative partnership with NCR Foundation.
Clarkston-based organization CDF Action is a model for community-driven change.
With partners like United Way of Greater Atlanta, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, and Scottdale Early Learning, CDF Action focuses on asset-based community development. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting Clarkston, you know that it’s earned its title as “the Ellis Island of the south.” Since the 1990s — when refugee resettlement programs designated […]
United Way’s “Literacy and Justice for All” initiative majorly improves reading and comprehension abilities in children across Greater Atlanta.
With the aim of eventually reaching each child in the Greater Atlanta community, LJFA guides children through reading proficiency from the third trimester of pregnancy to the end of the third grade. Funded by the United Way of Greater Atlanta with support from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, LJFA is a citywide initiative guided by […]
ComfiArt and United Way collaboration emphasizes the importance of community
At United Way of Greater Atlanta, we aim to promote equity by investing in our community. Because ComfiArt shares our goal of community enrichment through financial stability, our collaboration seemed inevitable. Founded by Dionna Collins in 2016, ComfiArt provides resources for artists — particularly artists of color — to monetize their work. A 2019 study […]
