16th Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast: Not Just a Breakfast
Held at The Woodruff Arts Center on May 2nd the event featured esteemed panelists from various industries,
United Way of Greater Atlanta Invests in Transformative Innovation with Appointment of Entrepreneur-in-Residence
“The entire team is enthusiastic about having another approach to solving the challenges that face Greater Atlanta and I’m excited about what we can accomplish together.”
AAP’s Powering the Potential Pivots Changing Needs
To combat learning loss, AAP’s Powering the Potential Program aims to improve academic. This program targets communities where inequities in education are prominent and youth are more likely to be left behind.
State-wide Funding Opportunity: United Way and DFCS partner for a third year to provide grants to reduce Learning Loss in Georgia.
Learning Loss grant applications are open January 11 – 18, 2023. Applicant information sessions will be held on December 6 at 2pm and December 7 at 11am.
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 […]
Announcing the 2023 Women United Cabinet
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Women United is pleased to announce our 2023-2024 Cabinet. Established in 1999 under the leadership of Atlanta heroines Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Ann Stallard, and Anne Kaiser, Women United serves as the “go to“ place for women of all ages to create real and lasting change. Supporters and members of […]
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 […]
Apprenticeship program targets nearly 14,000 opportunity youth.
CareerReady ATL is adjusting the course for young adults not on track for success.
AAP leaders influence youth academic performance
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s African-American Partnership (AAP) was formed in 2000 after Dr. Johnnetta Cole saw a lack of philanthropic leadership presence for African-Americans in Greater Atlanta. AAP is made up of donors with comparable passions for giving, leadership, and service. It was created to bring together United Way donors who were underrepresented. It is a […]
United Way of Greater Atlanta announces 2023-2024 Board of Directors
Peter Carter, Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer at Delta Air Lines, named Board Chair.
