Foundation Partnerships
Through United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Child Well-Being movement, local, national, and global foundations pioneer opportunities for the advancement of Greater Atlanta’s children and families with a multi-generational approach.
Our Investment Priorities
Data from the Child Well-Being Index led us to identify four areas for resource investment with the highest potential to improve child well-being across the 13-county Greater Atlanta region.
Strong Learners
Without access to equitable education, children in neighborhoods with fewer resources fall behind. Our focus on building Strong Learners ensures that communities are provided wraparound supports from birth that promote literacy and other key components for early academic success. Our Literacy and Justice for All initiative was the catalyst for the highest recorded third-grade standardized testing scores in Marietta City School history.
College and Career Ready
Our goal is to establish a definite route for young individuals to excel in high school and graduate prepared for advanced education and promising careers. By comprehending the distinct contributions of each sector, we are focusing on four strategies that have the greatest potential to enhance college and career readiness. Our College Bound and Career Ready ATL Programs exemplify our commitment to building the systems needed for youth success in our community.
Economic Stabillity
Children who spent 8 to 14 years in poverty were 5 times (45.3 percent) as likely to be in poverty at age 35 (source: Center for Law and Social Policy). Through this investment priority, we are moving individuals and families from crisis to financial stability. Economic Stability focuses on employment but also addresses supporting factors like health access, housing, and financial education to ensure families can convert increased income into a stable economic future.
Brighter Future
Success should not be determined by ZIP code. We strengthen challenged communities through local leadership and holistic investments. We empower and elevate the community’s voice through our investments, enabling the change that the community desires. From expanding school and mental health services to creating job-readiness programs and keeping families housed. Brighter Future engages the power of the community to reinvigorate the most challenged neighborhoods.
“We have the unique position as an anchor institution to have both a three-feet and a 30,000-feet view of the Greater Atlanta communities’ most pressing concerns. Through our Child Well-Being Index, we are able to make data-informed decisions regarding community investments.”
Juanita Sheppard,
Vice President of Foundation Partnerships
Foundation Partners
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s partnerships with local, national, and global foundations pioneer opportunities for the advancement of communities within Greater Atlanta through a multi-generational approach.
Benefits of partnership
- The United Way of Greater Atlanta’s strong community ties and holistic perspective make us an ideal partner for foundations aiming to create a lasting impact on the future of Greater Atlanta and expand nationally.
- Our Child Well-Being Index offers detailed insights into Greater Atlanta neighborhoods, enabling us to promptly respond to urgent needs.
- United Way of Greater Atlanta is nationally recognized as an organization that makes tangible and significant impact on our community. We are called upon by national organizations as a premiere partner and thought leader.
- We have a team of community engagement experts who are highly recognized in their fields. With decades of experience, as well as national and local nonprofit board service, we are trusted with deploying help where it needs to go.
I have seen firsthand the transformative power of strategic and innovative investments through the work of the United Way of Greater Atlanta. Their philanthropic efforts continue to evolve into increasingly dynamic catalysts for change.
Peter Laugharn
President and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Our Experts
Transformational Successes
Incubated and shaped by the United Way of Greater Atlanta and our partners, these initiatives have made significant impacts on the future of children, individuals, and families and Atlanta and its surrounding communities.
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s 211 Contact Center is proud to be the first 211 in the nation. We connect people to the resources needed to address everyday challenges of living and those that develop during community emergencies.
CareerReady ATL is a youth-centered workforce development initiative that creates and funds apprenticeship programs aligned to high-demand occupations that can provide a pathway to a “living wage” career with opportunities for growth and economic mobility.
United Way partners with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide free tax preparation by IRS-trained and certified volunteers at more than 30 sites throughout Greater Atlanta.
