News and Stories
November 16, 2023
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.
November 9, 2023
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…
September 20, 2023
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…
September 8, 2023
Apprenticeship program targets nearly 14,000 opportunity youth.
CareerReady ATL is adjusting the course for young adults not on track for success.
August 23, 2023
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…
August 10, 2023
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