Have you ever stopped to watch a tree swaying with a breeze? Imagine sitting in your favorite park or looking out your window at a tree whose limbs spread wide reaching out 20 or 30 feet, with branches reaching two, maybe three stories toward the sky. With leaves that are starting to turn golden with…

In late September, United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Tocqueville Society met for the second edition of its “Coffee & Conversation” series. These interactive, panelist-led dialogues have acted as a meeting ground for Greater Atlanta leaders across aisles of work to discuss the issues most directly affecting our region. This month, Tocqueville Society’s leadership unanimously decided…

"I have been incredibly impressed by United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Child Well-Being Initiative and the impressive results it has achieved just in the last 2-3 years.  It’s great to know that I’m part of an organization that is making a difference."

Belisa Urbina knew the well-being of her staff was her most important priority, but could her community go without the services her nonprofit provides? Urbina and her husband founded the nonprofit Ser Familia in 2001 after moving from Puerto Rico to Georgia in 1999. In the nearly two decades since its inception, Ser Familia has…

A man had his hours cut at work — from eight hours a day down to three — because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, his employer told him that they would have to let him go. There was only one thought on his mind, though: how was he going to pay for his rent and…

"I have visited affiliates like the Atlanta Children’s Shelter over the years and witnessed the incredible impact the United Way makes with each donation and that has made me keep giving and increase my gift when possible."