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2025 Impact, Wrapped!
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (73+ words) This year was full of United Way of Greater Atlanta victories - from nurturing youth career skills to connecting families with housing. Learn how United Way work transformed 2025. 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 Help us keep the momentum going in 2026 and beyond!...
United Way Prepares Next Gen With Leadership Network Program
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (544+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 Behind every thriving nonprofit are champions whose decisions shape the impact you see throughout Greater Atlanta. You'won't'find these leaders on the payroll or in staff meetings'you'll'see them sitting around a boardroom table. And as our'Volunteer Involvement…...
The Power Of Home—Supporting Families Across Greater Atlanta
1+ week, 2+ day ago (256+ words) Every day, 1,300 families across Greater Atlanta reach out for help. When all of us work together, we can give hope, stability, and access to the essentials'changing the trajectory of a child's future. [The Power of Home] For a kid, home…...
Kid Farmer's Markets Use Fresh Foods, Fun To Beat GA's SNAP Gap
1+ week, 3+ day ago (377+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 "Roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds," sang the kids at Parkside Elementary School while they waited to line up'and'get their own bag of fresh fruits and vegetables at the'free produce market'outside their school'the week before…...
Relief Loan Program Aids At-Risk Atlanta Families
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1132+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 In the past few years,we'vehelped thousands of families across Atlantamove from motelsand other temporary stays into long-term housing." The families we serve are very resilient, often working multiple jobs to make ends meet. However, while…...
United Way Success Stories: A Win Against Housing Insecurity
2+ week, 4+ day ago (631+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 That sense of home became harder to hold onto after an eviction. For two years, Taquana and her family faced housing insecurity, moving between relatives" spare rooms and a hotel." "Stability is the top priority. For…...
How ICS Is Using The Child Well-Being Index To Transform Communities
3+ week, 2+ day ago (287+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 When I think about what it means for a child to truly thrive, I'don't'just picture test scores or graduation rates. I picture a child walking into a school where they feel seen,'supported'and safe. I picture…...
Paper Pledge Cards And Pounding Pavement
3+ week, 5+ day ago (489+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 Trust Company, now known as Truist,was one of the first companies to support United Way through this innovative partnership'andremainsone of our longest-standing partners to this day. Just the second year after the loaned executive program…...
Giving Back Gets More Rewarding With 2026 Tax Law Changes
3+ week, 6+ day ago (295+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 A new year brings new goals, and, starting in 2026, a new chance to make your generosity go farther." The recentfederal tax and spending billthat was enacted on July 4,2025didn'tjust change the landscape of government benefits, healthcare,…...
Frozen Benefits, Empty Freezers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (964+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 When Joannie Hood first heard that her SNAP benefit might be paused during the government shutdown, her first thought was to save the money she had left on her EBT card for a Thanksgiving turkey, to…...