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More than just a letter grade

Zacheriah Gray adjusts his black tie and smooths out the corners of his vest before picking up a microphone on the table to the side of his chair.

Gray looks straight out into bright, stage lights at a crowd of more than 100 in the audience of Impact Church in Atlanta, South Fulton County, on Nov. 13. That crowd consists of mostly adults — educators, counselors, elected officials, parents,…

United Way in Gwinnett ‘Claims Progress,’ Sees Improvements in Child Well-Being

Two years ago, Gwinnett County saw too many children in its own back yard were growing up with a disadvantage.

Children in “low to very low child well-being” areas across Gwinnett County grew up within these same geographical boundaries, but without access to the same resources. They lacked the same access to quality education, food and health care among other things.

But a lot can change in…

Be ‘thoughtful’ about how and who you give to

Kim Greene speaks candidly about her passion for United Way. She says if it hadn’t been for the nation’s biggest supporter of local communities, her career wouldn’t be the same.

Greene is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Company Gas, the leading natural gas company in the industry with more than 4.2 million utility customers in Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and…

Elevator Installation at Oakland City station complete

By MARTA

Project Part of MARTA’s Investment in Transit Improvements along the Campbellton Road Corridor

MARTA GM/CEO Jeffrey Parker at Oakland City Station

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has completed installation of a new elevator on the Murphy Avenue side of Oakland City Station. A ribbon cutting was held Friday, October 25 with MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey…

Low Tech Solutions Improve Health Outcomes in Marsabit, Kenya

By Charles Redding

Photos provided by Partners in Care

Marsabit Kenya Children

In many of the communities we serve we often find that people are afraid to go to the hospital. People view the hospital as a last resort. It is a place where many go to die, not a place to be healed and recover. And it is true that without the tools they need to effectively treat patients, outcomes suffer greatly.

Ho…

Areu Bros. to Acquire Innovative Localized OTT Platform THEA

Streaming platform shepherded by Metro Atlanta Chamber to become a first of its kind commercial venture

Kate Atwood tapped to lead new company

By Metro Atlanta Chamber

Areu Bros. and the Metro Atlanta Chamber announced earlier this month an agreement that will shift an innovative marketing tool to a new media services company. With the acquisition of THEA, the Atlanta-based video-streaming…

Community Foundation and FCS invest in affordable housing in South Atlanta

By Mark Crosswell, managing director, social impact strategy, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Since its launch in 2018, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s impact investment fund, the GoATL Fund (GoATL), has invested $6.25 million to advance impact in affordable housing, education and small business development. The fund’s latest investment closed recently, a $500,000 loan to Foc…

Improving Quality of Care at the Core of Health System Strengthening

By The Task Force for Global Health

In 2013, the 90-90-90 goals were set to help end the global AIDS epidemic – by 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status; 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy; and 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression (UNAIDS).

Once a patient has tested…

Love United. Work United. Live United.

LIVE UNITED is United Way’s tag line. To me, Live United means to not only embrace individual differences, but also the community as a whole. This is particularly important when identifying and addressing the needs of the community, regardless of how those needs may directly impact you. To Live United means acknowledging that collective impact is greater than the sum of individual acts. That…

Atlanta: A Thriving Innovation Hub

By Metro Atlanta Chamber

In metro Atlanta, innovation is in our DNA. We’re the birthplace of social pioneers who changed the world and the home of companies that revolutionized business as usual – think cable television, the chicken sandwich and the world’s most famous beverage.

This legacy of disruption continues to fuel the diversity and creativity that is inspiring a new generation of…

Supporters Big and Small Following Hurricane Dorian

Beth Hodges, Senior Marketing Specialist, MAP International

When fourth-grade teacher, Nafi Espana, from St. Simons Elementary located in St. Simons, Georgia wanted to conduct a school fundraiser with MAP International to help survivors of Hurricane Dorian, we enthusiastically said yes. Moved by the images of destruction and devastation across Grand Bahama and Abaco islands, the students wanted…

Groundbreaking Data For Health Program Expanded to Reach More Countries and People

By Michelle Panneton, MPH, senior program officer for the CDC Foundation

More than 29 million deaths go unrecorded each year, and less than half of all deaths around the world are registered with a cause. To help strengthen the quality of birth and death registrations, Bloomberg Philanthropies, along with partners including the CDC Foundation, announced the next four-year phase of the innovative…

Where do you belong?

By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Human beings are unique animals. A sense of love and belonging is integral to our well-being. Belonging even appears in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. No matter how different we are or how different our backgrounds, we all have a common need to belong to a group – our own clan, culture or society. 

Last…

MARTA shows support for urban public space

By MARTA

  The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) recently participated in PARK(ing) Day at Lenox Square. This worldwide event transforms parking spaces into temporary public parks to call attention to how public space is created and allocated.

MARTA’s “parking space” highlighted several of its non-transit-related programs that make use of public space such as Station Soccer,…

Metro Atlanta Chamber Announces Winners of 2019 Atlanta E3 Awards

By Metro Atlanta Chamber

Awards honor metro Atlanta business leaders advancing regional economy and environment

Last week, the Metro Atlanta Chamber announced the winners of the 2019 Atlanta E3 Awards during a breakfast event at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

The Atlanta E3 Awards recognize the companies, organizations and individuals making outstanding achievement in advancing clean tech and…