United Way, Coca-Cola host Week of Service addressing food insecurity
There’s no denying the tremendous impact COVID-19 has had on residents in Greater Atlanta — particularly those who are food insecure. The pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus only amplified that need in underserved communities, disrupting access to food for thousands of children and their families. This past week, United Way of Greater Atlanta, in […]
‘We have to continue these conversations’
Jacob Ethel remembers the initial feeling of anger that swept over him when he first watched the video of George Floyd. He says he saw the “callousness” of the police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck and the surrounding officers who stood by and did nothing. “It was eye-opening for me,” he says. “Especially being […]
Cottonelle rolls out #ShareASquare campaign, delivers toilet paper to United Way
Rarely is toilet paper ever something you give much thought to — until you’re out of it, that is. We are, as a country, facing an unprecedented crisis. The pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forced much of the world into an at least semi-quarantined state, and one of the most unlikely outcomes of […]
Community partners collaborate to help homeless students in Fulton
Think of a child in the Fulton County School System. He’s in fourth grade, in a few years, he’ll be in middle school and before you know it, he’ll be walking across the stage with diploma in hand. This little boy’s life hasn’t always been the easiest — his mother had difficulty keeping a full-time […]
The needs in Atlanta may have changed, but YMCA of Metro Atlanta continues to serve
By now, you’ve seen pictures, videos and heard stories about some of the scenes facing many of our hospitals around the United States — more recently a scene in Midtown Atlanta that spread around the Internet via social media. Doctors, nurses and staff file in to work another long day uncertain of what they may […]
Help serve those who serve us
Requests for help have flooded into Giving Kitchen — a nonprofit agency that provides emergency assistance to food service workers across Georgia — led by executive director Bryan Schroeder. In the first three days of the COVID-19 crisis, Giving Kitchen received more requests for assistance than all of 2018. While Giving Kitchen has a strong […]
Grant helps Open Hand Atlanta ‘weather the storm’ of COVID-19
Matthew Pieper and his team had to act quickly. There were more than 3,000 people in the Greater Atlanta region that relied on Open Hand Atlanta—he serves as its executive director currently and has been with the organization for a total of 11 years—for their meals each day. Open Hand Atlanta operates with a staff […]
Retirees lend a hand
A crowd of students and adult volunteers bustle about at Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School in Stone Mountain. They’re exchanging some laughs as they get acquainted with one another during an ice cream social that the school is hosting. While the occasion has been lighthearted and fun, it’s far more than a casual get together. […]
College Bound provides parents, students with all information a graduating senior needs
This story was originally published Aug. 19, 2019, and it has been updated as of March 31, 2021. Dakarai Ponder was two credits away from graduating early from Tri-Cities High School in East Point in Fulton County. But what would graduating early get him? It was late in the school year, and he didn’t know […]
It takes a village: United Way partners with early learning center to help improve well-being
This story was originally published on Nov. 20, 2018, and it has been updated as of March 31, 2021. It takes a village to raise a child. It’s an old adage that we all know. The relationships we build with our family, churches, schools and other community organizations are what shapes each of our lives. […]
