Basic Needs News
06-24-2022 · Basic Needs · Education
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Announces Multiyear Partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta and other organizations across the country to Help Youth Thrive by 25
As part of its Thrive by 25® commitment to investing in the well-being and success of young people ages 14 through 24, the Annie E. Casey Foundation is launching multiyear partnerships with organizations in Atlanta; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Baltimore. The three…
05-27-2022 · Basic Needs
Meet Hanna. She needs your help on Giving Day.
Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. At United Way of Greater Atlanta we are working to create opportunity for our community’s youth. Meet Hannah and Hanna to understand how zip code can determine a child’s potential. Like Hanna, today in…
04-29-2022 · Basic Needs
United Way and the City of Atlanta Announce the fourth round of the Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program
To date, the program has helped 10,155 households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic United Way of Greater Atlanta and the City of Atlanta has reopened the Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program with $20.2 million in reallocated ERAP 1 funding from the…
02-18-2022 · Basic Needs · Mental Health
Prioritizing the mental well-being of our children
For individuals, families, and communities across metro Atlanta, the impacts of COVID-19 have left us feeling stressed, anxious, and struggling to cope. When we think about the impacts COVID-19 on children and adolescents across our region, we are also grappling with the increased vulnerability…
02-04-2022 · Basic Needs
The 2022 Child Well-Being Public Policy Agenda
By Katrina D. Mitchell, Chief Community Impact Officer – United Way of Greater Atlanta and Erica Fener Sitkoff, Ph.D., Executive Director – VOICES for Georgia’s Children While much news these days focuses on COVID-19 — cases, hospitalizations, deaths, masks, vaccinations, and variants…
