Blog: 2022 Annual Report

A voice for positive community change.

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October 3, 2023

2022 Annual Report

In our region, not everyone who has a voice is empowered to use it. We are committed to changing that.

In thriving communities, everyone has a voice and is empowered to use it, and change comes from within. In 2022, we partnered with Southern Poverty Law Center on a historic $100 million commitment toward civic ...

2022 Annual Report

Power and Leadership

vote your voice

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October 3, 2023

2022 Annual Report

In 2022, conditions at the Forest Cove apartments threatened to destabilize the neighborhood. We were – and are – there for area residents.

Located in southwest Atlanta, Historic Thomasville is a strong and tight-knit community. The Community Foundation has collaborated with residents for years. In 2022, conditions at the Forest Cove apartments reached crisis level. The Community Foundation ...

2022 Annual Report

Thomasville Heights

THRIVE Thomasville

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September 25, 2023

2022 Annual Report

Refugee girls are locked out of educational opportunities and a better future. Donors are changing that.

Global Village Project, a school in Decatur, educates refugee girls who might have been locked out of the option to go to school in their home countries due to displacement and conflict. Foundation donors, Ricky ...

2022 Annual Report

Featured image for “Homeownership is out of reach for low-income, predominantly Black families, in our region. That needs to change. We’re on it.”

September 25, 2023

2022 Annual Report

Homeownership is out of reach for low-income, predominantly Black families, in our region. That needs to change. We’re on it.

Owning a home is bigger than finding safe shelter. Homeownership leads to wealth building and, often, to generational financial stabilization for families. Yet, this opportunity is all too often unattainable for many in Atlanta due ...

2022 Annual Report