If you decided to pursue a college education, did you apply for scholarships? Do you wish you had applied for more? For many students, a scholarship award can mean the difference between leaving school or being ...

In an innovative partnership, three local refugee-serving organizations are working smarter together. Catholic Charities of Atlanta, International Rescue Committee and New American Pathways all serve international refugees coming to Atlanta, but with wide differences in ...

After more than 40 years of serving young children from low to moderate-income families in the Scottdale and Decatur area, Scottdale Early Learning has purchased a second child care facility just three miles from its ...

The Junior League of Atlanta (JLA) has a donor-advised fund with the Community Foundation and we work closely with JLA members to inform their annual grantmaking. We collaborate to identify nonprofits that enable the JLA ...

Each year, 70,000 middle school students are exposed to the real-world importance of giving at Junior Achievement’s Discovery Centers in downtown Atlanta and Gwinnett County, thanks to a unique partnership between the Community Foundation and ...

Forty years ago, in the summer of 1979, Atlanta was gripped with fear over what would become known as the ‘Atlanta missing and murdered children’ case. For the next two years, at least 28 children, adolescents and ...

From Terry Mazany, senior vice president for philanthropy We live in a time of massive and accelerating change unlike any other time in human history. The challenges are great, but so are the opportunities – ...

When Steve Kendall was growing up, the highlight of his week was the family trip to the local library. At an early age, his parents taught him that knowledge was power, easily found in the ...

To be strong and effective, nonprofits need to invest in themselves and their operations, but they often have limited dollars to do so. In mid-July the Foundation launched a pilot partnership with Catchafire to offer ...

All you need is passion to make a difference, but a few tools and know-how certainly help make an impact! In partnership with State Farm, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is giving an energetic ...