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All posts tagged "Georgia"
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842GrantsAlabama, Georgia, Florida child and youth education grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Education, Social/Emotional Learning, Alabama | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Nov. 15, 2021 (letters of inquiry)
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1.4KGrantsGeorgia disadvantaged women and girls services grants
GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls, Child/Youth Welfare, Disadvantaged Youth, Legal Services | Amount: $500 - $2,000 | Deadline: Oct. 24, 2021
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1.5KNewsSeeing is believing; students learn faster outdoors
ATLANTA — Students learn faster when they can see the evidence before their eyes, educators told Georgia lawmakers during a recent committee...
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1.8KNewsGeorgia Disabilities Organization Focused on Lobbying For More Medicaid Waivers This Year
One Atlanta organization is taking steps to make sure disability issues are being heard and considered at Georgia’s 40-day legislative session. For about...
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913GrantsNorth Georgia Basic Needs and Nonprofit Organization Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Basic Needs, Nonprofit Support, Food Access, Housing, Health, Georgia | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Aug. 31, 2020
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2.0K► NewsmakersFrank Fernandez Takes the Lead at Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA Following his appointment in late June, Frank Fernandez has now assumed the position of president and CEO...
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1.9KNewsFor Kids Unsafe at Home, School Closure Increases Risk For Trauma
In January, Sharral Dean, a therapist at the Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia, was seeing about 30 young clients a week....
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1.9KGrantsGA Disadvantaged Community Youth Soccer Field Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Disadvantaged Youth, Physical Activity, Health | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: June 30, 2020
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2.6KNewsHispanic Georgia High School Students Call HoPe Program a ‘Game Changer’ For Them
What started out as an idea scrawled on a fast food napkin 10 years ago has evolved into an after-school program for...
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2.0KGrantsGA Women and Girls Life Improvement Program Grant
GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls Welfare, Women/Girls Development, Education, Health, Gender Equality | Deadline: May 31, 2020 | Amount: $100,000
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3.7K► NewsmakersAlicia Philipp, President of CFGA, Retires After Nearly 40 Years
Alicia Philipp steps down after a distinguished, nearly 40-year tenure as president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
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3.4K► ReportsAtlanta Youth Count: The Prevalence of Sex and Labor Trafficking Among Homeless Youth in Metro Atlanta
Researchers from Georgia State University surveyed homeless youth around Atlanta to create a comprehensive overview of their experiences, particularly in regard to...
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4.0KNewsHow Homelessness, Mental Illness, Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Collided in Little Five Points
Torch has been on the street 11 years, he says. With no fixed address, he is a permanent resident of Little Five...
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1.8KNewsSummer Camp Part of Year-round Farm for Youngsters in Georgia
The last week of summer camp, students began boiling milk on Monday. They stood over a stove in the family and consumer...
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1.9KGrantsSouthern Community Development and Social Change Grassroots Program Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development, Social Change, Youth Development, LGBTQ | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Sept. 6, 2019
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2.4KNewsAtlanta Expert Says ‘Great Gun Divide’ Can Suffocate Safety Lessons
Guns are everywhere you think they’re not. Guns have been found on the floor of a movie theater and in the diaper...
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3.7KNewsGun Violence in South Outpaces Other Regions For Many Reasons
The mother left and two teens were alone in the house. It took the 13-year-old son 10 minutes to find the gun....
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2.2KNewsMany Guns, Few Mental Health Services Drive High Rural Death Rate, Experts Say
Paul Reviere is sheriff of Lincoln County, a rural area with just under 8,000 people two hours east of Atlanta. In addition...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayMultilevel Collaboration Will Give You Unique Advantages
Those of us who work to increase opportunities for children and families regularly seek new and different methods that will let us...
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2.9KNewsLocals Pick Up Providing Summer Lunches Where Federal Program Leaves Off
At the entrance to the weathered Eagle Point trailer park, a blue and red sign proclaims “free lunch.” Down a steep concrete...
