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Georgia Organics and the Jamestown Charitable Foundation, a public charity from the  real estate investment and management company behind Ponce City Market, have collaborated to launch Food Fight GA.

With a mission to relieve food and income insecurity for food service professionals and Georgia’s small farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the new initiative is providing
restaurant workers with weekly grocery boxes including ingredients sourced from Georgia farms and freshly baked bread from Root Baking Co. At this time,
the program is open to current and former staff at Bacchanalia,  Floataway Cafe, Staplehouse, Star Provisions and Georgia Organics Farmer Champion restaurant partners, including BoccaLupo, The Deer & The Dove and Miller Union.

“Restaurants think of their teams as family, not to mention the farmers from whom we source and who become our friends, and the Atlanta food community is doing what we can to make sure our people are safe and cared for during this uncertain time,” said Chris Wilkins, Owner & Head Baker at Root Baking Co., who was instrumental in ideating the program from its inception and is providing fresh baked loaves made from organic, locally sourced flour for every box.

“The food community is at the heart of our city, and restaurants and small farms have been especially impacted by this crisis,” says Michael Phillips, President of Jamestown. “We are grateful to partner with Georgia Organics to take action now against food and income insecurity in these affected industries, while providing fresh, healthy ingredients for restaurant staff to feed their families.”

By bringing fresh produce to restaurant workers, Food Fight GA is simultaneously helping to support Georgia’s local food system by mitigating farmers’ lost revenue due to COVID-19. Many small Georgia farms derive revenue by selling to restaurants who are now closed or operating on a limited model of takeout or delivery in response to the crisis. The program sources directly from farms who are existing sellers to the participating restaurants or are members of the Georgia Organics Farm to Restaurant Cohort program. Participating farms include, but are not limited to Ellijay Mushrooms, Hickory Hill Farm, Levity Farms, Pinewood Springs Farm, Rodgers Greens & Roots Farm, Snapfinger Farm, West Georgia Farmer’s Cooperative and Woodland Gardens.

“During the program’s pilot in the last two weeks, Food Fight GA put nearly $10,000 back into the hands of farm partners and has provided approximately 200 produce boxes to Atlanta restaurant workers each week,” says Alice Rolls, Executive Director of Georgia Organics. “Thanks to donors like Jamestown Charitable Foundation and Ponce City Market, we’re hoping to expand the program to feed more food service professionals and support additional farms across the state over the coming weeks.”

Food Fight GA is now accepting donations from the public here via PayPal, and restaurants interested in joining the initiative can learn more  here.

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Dr. Lisa Herring has officially been appointed as the new superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. The Atlanta Board of Education voted to hire Herring at a special called virtual meeting late Monday afternoon.

The decision was not unanimous with Nancy Meister casting the lone dissenting vote.

Herring’s three year contract will begin July 1, but she will have a consulting role with APS as she transitions from superintendent of Birmingham City Schools to Atlanta.

Board Chairman Jason Esteves said current superintendent, Meria Carstarphen, would remain in charge through June 30. The goal is to ensure a continuity of service so there is no disruption of service,” Esteves said.

“I’m grateful for your vote of confidence,” Herring told the board after the vote. “I understand that these are times when many may pause and have curiosity or anxiety around this transition. I want to balance that with some reassurance. I will bring steadfast leadership focused on transition through and out of the pandemic while keeping our scholars and families in mind first.”

The decision not to extend Carstarphen’s contract after six years has been a source of contention with the community and inside the school board itself. Meister said she believed the board was being “careless” in its decision to not renew Carstarphen’s contract during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Great things have happened for our kids and great things continue to happen,” Meister said of Carstarphen’s tenure. “It’s my opinion that we’re making a change for change sake. And we’re doing it at the worst possible time. In the middle of a pandemic, it’s a poor choice and lacks thoughtfulness for the parents of Atlanta and Birmingham.”

Those who championed Carstarphen cited her leadership in turning APS’s reputation around after the standardized test cheating scandal rocked the city, for boosting morale, and improved test scores. On the other hand, the Atlanta Federation of Teachers vilified Carstarphen’s move to outsource the daily operations of six underperforming schools to charter school groups.

Herring will make an annual base salary of $320,000, plus $2,000 a month for expenses.

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The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will hold a virtual 10th anniversary celebration for Atlanta Streets Alive on May 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

During the event, which will be held online at AtlantaStreetsAlive.com, ABC will announce its 2020 program and future plans, which includes increasing frequency for the open streets initiative. There will also be messages from the founders and key supporters and the unveiling of a commemorative t-shirt to help fund future Atlanta Streets Alive events.

“Since the very first route, Atlanta Streets Alive has provided first-hand experiences of what corridors designed for cars would be like if they were reclaimed for people” said Rebecca Serna, executive director of Atlanta Bicycle Coalition. “Over the last decade,
the demand for streets that let people move safely, easily, and sustainably has increased dramatically. We look forward to further championing safe and complete streets to create a more inclusive and thriving Atlanta.”

ABC is encouraging Atlantans to post their favorite Atlanta Streets Alive photos on Twitter and Instagram with the #AtlantaStreetsAlive hashtag and a sentence about how this
initiative has changed the way they experience the city.

ABC launched Atlanta Streets Alive in 2010 to show residents how activity and people-filled parts of the city could transform streets originally designed around automobiles. The program was inspired by an international open streets movement that aims to reclaim urban corridors by closing them to motorized traffic to promote healthy
living, strengthen local businesses and provide sustainable transportation options.

Since then, Atlanta Streets Alive has grown from a one-mile pilot event on Edgewood Avenue during its first year to multiple programs every year, drawing up to 100,000 people on average. To date, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition has hosted 29 Atlanta Streets Alive events with over 1.5 million participants on 83 miles of city streets.

For more details and to join the virtual event, please visit AtlantaStreetsAlive.com
or the Facebook event page.

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How many people will contract coronavirus this month? How will the stock market perform next quarter? Will you need an umbrella on Saturday? Given enough information, experts can build forecasting models to predict just about anything.

But even the best models are only as good as the data that are fed into them. That’s why Rajeev Dhawan, the Carl R. Zwerner chair of economic forecasting and director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, spends a lot of time analyzing raw numbers to figure out the “signal-to-noise ratio.”

“In academic research, we tend to take data for granted,” he said. “My job is to separate the data that’s useful from the data that’s irrelevant or, worse, jamming up the signal with misleading information.”

For example, at the beginning of each month the state of Georgia releases the amount of sales tax collected during the previous month. Although the state was shut down for 15 days in March, the report released in early April showed no significant decline in sales tax receipts.

“Did we spend so much in the first 15 days that we made it up? Common sense backed by observation says that’s unlikely,” said Dhawan. “The reality is that in March, retailers make payments on sales tax collected in the month of February. Knowing this timing detail is important if you want to really understand what’s happening in the state’s economy. To gauge the damage from the shutdown in March, you need to see the May report.”

Dhawan’s expertise as an economic forecaster has been in high demand during what is perhaps the most uncertain time in a century. Here, he discusses his perspective on the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and how he believes the next few months could play out.

In the U.S., employment numbers have been in free-fall for a number of weeks and consumer spending has plunged as a result. How has your perspective on the economic fallout of COVID-19 evolved as the pandemic has gone on?

The biggest question on everyone’s mind is, how long will the economic impact last? But the answer to that question is being dictated by the virus and the health response, and unfortunately that’s a big unknown. I believe that this month — May — is going to be very critical in terms of news from the health front if we are to have some kind of normalcy come fall. What kind of vaccines are in the pipeline, what kinds of treatments are being identified? Is there any ray of sunshine?

This is the month that will determine how the rest of the year plays out. This is the month when we need to have an idea of when it will end and what things will look like on the other side. If there is no news — or negative news — that’s not good. If people are too worried now to make plans for fall, then the game’s over for 2020 for tourism, for hospitality, for a lot of industries. There’s not a switch that will simply turn on in August or September.

So as long as uncertainty continues around the virus, it doesn’t matter if the lockdowns are lifted?

It’s like we’re in the middle of a Category 5 hurricane that’s been going on for weeks — and it’s still happening. You can’t expect people to resume normal activity when there’s a hurricane going on outside the front door. You’re not about to go to a festival or walk into a conference with your peers. When you’re ready to be in a group with 100 people or more, that’s when we can get back to some normalcy. And that only depends on the medical news.

Everybody has a different tolerance of risk. Some people are bolder than others. But before I can make decisions as a consumer or as an employee or a citizen, I need to know — what’s in the future if I get exposed? What’s my expense if I get COVID-19? It could be a $20 insurance co-pay or it could be my life. When you can’t figure out your personal risk, that leads to greater risk aversion.

Normally there are a number of factors that influence the economy. Now it seems like there’s only one huge issue: COVID-19. Do you think that issues like the presidential election will become more important again in the coming weeks or months?

Right now, people are worried about their future financial prospects, their own safety and their children’s education. That’s on their mind first and foremost. If we get great news this month on the medical front, we’ll be thinking about politics again by the time September rolls around. Once the economy opens up, politics will come back. The trouble is, don’t know when that’s going to happen.

As the pandemic has spread throughout the world, it has impacted supply chains. What do you think COVID-19’s impact will be on manufacturing?

Some industries, like clothing manufacturing, can easily move their manufacturing to different facilities in different parts of the world. They don’t have to rebuild a plant in a different country, they can just use a different vendor. For others, it’s not so easy. Those businesses need to start thinking about, ‘Where can I manufacture my stuff two years from now?’ Right now, though, people are more immediately concerned about making payroll this month.

What about the housing market? Thanks to rising unemployment, are we on the cusp of another crisis like the one we saw in 2008?

The pandemic started as a biological shock, and then it became an economic shock. Your question is, will it become a longstanding financial problem? My thinking as of right now is no. People are still buying homes. The stock market took a big hit in March, but people’s 401(k)s recovered 50 to 75 percent of that value in April. When people feel wealthy, they tend to spend, especially on real estate. And there will always be those who are bigger risk takers.

Also, this has not, as yet, become an income generation problem for most people, although that may change. In Georgia, 15 percent of the population works in retail and hospitality, but the state has seen more than 20 percent of its workforce file for unemployment, which means job losses have gone beyond those industries. If you don’t expect to come back to your job by 2021, and particularly if this starts to hit higher-paying jobs, it will then become a financial problem.

Those in the most trouble are people who bought second or third homes thinking they would make money by renting them on sites like Airbnb. But that’s a very small segment of the market. Buyers may also start to think twice about certain types of structures. Why buy a condo in a high-rise that has a shared elevator and shared common spaces — especially if I’m in a group that’s vulnerable to the virus — when I can buy a single-family home with outdoor space? We’ll see how people react in the sense of risk aversion.

In your February 26 forecasting report, you were already expressing concerns about Georgia’s economic momentum. Has COVID-19 and the pandemic response in Georgia changed your perspective on the state’s prospects, for better or worse?

The uncertainty caused by the pandemic has led to something like corporate paralysis. If you don’t start a new project in the next few months, then you don’t reap the benefits a year from now. The game for 2021 growth prospects is being set up as we speak, and it’s not good, because companies are punting. Instead of investing for tomorrow, they’re conserving cash, they’re shutting down projects.

In Atlanta, the economic shock started with our bread and butter, which is airlines, hotels, restaurants and convention business. Transportation and tourism just got the rug pulled out from under them. The recovery from that depends on when we can feel safe planning a meeting of 100 or 200 people again.

What is the next big issue that you’re monitoring in terms of the pandemic’s impact on the economy?

State and local governments will be the next to feel the effects. Income taxes aren’t being collected because people are unemployed. Sales taxes aren’t being collected because they’re not spending. That revenue has taken a shellacking. Even if you were going to pay taxes, the deadline was extended from April 15 to July 15. That hit is coming. The issue is, will the federal government provide some help? I believe they will, but will it be enough?

Do you think there could be a long-term psychological impact from the pandemic that influences consumer behavior even after the threat is past?

The pandemic is accelerating trends that were happening already. Before, you would never get takeout from a nice restaurant. But you did during the month of April. You would always go to the movie theater rather than streaming a new release. Now, movies are being released online first. These things probably won’t go away even after the pandemic ends. Eventually, we hope that there will be a vaccine or a cure that would make people again feel comfortable buying concert tickets, going to a big conference. But a year from now, if you’re still worried about being in a movie theater with 100 people, what does that tell you about the future of hospitality in Atlanta?

Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that A-1 Roof Trusses, a leading manufacturer of pre-engineered wood trusses, plans to invest $17 million and create 130 jobs in a new manufacturing facility in Bainbridge. The Decatur County location will mark the company’s first facility outside of its headquarters in Fort Pierce, Florida.

“We are proud to welcome A-1 Roof Trusses to the Peach State,” said Governor Kemp. “Their decision to bring their operations to Georgia is a testament to our top-notch workforce, pro-business environment, and unmatched access to major metropolitan areas throughout the Southeast. I look forward to the opportunities this expansion will create for hardworking Georgians in Bainbridge and Southwest Georgia.”

When fully completed, the new 150,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility will help A-1 Roof Trusses better serve customers as the company continues to grow throughout the southeastern United States.

“We are ecstatic about partnering with Georgia and the Bainbridge local community,” said John R. Herring, president and CEO of A-1 Roof Trusses. “This will position A-1 for our strategic 100-year plan to ensure A-1 continues its solid, healthy, and continued growth to meet our customers’ needs.”

Georgia remains a national leader in advanced manufacturing and continues to attract new business to its southern regions. Georgia’s strength across multiple manufacturing sectors has resulted in a $61.1 billion output and approximately 270,000 production workers as of February 2020. This expansion to Bainbridge will bring several job opportunities to the area, including careers in management, engineering, and production. Individuals who are interested in working for A-1 Trusses are encouraged to visit www.a1truss.com.

“Bainbridge and Decatur County are thrilled to welcome A-1 Roof Trusses to our community. Their decision to locate and invest in Bainbridge and Decatur County is further proof that our community remains an attractive location within which to do business,” said Development Authority of Bainbridge and Decatur County Chairman Keith Lyle. “Our top-notch workforce coupled with the strong support of our state and local leadership make us unbeatable at attracting new business and investment. We look forward to growing with A-1 Roof Trusses. As we always say, Bainbridge and Decatur County are open for business!”

The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) was represented in this competitive project by the Global Commerce division’s Senior Project Manager Tina Herring in partnership with the Development Authority of Bainbridge and Decatur County, and Georgia Power.

“We are thrilled that with Georgia’s incredible assets we were able to attract A-1 Roof Trusses to Decatur County,” said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. “I thank our economic development partners who supported this project, and I look forward to seeing A-1 Roof Trusses succeed with their new location in Southwest Georgia.”

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, a leading nationwide specialty litigation law firm with 175 attorneys
nationally in 19 offices in 10 states, is pleased to announce that Kirsten Patzer, Shawn Bingham, Kurt
Lofgren, and Brian O’Donnell are joining the team in different offices across the country. These additions
strengthen the financial and insurance coverage practice areas, bringing a broad experience.

Shawn Bingham joins as a Partner in the Atlanta office. Mr. Bingham will practice in the Firm’s Insurance
Coverage and Commercial Litigation/D&O National Practice Sections. He regularly counsels insurance
companies on coverage issues, prosecutes declaratory judgment actions on behalf of insurance
companies, and defends insurance companies in bad faith actions filed by insureds. His commercial
practice covers a wide array of complex business disputes and class action claims.

Kirsten Patzer joins as a Partner in FMG’s Boston office. Ms. Patzer is a trial attorney with a practice
focused on representing and counseling financial services firms, financial advisors, and registered
investment advisors. As former in-house counsel to several financial institutions, including the largest
independent broker dealer in the United States and a Fortune 500 financial services company, she brings
a distinctive set of skills, experiences, and insights to her litigation practice.

Kurt Lofgren joins as Of Counsel to Freeman Mathis & Gary and Senior Compliance and Regulatory
Consultant at the firm. In this role, Kurt helps clients develop effective compliance programs consistent
with their business strategies, create effective risk mitigation programs and resolve regulatory issues. Mr. Lofgren has been an executive compliance leader and attorney at various firms throughout his career.

Most recently, Mr. Lofgren led LPL Financial’s Business Risk Management department, as well as serving
as Chief Compliance Officer for the firm’s investment adviser.

Brian O’Donnell joins as a Senior Compliance Consultant of the Compliance and Regulatory Consulting
team at Freeman Mathis & Gary. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. O’Donnell was Vice President of Product
Distribution Compliance for Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Mr. O’Donnell has over 39 years of experience in
the financial services industry and has been an active leader in the industry. He has spoken on or
moderated a number of discussion panels for various industry trade organizations, including chairing the
Due Diligence and Complex Product Council and co-authoring a White Paper on Due Diligence and
Complex Products for the Financial Services Institute.

Ben Mathis, FMG’s Managing Partner, said, “Our latest colleagues add tremendous skills and additional
depth to both our nationally recognized Insurance Coverage and Financial Institutions practices. We were fortunate to attract these outstanding professionals who each wanted a strong platform from coast to coast to continue to build their practices.”

“We are extremely excited about Kurt and Brian joining the consulting team at FMG. They each bring
decades of experience to assist our clients during this difficult time, when broker dealers and investment
advisor firms scramble to maintain regulatory compliance.” Don Runkle, Director of the Compliance and
Regulatory Department at FMG.

The Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, a joint effort from Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way of Greater Atlanta, announces the Fund’s sixth round of grants. To date, the Fund has raised more than $20 through collective resources. The two organizations have together identified the areas of greatest need and the most vulnerable populations to determine where to deliver funds.

This sixth round of grants total $5.3 million and will be distributed to 245 organizations in response to the region’s needs as a result of COVID-19. A grand total of more than $17.3 million from the Fund has been mobilized to benefit 320 nonprofits thus far. A full listing of today’s grants are detailed below. These, as well as those made in the earlier rounds, are listed on both the Community Foundation’s website and United Way’s website.

Individuals who wish to contribute to supporting our region’s nonprofits can donate to the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund here. Support funds will be released on a rolling basis throughout the outbreak and recovery phases of the crisis. 

During an open, public application process in April, more than 650 nonprofit organizations requested funding and today 245 are receiving grants. The grant review committee placed strong consideration on racial and gender equity in their decisions. Geographic spread and the ability to reach underserved communities and neighborhoods with vital support were also among the considerations.

Grant awards were also informed by a digital listening tool which captured input from more than 300 organizations. Multiple themes have emerged depicting nonprofit experiences: 

Increase in service requests and new clients requesting assistance

Loss of revenue, fees for service and donations

Loss of volunteer assistance due to shelter-in-place orders

Moving work and services to digital platforms such as telehealth, leading to added technology needs and training

Supply shortages for staff, clients and distribution (cleaning supplies, food, household paper products, personal protective equipment/PPE)

Grants are given to nonprofits for general operating support, allowing the receiving organization to direct funds to where they are most needed as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding priority areas include childcare, education, emergency financial assistance, food security, health, housing and small business support. Prevailing needs in each of these areas are:

Childcare ($315,500 in total grants this round)

Many childcare centers have had to close, putting financial burdens on facility owners and creating fewer options for frontline healthcare professionals and first responders. Cost and accessibility to quality childcare were issues for families before COVID-19, exacerbated now by the pandemic. Funds help early childhood centers remain open with new safety standards and centers that are providing virtual learning opportunities and family supports.

Education ($957,050 in total grants this round)

With schools closed, over 344,000 students in our region do not have access to the support needed for learning. Grants include educational support provisions and fill gaps in digital/online access, meals and mental health supports.

Emergency Financial Assistance ($990,000 in total grants this round)

The immediate loss of income for thousands of individuals and families has depleted or eliminated any savings for emergency needs, especially for hourly, service industry and gig workers. Grants will support an increased need for emergency financial assistance that ranges from rent and utility assistance to diapers, cleaning supplies and medications.

Food Security ($965,000 in total grants this round)

COVID-19 has disrupted the system of food access for hundreds of thousands of individuals and families, especially seniors, students and the homeless population. Grants for this area will address the exponential increase in demand for food at area pantries and food distribution sites and innovation in delivery options to replace volunteers that can’t be used for safety reasons.

Health ($918,575 in total grants this round)

The health safety net has experienced significant reductions in services. Most school-based clinics and some community-based centers have closed and others have faced lost revenue with declining patient volume. Charitable clinics are reporting increasing numbers due to people losing healthcare related to loss of jobs and not having other options for affordable care. Specific areas of need include access to care, behavioral health, chronic health specialty organizations, maternal and child care and services for people with disabilities.

Housing ($695,000 in total grants this round)

With unprecedented job loss and reduced hours, low-income renters are now challenged to afford their rent. There will be a growing number of unhoused and displaced persons, especially of low-income people of color and young adults. Grants for this area focus on legal support for people at risk of losing housing, basic needs to address housing stability and safety, providing stable housing for people experiencing homelessness and support for people living in residential facilities facing increased needs.

Small Business Support ($495,000 in total grants this round)

Many small business owners have not had access to Paycheck Protection Program loans from the federal government. It is estimated that up to 72% of small businesses will not survive if the crisis extends 4 months or longer. The largest grants are going to organizations that provide direct support for small business owners of color, which have historically had less access to capital, and are significantly less likely to obtain bank funds as white business owners.

Today’s grant recipients are:

180 Your Grief, Inc. DBA Widow Strong – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services. 

21st Century Leaders – to support an immersive leadership development experience.

3D Girls, Inc. – to support basic needs for babies and new mothers.

Acceptance Recovery Center – to support emergency housing and emergency financial assistance to cover program fees.

Agape Youth & Family Center – to provide emergency financial assistance for families experiencing loss of jobs, furloughs or reduced work hours.

Agnes Scott College – for emergency financial assistance, technology supports and internet connectivity for students without access. 

Anchor of Hope, Inc. – to provide basic needs and emergency financial assistance to immigrant families in service industries experiencing loss of jobs.

Artportunity Knocks – to support an online academy focused on science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – to provide culturally-appropriate information, service provision and advocacy for immigrant populations with highly increased risks to health and safety.

Atlanta Association For Convalescent Aged Persons Inc. dba Sadie G. Mays Health & Rehabilitation Center – to cover the increased costs for additional treatment equipment, cleaning supplies and PPE to continue serving high risk patients.

Atlanta Birth Center – to provide increased services and support for pregnant mothers, partners and midwives at its center reducing the exposure risks for mothers, babies and their families.

Atlanta Cancer Care Foundation, Inc. – to provide direct payment of bills or gift cards for food or gas.

Atlanta CARES Mentoring Movement, LLC. – to provide laptops and increased case management for parents of children who’ve interacted with the juvenile justice system.

Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, Inc. – to support the physical health, safety and mental health needs of the 1,100 firefighters serving the city of Atlanta.

Atlanta GLOW (Fiscal Agent – Women’s Nonprofit Alliance) – to provide emergency financial assistance for food, medicine and other basic needs.

Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc – to cover the costs of virtual case management, grocery cards for 40 families and meal distribution for 160 people monthly.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. – to support costs of continued advocacy on behalf of its clients in danger of losing housing due to COVID-19. 

The Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam – to cover costs of delivering weekly halal meals to 500 seniors in East Atlanta.

Atlanta Mission – to address needs of people being sheltered at the Mission.

Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership – to cover costs that address housing needs, basic needs and information on COVID-19. 

ATLFAMILYMEAL, Inc. – to cover the costs of repurposing restaurant industry resources to feed and support industry workers.

Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc. – to provide teletherapy for low-income infants, children, adults and their families with auditory and verbal disabilities due to hearing loss.

Bald Ridge Lodge, Inc. – to provide for increased staffing, supplies and services for the residents of Bald Ridge Lodge.

Bearings Bike Shop – to cover costs of new food delivery services for its clients.

Behavioral Health of Georgia (Fiscal Agent – View Point Health) – to provide shelter for patients requiring self-quarantine and establishing telehealth services for current and new clients.

BEN HILL UMC, INC – for emergency financial assistance, food and childcare support.

Bethany Christian Services of Georgia – to support emergency basic needs for children in foster care.

Bethesda Community Clinic – to support telehealth service provision and COVID-19 testing.

Black Alliance for Just Immigration – to provide emergency financial assistance, communications technology and language services for Black immigrants.

Black Child Development Institute – to provide virtual programming to support parents of young children, childcare providers and elementary educators.

Bobby Dodd Institute – to provide equipment and materials for connectivity and telehealth support to prevent isolationism amongst their clients.

The Boyce L. Ansley School – for tablets, learning packets, food, transportation and virtual support for homeless students and their families.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta – for family support, virtual programming for youth, laptops and food.

Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Georgia – to provide virtual programming like STEM, outdoor, reading and craft activities and to provide learning kits.

Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia – for virtual programming and learning kits.

Bread of Life Development Ministries, Inc. – to continue providing food to children 18 years and younger, and adults with disabilities.

Breakthrough Atlanta (Fiscal agent – The Lovett School)- to provide virtual summer programming, weekly meal boxes and case management.

Bright Futures Atlanta – in response to the transition to online programming, providing laptops and internet access, food and emergency services.

Brown Toy Box (Fiscal Agent – Science Atl, Inc.) – to provide grade level science, engineering, art and math kits and digital content. 

Buckhead Christian Ministry – to provide emergency financial assistance.

Butts County Life Enrichment Team – to provide books and food for families.

C4 Atlanta Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance for artists.

Caminar Latino, Inc. – to provide an array of services and support to families facing increased stress and violence due to COVID-19.

Captain Planet Foundation – to cover costs of planting urban gardens in Atlanta area schools.

CaringWorks, Inc. – to continue providing supportive housing to more than 1,000 individuals and families experiencing physical health conditions that increase their risks of contracting and succumbing to COVID-19.

Carrie Steele Pitts Home – for increased costs associated with providing housing and support for youth who are in foster care or have aged out.

CAYA Reconciliation Ministries – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services.

Center for Black Women’s Wellness – to cover the costs of extending existing patient care plans, providing additional therapeutic supports, establishing a telehealth system (equipment purchase, training, outreach, etc.) and providing infant and mother care kits.

The Center for Children & Young Adults – for increased staffing to meet the needs of homeless youth.

Center for Civic Innovation – to provide emergency financial assistance, coaching, strategic guidance and resource connections for entrepreneurs.

Central Outreach and Advocacy Center – for transportation, identification needs and referrals to food.

Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc. – to provide emergency shelter to victims of domestic violence.

City of Refuge, Inc. – to continue providing a broad range of support for vulnerable residents of Atlanta’s Westside neighborhoods.

Clarkston Community Center Foundation, Inc. – to cover costs of providing food to seniors and increased pantry hours.

Clarkston Development Foundation – CDF Action, Inc. – for continued support to the refugee community for early learning and census completion in a priority community.

Closer Look Ministries, Inc. – for subsidized childcare for essential workers, learning materials for children at home and to provide meals.

Cobb Community Foundation, Inc. – to support the Cobb COVID-19 Community Response Fund.

Cobbs School Foundation – for technology devices and development to address remediation needs for instruction. 

College AIM, Inc. – to provide virtual support for college and financial aid counseling, tutoring, career coaches and emergency needs.

College Park Main Street Association Inc. – to provide bridge funding for small businesses in south Fulton.

Communities In Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County – to provide technology supports and emergency assistance.

Community Action for Improvement – for emergency financial assistance.

Community Advanced Practice Nurses, Inc. – to provide for increased safety for staff and patients, deep cleaning of the facility and COVID-19 testing.

Community Farmers Markets Inc (CFM) –  to cover costs of virtual farmers’ markets and matching benefits of SNAP/EBT with eligible customers.

Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia – to support their localized Coronavirus Relief Fund.

Community Friendship, Inc. – for shelter, emergency financial assistance and food for people experiencing homelessness.

Community Guilds Inc. – for science, technology, engineering, art and math kits for youth.

Community Movement Builders – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services.

Community Outreach in Action, Inc. – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services in Clayton, Fayette, Fulton and Henry counties.

Concrete Jungle – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services.

Connecting Henry, Inc. – for food and emergency financial assistance.

Cool Girls, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance for families.

Covenant House Georgia, Inc. – for increased on-site programming due to the shelter in place order and social distancing guidelines.

Coweta Samaritan Clinic – to cover the costs of modifying programs and providing additional services and support to patients with chronic medical conditions.

Create Your Dreams – to provide emergency financial assistance for families experiencing unemployment.

Crossroads Community Ministries – to continue providing services to people experiencing homelessness. 

CURE Childhood Cancer – for emergency financial assistance to families for housing costs.

The Davis Direction Foundation – to cover costs of its new food delivery services and other services for people experiencing homelessness.

Decatur Area Emergency Assistance Ministry – for emergency financial assistance.

DeKalb County School District (Fiscal Agent – Georgia United Foundation) – to support online instruction through technology devices.

DeKalb Library Foundation – for hotspot access, virtual story time and education programs.

Diabetes Association of Atlanta – to increase access to effective healthcare and resources for people with increased risks related to COVID-19.

Duluth Cooperative Ministries – to cover increases of up to 18-times their normal service levels.

East Atlanta Kids Club, Inc. – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services.

East Lake Foundation, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance, food and childcare.

The Edge Connection – for education, coaching and mentoring for business owners and entrepreneurs.

ELEVATE Coweta Students – for food distribution and resource referral services in response to COVID-19.

Emmaus House – to provide emergency financial assistance.

Essential2Life, Inc. – for online learning devices for tutoring and mentoring services.

Ethne Health – to provide low-cost and no-cost COVID-19 testing, and culturally appropriate information to refugees in Clarkston.

Families First – for additional service provision for increased numbers of seniors and low-income residents of Atlanta’s Westside neighborhoods.

Family Patterns Matter – for food for families without transportation, virtual tutoring and mental health resources.

Family Promise of Hall County – to provide emergency financial assistance, food and diapers to families.

Family Support Circle – to cover costs of a new food delivery service for their clients. 

Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence DBA Promise Place – to provide emergency shelter, a 24-hour emergency hotline, legal advocacy, weekly support groups, relocation and financial assistance, crisis counseling and safety planning for women and children escaping domestic violence.

Fill Ministries Inc. DBA Meals by Grace – to cover costs of increased food purchases and distribution to more clients in Forsyth county. 

Food Well Alliance Inc. – to cover the costs of modified operations in response to COVID-19.

Fore Hadley Foundation – to provide emergency financial assistance for families with a child in a neonatal ICU.

Forever Fed, Inc – to cover costs of increased food purchases and distribution to more clients in Cherokee county.

Foundation of Wesley Woods – to provide grocery gift cards to vulnerable residents of two South Atlanta HUD communities.

Frazer Center – for learning support for families with children with disabilities.

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) – to help FODAC to continue to provide medical equipment and supplies to area hospitals and clinics during the crisis.

Friends of Gwinnett Seniors, Inc. – to cover costs of the food delivery service to seniors.

Fugees Family, Inc. – to support refugee students and their families with academic instruction, food and public health information translated in several languages.

Furniture Bank Metro Atlanta – to purchase beds for low-income, new residents of homes in the region.

Future Foundation – to provide virtual student learning, tutoring, technology devices, internet connectivity and access to food.

Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc. – to provide direct rental/mortgage assistance to residents with priority given to those living in unsubsidized units and homeless persons.

Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) – for emergency financial assistance for families receiving legal assistance.

Georgia Care Connection Office, Inc. DBA Georgia Cares – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services.

Georgia Center for Nonprofits – for technical assistance provided to  nonprofits.

Georgia Charitable Care Network Inc. – to provide telehealth support for up to 26 metro-Atlanta area charitable clinics.

Georgia Highlands Medical Services – to provide drive-thru medical screenings and services at all of its sites.

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Development Center, Inc. – for technical and financial assistance for small businesses. 

Georgia Hope Inc – to continue providing and securing homes for children and youth in foster care.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. – for increased need in legal services for tenants in danger of eviction due to the crisis.

Georgia Organics – to help with efforts to connect organic farmers to means of filling gaps in food distribution.

Gigi’s House, Inc – to cover the increased costs for food for the residents of the shelter.

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta –  for virtual programming for members and non-members focused on STEM, entrepreneurship, life skills and the outdoors.

The Global Village Project, Inc. – for technology kits, food and emergency assistance.

Good News at Noon – to cover costs of modified operations due to COVID-19 in Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Hall counties.

Good News Clinics, Inc. – to cover costs of increased telehealth services, PPE for in-person treatment and screenings and curbside prescription services for residents of Hall County.

Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb, Inc. – for costs related to COVID-19 testing and triage, PPE and lab supplies, telehealth and COVID-HVAC upgrades.

Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett – for provision of COVID-19 screening and referral for testing and provision of emergency dental services for residents in its service area.

Great Promise Partnership – for emergency financial assistance for students who have lost employment.

The Greater Piney Grove Community Development, Inc. – to cover costs of modified operations due to COVID-19.

Greening Youth Foundation, Inc. – for youth stipends and technology resources to support employment continuity.

Grove Park Foundation Inc. – for emergency financial assistance for families to maintain stability in housing.

Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services – to cover costs of providing leadership to a local coalition and providing direct services to residents of Gwinnett county.

Gwinnett Housing Corporation (DBA: Lawrenceville Housing Authority) – to provide food, financial assistance and preserving housing for 40 renters, 40 residents of extended stay shelters and 40 homeowners for the next 90 days.

Hands of Hope Clinic – to continue providing in-person care and to establish telehealth services in Henry county.

Hands On Atlanta, Inc. – to assist with Atlanta Public Schools food distribution activities.  

Harvest Rain Early Learning Academy, Inc. – for scholarship and tuition assistance for childcare, online resources for children at home and grocery store gift cards for families.

Haven of Light International, Inc. – to expand its technology-based connection services with its clientele, and increase its food support for women who have recently escaped domestic violence. 

HEAL; or HEALing Community Center – to cover the costs of establishing telehealth services for primary care and behavioral health; and provide on-site COVID-19 testing.

Helping Hands Computers Outreach, Inc. DBA Helping Hands Outreach – for its increased telemedicine system for low-income children and families in Rockdale county.

Helping In His Name Ministries, Inc. – to support drive-thru services for food distribution efforts.

The Herman J Russell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship – for small business supports.

Hi-Hope Service Center – for continued services and staffing of its programming for people experiencing homelessness.

Hispanic Alliance GA – to cover modifications in service provision in Hall county due to COVID-19.

Hope for Youth, Inc. – for online curriculum and tech resources.

Hope thru Soap, Inc. – to continue providing services to people experiencing homelessness.

Horizons Atlanta – to cover the costs of providing meals to 850 students per day.

House of Cherith, Inc. – to continue providing housing and wrap around supports to victims and survivors of human trafficking.

Initiative for Affordable Housing, Inc. – to provide housing and ancillary social services for homeless families in DeKalb county.

International Community School – to provide basic needs for children and families.

Just Bakery of Atlanta – for employment support for business operations.

Latin American Association – emergency financial and employment assistance for Latinx individuals and families.

Leap Year – to support second graders with reading challenges and at-risk graduating high school seniors.

Lilburn Cooperative Ministry, Inc. – to cover the costs of a 5-fold increase in the number of families being served weekly.

liveSAFE Resources, Inc. – to continue providing shelter for the unhoused and a safe environment for its staff and clients. 

Local Initiatives Support Corporation – for a small business grant and loan fund.

Los Niños Primero, Inc. – for emergency financial assistance for immigrant families.

Loving Arms Cancer Outreach (LACO) – to provide emergency financial assistance for patients with cancer.

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer – to provide food and accurate COVID-19 related information to seniors, people experiencing homelessness.

Making A Way Housing – to provide safe and affordable housing for people with compromised immune systems and therefore higher risks  for contracting COVID-19.

Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change Inc. – to support the King Center’s provision of services and information to the African American community.

Mending The Gap Inc – to cover costs of the food delivery service to seniors in Gwinnett county.

Mercy Housing Southeast – for restocking food and supply pantries, deep cleaning of properties, and staff support.

Metamorphasis Powerhouse Company, Inc. – for virtual learning for students, career development services and technology support for older adults.

Metro Atlanta Urban Farm – for work to support farmers in metro Atlanta.

Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) – for emergency financial assistance.

Miles for Cystic Fibrosis – to provide emergency financial assistance for families with a family member who has cystic fibrosis.

Mosaic Georgia – to provide specialized services and support to increasing numbers of victims and survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse.

Motivation Forward Inc. – to cover the costs of modified operations in response to COVID-19.

Multi-Agency Alliance for Children, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance for youth and families in foster care. 

My Fellow Man – for emergency financial assistance and food. 

NAACP Atlanta Branch – to cover the costs of providing basic services and accurate information to residents of South Fulton county. 

Neighbor in Need, Inc. – to cover costs of the food delivery service to seniors in East Lake, Kirkwood and Edgewood.

New American Pathways – for emergency financial assistance, language services and case management.

New Life Community Ministries – to provide food boxes to residents of South DeKalb county.

Next Generation Focus, Inc. – to provide access to technology, tutoring and mentoring.

Nobis Works, Inc. DBA Tommy Nobis Center – to provide case management, counseling, educational resources and COVID-19 information.

Noonday Association – to cover costs of the food delivery service to seniors in Cherokee, Cobb and Paulding counties.

Noor Family Services Corporation – for emergency financial assistance, food and transportation.

North Georgia Community Action, Inc. – to provide housing support (rent payments, mortgage assistance and housing subsidies) for the next 90 days.

North Gwinnett Co-Op – to cover increased costs due to increase in food delivery and emergency provisions.

Nothing but the Truth – to cover costs of increased food purchases and distribution to more clients.

The nsoro Educational Foundation, Inc. – to provide wraparound supports for students who came of age in the foster care system.

Odyssey Inc. – for revised virtual summer programming, a tutoring platform and online learning classes.

Odyssey Family Counseling Center – to provide virtual behavioral health and comprehensive mental health counseling for young people, families and people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

One Roof Ecumenical Alliance Outreach – for emergency financial assistance for food and basic needs.

One Talent, Inc. – for virtual programming, food and care packages.

Operation First Response, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance to active duty service members, disabled veterans, first responders and their families.

Operation HOPE – to provide emergency financial support and coaching for low-income populations facing job loss, business interruption and loan deferments. 

Our House – to provide emergency shelter and assistance.

Overcomers House Incorporated – to cover costs for modified operations and increased demand for services.

The Place of Forsyth County – for emergency financial assistance.

The Path Project, Inc. – to provide books and laptops for students. 

PEACE Atlanta, Inc. – to provide PPE and cleaning supplies for residents.

Positive Impact Health Centers – to provide for the increasing basic service needs of patients with HIV.

The Posse Foundation – for virtual pre-collegiate training workshops, emergency support and assistance for both pre-college and college scholars.

Premier Academy, Inc. – for essential needs for families and virtual engagement opportunities for children at home.

Prevention Plus Inc. dba The Bridge Academy – to provide tutoring, emotional support, access to technology and food.

Project Community Connections, Inc. – for emergency financial assistance to maintain housing after job losses.

Project South –  to support food distribution and other services for residents of South Atlanta neighborhoods.

Quest Community Development Corporation – for housing and financial services.

Rainbow House, Inc. – for housing food, health care, counseling and educational support services for youth 24 hours/day 7 days/week.

Raising Expectations – for digital learning supports, emergency financial assistance and access to food.

Raksha Inc. – for emergency financial assistance.

re:imagine/ATL – for emergency assistance, workforce training, mentoring, social-emotional supports, and technology equipment for vulnerable youth and their families.

REAL School Gardens (dba Out Teach) – to support online learning resources for students, families and teachers as well as learning kits being sent home to students to support ongoing engagement in learning.

Red Door Food Pantry – to cover costs for increased services to Bartow county residents.

Reflections of Trinity – to cover the costs of a 25% increase in its food distribution in Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties due to COVID-19.

Refuge Coffee Co. – for business operation costs. 

Refugee Village Corp –  for academic and technology support for students, food, cleaning supplies and COVID-19 information.

RiverLife – to cover costs of its new food delivery services and other services for seniors and people with disabilities. 

Rockdale Coalition for Children & Families – to cover the cost of modified food delivery activities due to COVID-19.

Royal Adult Day Services, Inc. – to cover costs of modified operations due to COVID-19 and to continue support for individuals with dementia and their families.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. – to cover the costs for providing shelter, case management, meals, financial assistance and coordination of community resources for people who are homeless.

SafeHouse Outreach Inc. – to provide meals for people relying on shelters for housing during the crisis.

The Salvation Army of Gainesville – for increases in provision of its core services in the region. 

The Scholarship Academy – for the virtual scholarship center, counseling, emergency aid and technology access.

Scottdale Early Learning – for increased support for families.

Second Helpings Atlanta – to cover modifications in operations and increased service requests.

Serv International – to support food distribution efforts in Canton.

Showcase Group – to provide telehealth and reentry services for incarcerated youth, recently released young people and their families.

Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. – to cover the costs of modifying its service provision for people with sickle cell disease throughout the region.

Sisu of Georgia Inc – for telehealth therapy services.

Soldiers’ Angels – to  provide services to vulnerable veterans in the region.

Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry – to cover costs of uptick in food provisions for new clients who reside in SW Gwinnett county.

SPARK Reproductive Justice Now!, Inc. – to provide accurate medical information, referrals to safe support and treatment resources, and feminine hygiene and personal products for LGBTQIA+ communities of color in metro Atlanta.

Special Needs Respite, Inc. – for respite care for families with children with special needs.

Star-C Programs –  to support efforts to negotiate rent forgiveness and reduction due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Street Grace – to provide emergency financial assistance for survivors of child sex trafficking.

The Study Hall, Inc – to cover costs of modified operations due to COVID-19.

Sustainable Norcross Inc. – to cover costs of modified operations due to COVID-19. 

Tahirih Justice Center, Atlanta – to provide emergency financial support to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence.

Tallatoona Community Action Partnership, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance.

Tapestri, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance to refugee and immigrant survivors of domesic violence and human trafficking.

Teach “O” Rea Preparatory Preschool – for family outreach including home learning materials and food.

Technical College System of Georgia Foundation – for emergency needs and for digital devices to engage in distance learning.

Together Friends Organization Inc. – for a virtual summer experience focused on math and science.

Treasure House, Inc. – to provide emergency financial assistance, childcare, housing support and food assistance to families with children.

Tri_Cities Arts Alliance, Inc. –  to provide emergency financial assistance for artists.

Truancy Intervention Project Georgia, Inc. – for vulnerable students in need of specialized assistance based on school social workers and emergency financial assistance.

Urban League of Greater Atlanta (ULGA) – to provide emergency financial assistance for basic needs, health and housing.

Urban Recipe – to cover costs of its new food delivery services and extended pantry hours.

Usher’s New Look –  for a virtual learning academy and emergency financial assistance.

Visiting Nurse – to cover the costs of increased numbers of appointments (travel costs, PPE, treatment supplies, etc.) for elderly residents of metro Atlanta.

Westside Future Fund – to provide emergency financial assistance, food and basic needs.

Wholesome Wave Georgia – to cover costs of its COVID-19 SNAP outreach for restaurant and hospitality workers.

Will2Way Foundation Inc – to continue providing services to people experiencing homelessness.

Young Life East Atlanta (GA162) – to provide food and financial assistance for 30 new mothers.

Youth Empowerment Success Services – to provide housing and case management support to displaced and homeless youth ages 18 – 24.

Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving, Inc. (YELLS) – to provide emergency financial assistance.

The Fund was announced March 17 with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta committing $1 million and United Way of Greater Atlanta contributing $500,000 to seed the Fund. As of today, nearly $25 million in commitments have been secured from organizations including the Coca-Cola Company, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, each donating $5 million to the Fund in support. Other current funders include the City of Atlanta, The Goizueta Foundation, The Klump Family Foundation and Truist Foundation, contributing $1 million each.