Go Big and Go Home: The Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Atlanta’s Mission to Serve Local Families
Mark Murphy was retired. He was looking for ways to stay active and enjoy his free time. Then his hobby introduced him to a new calling. “I retired in 2016,…
“It Takes a Community to Stop the Violence in a Village”: The Mission of the Gwinnett County Family Violence Task Force
The Gwinnett County Family Violence Task Force advocates for victims to produce hope and nourish the “spirit of survivorship” in each victim. “We are advocates for hope so victims can…
Keeping Gwinnett Great, One Steward at a Time
Gwinnett is already great. And Schelly Marlatt and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GCB) want to keep it that way! “I remember the old water towers that said ‘Gwinnett is great’…
Meet New CFNEG Fundholder, The Children’s Haven
Over 40 years ago, a judge in Seattle saw that everyone in the courtroom had an attorney or advocate in their corner — except some of the most vulnerable. The…
More Than a Bank: How CFNEG is Your Community Knowledge Base
If you ask someone to describe a community foundation, they might think of it as a bank. It’s a fair comparison. After all, the foundation manages and grows fundholders' money…
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way: How Georgia Center for Opportunity is Fighting Family Instability
“For decades now in America, we’ve done a good job making poverty survivable. We’ve not done a good job of making it escapable.” When Randy Hicks first heard about a…
Choosing a Giving Path for Your Family: DAF vs. Private Foundation
Pam and her family have spent decades working hard and giving back annually to local organizations. But lately, they’ve wanted to do more than write annual checks. They want to…
The Gift of Thoughtful, Loving Care: How Annandale Village Empowers Adults with Developmental Disabilities
“Knowing that [our Villagers] get to live their entire lives in the home that they love is why we do what we do.” Kayce Pearce is the chief development and…
“A Blessing and a Respite”: How Joyce’s Place Met One Family in Their Darkest Days
It just seemed like a regular sinus infection. Until it wasn’t. Clayton Vaughan was a student at the University of Georgia, home for Christmas break. When he started experiencing migraines,…