United Way Of Greater Atlanta Inc

United way helps people volunteer in a number of ways, such as lending their professional expertise, advocating on behalf of issues, and donating household and office items. United way provides support and expertise through five local offices to help communities solve problems. Through technical assistance and gifts in kind atlanta, united way helps nonprofit organizations operate more effectively and efficiently. We work with stakeholders in communities across our service area to collectively address and implement strategies to ensure that all people in our region can thrive.united way of greater atlanta's 2-1-1 contact center is a full-service contact center that connects people to the assistance they need to address everyday challenges of living, as well as those that develop during times of community emergencies. Answering over 89,000 live contacts through telephone, text, live chat, email, and postal searches as well as over 395,000 digital contacts through text on demand, mobile app, chatbot and web searches, 2-1-1 helps many throughout the community. The community can visit our website to search the 211 database for themselves.

United way has adopted, in partnership with dozens of community partners, a "yardstick" for child wellbeing a set of 16 measures that allow us to assess how well children and families are doing by zip code across 13 counties. United way's programs are designed to move the needle on these critical measures. Its focuses are on creating strong foundations for children to grow, thereby providing opportunities for success despite adverse conditions, as well as nurturing communities that need wraparound support. For every measure of child wellbeing, there is a multitude of factors that can adversely influence outcomes and a series of actions we can take that can change these outcomes for the better. When we consider all potential solutions that help us move the needle evidence based strategies, innovative programs, policies, volunteerism, among others.

United way provides support and services to community groups and public agencies in atlanta through the use of the loudermilk conference center. The loudermilk conference center exemplifies united way's commitment to the city by serving as the premier meeting place formetro atlanta nonprofit organizations, civic groups and the business community. United way also leases the woodruff volunteer center to non-profits and other businesses. Additionally, united way earns revenue on fee for service arrangements.