What We Do Get Involved Events Blog Need Help? COUNTIES CONTACT US PHILANTHROPY CLOUD STAY CONNECTED GIVE NOW UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $2.5M IN GRANTS TO THE LITERACY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL COLLABORATIVE Grant to address building strong learners across Greater Atlanta 05-06-2021 May 5, 2021—United Way of Greater Atlanta, through the support of the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, today announces grants totaling $2,546,000 have been awarded to organizations forming the Literacy and Justice for All collaborative. The Literacy and Justice for All collaborative will serve as a model for the region in addressing inequities that face far too many children and families across Greater Atlanta. Learn4Life will provide coordination for the collaborative with support from United Way of Greater Atlanta. “As United Way of Greater Atlanta works to put our community’s children on an equitable path to fulfilling their potential, investing in efforts that improve educational outcomes for children by addressing the factors beyond school that often get in the way of success is critical. When children are not reading by the 3rd grade, it limits their opportunities in school, in work, and in life. They are four times more likely to drop out of high school. If we want an educated, skilled workforce tomorrow and a competitive edge, we must have strong learners today.” says United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Chief Community Impact Officer, Katrina D. Mitchell. Third-grade reading proficiency is one of six community-level indicators that Learn4Life has identified as the keys to achieving a cradle-to-career vision of success for every child. Executive Director Kenneth Zeff emphasized the role these partnerships can serve to inform the region, “We are energized by the support for collective impact in our region. Marietta City Schools and its partners are responding to the regional need to redouble our efforts to get all students on track following the pandemic.” The Learn4Life network will use this opportunity to support the partners on this learning journey in Marietta and scale best practices across the region. -MORE- Ending disparities has been the guidepost for United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Child Well-Being Agenda, which has focused on addressing the systemic issues that put Greater Atlanta at the bottom of the list of U.S. cities in terms of opportunity and mobility for low-income children and make a child’s zip code of birth their destiny. For two years running, Bloomberg has called Atlanta “the capital of inequality.” By August 1, the Literacy and Justice for All collaborative aims to build a comprehensive, cross-sector grant partnership that is designed to effectively reach each child in our communities — from the third trimester of pregnancy through reading proficiency by the end of 3rd grade. Each experience matters during the early years of development – the years in which our children must count on us the most. Every child whose life we change will go on to change the lives of countless other children, families and communities. And when we work together — pooling our resources, time and energy — our community impact grows exponentially to create an equitable future for all. Together, with the help of our partners, we can do more. A full listing of grantees includes: Learn4Life – to support the collaborative and shared learning for the region. Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School to provide training and professional development in the areas of healthy brain development, language, literacy and the science of reading across the birth – 8 continuum. Cobb Collaborative – to support early literacy ambassadors and trauma-informed training. Kennesaw State University – to support professional development within early childhood education settings throughout the city of Marietta. Marietta City Schools – to support professional development and resources for K-3 classrooms Quality Care for Children – to support professional development within early childhood education settings throughout the City of Marietta. About United Way of Greater Atlanta United Way of Greater Atlanta, the largest United Way in the nation, focuses on ensuring that every child in Greater Atlanta has the opportunity to reach his or her full potential. 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