Making an Impact Archives

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Building Resilience for Georgia’s Housing

Posted on November 6, 2025November 20, 2025

Resilience planning in Georgia could help housing withstand natural disasters and other major threats.

The Benefit Cliff Explained: Why Earning More Doesn’t Always Make a Difference for Low-Income Families

Posted on September 11, 2025November 20, 2025

What is a benefit cliff? Implications for families living just above the poverty line and how benefit cliffs perpetuate generational poverty.

Child Hunger in Georgia Schools: How Parishes Can Help

Posted on August 14, 2025November 20, 2025

Understand the realities of child hunger in Georgia, where many children face food insecurity and poverty issues.

Reentry Challenges: Navigating Life After Incarceration in Georgia

Posted on July 18, 2025November 20, 2025

Uncover the real-life reentry challenges in Georgia, where the state holds the highest supervised population in the nation.

How You Can Help: Supporting Refugees with The Episcopal Church’s Call to Action

Posted on June 27, 2025June 24, 2025

The Episcopal Church’s Legacy in Supporting Refugees The Episcopal Church (TEC) has an almost 40-year legacy of supporting refugees through the Episcopal Migration Ministries. TEC made national headlines in May when Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe released a letter to the … Continue Reading →

Georgia’s Housing Policy Approach: Moving Beyond “Housing First”

Posted on May 27, 2025November 20, 2025

Georgia’s Housing Policies have changed to bring a greater level of accountability to the sector, including new bills and programs.

Human Trafficking in Rural Areas: Spotting the Signs

Posted on April 17, 2025November 20, 2025

Human trafficking often occurs in rural areas, benefiting from the seclusion of locations like rest stops and bus stops.

Workforce Development: Disrupting the Generational Poverty Cycle

Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Breaking the Generational Poverty Cycle Poverty that passes from generation to generation persists until a disruption occurs. A successful disruption requires a family member to achieve wealth beyond living paycheck-to-paycheck. Even more successfully disruptive is when financial success enables saving … Continue Reading →

Georgia Food Insecurity: Addressing Challenges in Uncertain Times

Posted on February 27, 2025November 20, 2025

Several stressors are converging in the food assistance marketplace, meaning that more support is needed for hunger-focused ministries in Georgia.

Photo of Carole Maddux speaking on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform

Georgia Criminal Justice Reform: Advocacy, Service, and Spirituality

Posted on February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Over the last 19 years, The Venerable Carole Maddux has connected with countless people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. An archdeacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and the founding executive director of the Georgia Interfaith … Continue Reading →