Food Insecurity: What is it?
Food Insecurity You might have heard this phrase before, but do we really know what it means? Whatever image is conjured in our minds, there is probably more to it. According to the Atlanta Community…
The Tendrils of Criminal Justice
What We Know about Criminal Justice We’ve read the statistics about people in the criminal justice system. We tend to pay attention to programs of rebuilding and rehabilitation. But there are other people impacted by…
Refugees: Here in Georgia
Refugees in Georgia The term “refugee” has become a political weapon, used as a term of aggression, a form of emotional manipulation. But at the heart of it, a refugee represents humanity. Refugees are human…
Social Justice and Human Trafficking
The Reality of Human Trafficking As with any societal issue, widespread knowledge about human trafficking is a vital asset in the efforts to attenuate it. This means having the appropriate language, facts, and stories accessible…
Homelessness Reduced in City of Atlanta in 2022
The City of Atlanta’s most recent Point-in-Time (PIT) Count has been compiled, and the results paint an optimistic picture. For those unfamiliar, the PIT Count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness…
The Intersection of Pandemics: How COVID-19 Exacerbated Homelessness
On March 13, 2020, the U.S. declared a national state of emergency. The COVID-19 virus was ramping up across the country, hitting some of our most vulnerable citizens the hardest. The contagion exacerbated conditions for…
How a Family Inherits Poverty
What is your family inheritance? Maybe it’s an heirloom. I recently spoke with someone who owned a family cannon—a Civil War memento procured in his ancestorial line. Maybe you’ve inherited traditions or stories that shape…
What is Generational Poverty?
Have you ever been in an escape room? Only through solving a complicated problem can you and your group of friends or family escape. What happens if you don’t make it out in time? You…
Welcoming the Stranger in Western Middle Georgia
Over two years, El Refugio Ministry received $40,000 funding from ECF to fund the pilot of a new post-release program that offers short-term accommodations for those released with asylum from the detention center. Not only…
Tackling the Complex Challenges of Human Trafficking
Statistics about human trafficking are hard to digest. Consider the following: 9 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor, including sexual exploitation at any given time (United Nations) 5 million people in the U.S….
Everyone is Welcome. Everyone is Valued. Everyone is Fed.
Malachi’s Storehouse received a combined $28,593.60 from the 2018 and 2019 Hunger Walk Run events to renovate their kitchen space at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. For 25 years, Malachi’s Storehouse has been addressing food insecurity…
It Takes a [Rainbow] Village
Rainbow Village received a $17,819 General Grant from ECF in 2018 in partnership with Christ Episcopal Church (Norcross). In its study “Creating High Impact Nonprofits,” the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society concluded the…