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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 Food Bank, food insecurity “refers … Continue Reading →

Site Visits with ECF Look a Little Different

Site visits are an important part of the grantmaking cycle at the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia. Grant applicants are required to submit both a Letter of Intent and an Application before a site visit occurs, and … Continue Reading →

Charitable Planning With Life Insurance

Life insurance can be an excellent way to make a charitable gift.[1] Life insurance allows you to make a substantial gift to a charity at a lower cost, with potential tax rules that benefit individuals who give life insurance gifts. … Continue Reading →

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 the criminal justice system who … Continue Reading →

Holy Hushing and Shunning Shushing

Being Shushed Few things are as irritating as being “shushed.” I still recall childhood memories of fingers pressed against lips as the sibilant hissing struck a chord of irritation within me. Shushing is abrupt; it cuts and makes the voice … Continue Reading →

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 beings that are all around … Continue Reading →

Fall 2023 grant recipient Memorial Drive Ministries

Fall 2023: ECF Grants $89,618 to Fight Poverty

Today ECF announces four Fall 2023 grants to Impact West GA (Carrollton), Memorial Drive Ministries (Decatur), Rainbow Village (Norcross), and St. David’s Episcopal Church (Roswell). Fall 2023 Grant Recipients Impact West GA, in partnership with St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in … Continue Reading →

Redeeming the Art of Dwelling

The Struggle of Dwelling “Mary knew movement, uninvited but necessary for survival. Mary knew fleeing and looking over her shoulder and thirsting for safety and vigilantly watching for danger. And with it all, trusting in God.”[1] In his recent delivery … Continue Reading →