When we think about our own potential, we believe it to be endless. We must also extend that belief to those beyond our closest friends and family. Our community can create and support opportunities for all children regardless of race or zip code to reach their full potential.
Change is possible, and there are many tools and approaches we can employ as individuals and organizations to drive transformation. We may not have created them, but we are all impacted by the policies and practices of racism in our country and therefore we are all responsible for dismantling the structures that allow it to persist. We must assemble more allies. We must show our work beyond our social media posts. As John A. Powell says, “We must hear other people’s suffering and stories… and ask, ‘How can we build bridges?’”
Remember, being an ally is not an identity, it is a continual process — something you must work at, be intentional about and commit to day-in and day-out.
Today in Greater Atlanta nearly 500,000 children live in communities lacking the basic opportunities and resources needed to thrive. Lives born with pure potential are too often offset by the disparities that a zip code or race produces, holding us back for an equitable Greater Atlanta.
Ⓒ 2022 United Way of Greater Atlanta
The following organizations have provided funds to support the United Way Racial Equity and Healing Fund.
Anthem
Assurant
Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation
Gas South
Genuine Parts Company
Global Payments Inc
Printpack
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Southern Company Gas
Target HQ
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company
Truist
