Through its fourth annual Building Community Day program, The Home Depot® Foundation has awarded $20,000 to Junior Achievement of Georgia. The donation will be used in support of JA’s entrepreneurship, personal financial literacy and workforce readiness programs in Metro Atlanta.
“We are honored to receive this support of both collaboration and funding from The Home Depot Foundation,” said Jack Harris, president of Junior Achievement of Georgia. “This positive recognition and support will assist us as we expand our programmatic outreach in K-12 classrooms throughout the Atlanta community.”
Through its Building Community Day program, sponsored in partnership with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, The Home Depot Foundation connects with some of Atlanta’s most effective nonprofit organizations, which are focused on building communities through innovative programs and collaborative partnerships that fall outside of the Foundation’s usual areas of giving. This year, 20 nonprofits participated in roundtable discussions and workshops focused on the theme of ‘Social Innovation: Inspirational Ideas and Practices for Maximum Impact.’ Each organization received a $20,000 grant at the end of day to support their work on a broad range of issues facing the Atlanta community.
“We are delighted to support and celebrate nonprofits in our hometown that have a long-standing commitment to making Atlanta a healthier and more sustainable city where families can thrive,” said Kelly Caffarelli, president, The Home Depot Foundation. “Junior Achievement of Georgia deserves enormous credit for the work it is doing, particularly in these difficult economic times, and we are glad to be part of their efforts.”
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