Peachtree Corners Business Association donates $500 to United Way of Greater Atlanta

The Peachtree Corners Business Association (PCBA) awarded a check for $500 at our November 2024 PCBA Business After Hours Speaker Series event to United Way of Greater Atlanta - Gwinnett County Region!

The Mission of United Way of Greater Atlanta - Gwinnett County is to engage and bring together people and resources to drive sustainable and equitable improvements in the well-being of children, families, and individuals in the community.

"Greater Atlanta is one of the most vibrant regions in the country, but the region has significant barriers to realizing its potential in the future because of its continued ranking at the bottom of the list of metro areas in income mobility" stated Vanessa Roussell, United Way Senior Director of Corporate Relations. "Children born in low-income households have only a 4% chance of getting out of poverty in their lifetime.  We at United Way of Greater Atlanta don’t like those odds. Our work is about changing them so that children — regardless of where they’re born — have the chance to realize their potential and build lives that sustain themselves, their families, and their communities" stated Roussell.

(pictured - Vanessa Roussell, United Way Great Atlanta)

The United Way of Greater Atlanta - Gwinnett county Region's goal is to help every child unlock their full potential, by improving education, healthcare, resources, and economic mobility in the communities where they live. The "Every child program" includes every child in Gwinnett.  Based on the 2023 census track for Gwinnett County, 94,308 people living in Gwinnett county are at risk, particularly located in and around Sugar Hill/Buford, Duluth, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, and Snellville.  The "highest need" are located in the I-85 corridor (mainly around Duluth, Norcross, and Lilburn.)