01/25/2013 2:00 AM
01/25/2013
January 25 is National Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Day, which highlights the benefits of this tax credit to those who are eligible. It is also the kick-off of the local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. More than 40 VITA sites located throughout metro-Atlanta with more than 500 IRS trained and certified volunteers will offer free tax preparation and help in determining EITC eligibility to individuals and families whose households earned $49,000 or less in 2012. Sites are open January 17 through April 15.
01/24/2013 6:45 PM
Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that the city of Atlanta has been awarded a $30,000 grant from The UPS Foundation to support its Love Your Block program. The program drives Atlanta’s volunteer spirit toward neighborhood revitalization, sustainability and beautification. The grant will be used to mobilize citizens to help plant roughly 350 trees in neighborhoods citywide. Planting trees is a key component of The UPS Foundation’s sustainability volunteer and grant-giving initiatives, with an overall mission of planting one million trees globally.
01/24/2013 3:15 PM
01/23/2013 7:00 AM
01/17/2013 3:00 PM
Cartlanta, the city of Atlanta’s new residential recycling program, has reached an early milestone. Since the program’s October launch, recycling tonnage has increased from 1,079 tons collected to 1,403 tons, an increase of 23 percent. Internally, recycling collection rates in City Hall and other municipal buildings have increased six-fold.
01/17/2013 2:45 PM
01/15/2013 4:00 PM
01/15/2013
01/15/2013
01/14/2013 5:00 PM
01/14/2013
01/14/2013
Our goal is to connect 800 people to permanent housing with supportive services by December 2013 and to catalyze a new level of community coordination to end chronic and veteran homelessness among individuals and families.
01/14/2013
Our goal is to connect 800 people to permanent housing with supportive services by December 2013 and to catalyze a new level of community coordination to end chronic and veteran homelessness among individuals and families.
01/14/2013
In partnership with the United Way of Greater Atlanta, Hands-On Atlanta and The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, Mayor Kasim Reed announced today the launch of the Atlanta Homeless Registry initiative and specifically called on volunteers to ensure its success.
01/10/2013 5:45 PM
The Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) Board of Directors has been working with Korn/Ferry International on a pro bono basis to conduct the search for the next President and CEO of the organization. Korn/Ferry will be accepting candidates for this position until February 1, 2013.
01/10/2013 10:00 AM
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