Better Beginnings
Zeist Foundation Grants $75,000 to Birth Through Five Program
Quality Care for Children: 2011 Impact of Economic Downturn on Child Care
AJC Op-ed: Invest in pre-k for long-term gains
AJC: Quarter of Georgians fail Army entry test
US Department of Health & Human Services: Child Care Research comparing Quality Rating Systems
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Coalition for Early Education to be Formed
Pathways / Education
APS Schools: Twenty-Four APS students were awarded Posse Foundation Scholarships
DMLcentral: Young Black Males, Learning, and Video Games
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Georgia must win "Race to the Top"
eSchool News: $5 billion carrot for schools overhaul
CBS News: Obama Unveils "Race to the Top" Contest
Washington Post: Education Reform's Moon Shot
AJC: Education data systems key to additional federal stimulus money
Parade: Coaching Students To Stay In School
AJC: Student rolls don’t add up
AJC: Ex-shelter teen is Bound for Boston University
AJC: Carver’s success inspires Atlanta to shrink schools
Children and Families
WJBF-ABC: 1 In 6 Georgia Children Hungry
The Weekly: New Georgia initiative to improve child health
AJC: State teen birth rate rises for second year in a row
CBS: "Teach A Healthy Body, Get A Healthy Mind" (Video)
Gaylord Herald Times: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
CredAbility: New Federal Loan Plans Unveiled to Help Homeowners
Inspiring Spaces
New York Times: Cities See the Other Side of the Tracks
ShelterForce: An Affordable BeltLine?
ShelterForce: Bringing CLTs to Scale in Atlanta
ShelterForce: Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Neighborhood: Building the Sustainable Urban Community
Midtown Patch: BeltLine Bus Tours Help People Better Know Atlanta
Environmental News Service: EPA Grants $1 Million to Green Atlanta BeltLine Brownfields
USA Today: Jimmy Carter’s Plains, Ga., home could become national park
Creative Loafing: What will the BeltLine look like?
AJC: Tax money root of re-negotiations
AJC: 3-hour tours share BeltLine vision
AJC: Report faults Atlanta for lack of park space
AJC: Atlanta believes in Beltline
Art of Change
CNN: "Blacks in orchestras" a closer look at the ASO's Talent Development Program (Video)
Time Magazine: The Recession and the Arts
Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Fund
Philanthopy Northwest Blog: Strengthening Local Community Foundations
Philanthopy Northwest Blog: Montana Community Foundation Convening
The Bozeman Magpie: The Drinking Horse Mountain Trail and Kevin Mundy Memorial Bridge
Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation
PreventObesity.net: A Culinary Artist Comes to the School House
PreventObesity.net: Football Foundation to Donate Salad Bars to Schools
US News: How Social Health Games Can Make You Trimmer and Fitter
CBS Atlanta: CBS Atlanta Launches Fit Kids, Fit Families™ Campaign
NY Times: Obesity Rate Falls for New York Schoolchildren
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture: "Feed My School for a Week" pilot program launched
PreventObesity.net: Just Deserts
Yahoo News: Dancing can help prevent diabetes
PreventObesity.net: Movers and Shakers
PreventObesity.net: A Good Seed Makes a Good Crop
UGA Georgia Faces: UGA agents deliver free vegetables to Atlanta 'food deserts'
The FEED Atlanta: MEET Ashley Rouse: mom, farm-to-school advocate and healthy food farmer
Let's Move! Blog: Tackling Childhood Obesity with Fuel Up to Play 60
The White House: Presidential Proclamation -- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Hall County Magazine: United HealthCare and Hall County Schools Tackle Childhood Obesity
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011
PreventObesity.net: A little bribery goes a long way
AJC: Task force to address Georgia's lack of healthy food options
11 Alive: Kids & Pros Camp (Video)
Atlanta Falcons: Adamsville Recreation Center earns grant
LISC: NFL and LISC announce $2.5 million in field grants as part of NFL Grassroots Program
Atlanta Falcons: NFL/LISC Grassroots Program and Falcons Give $200,000 Grant
SUDIA: Fuel Up to Play 60/Atlanta Falcons Photo Contest Winners Announced
Gainesville Times: Program links kids with bikes and exercise
GPB: Truly Living Well Camp (Audio)
Georgia Health News: Children’s golf lessons take swing against diabetes
AJC: Gardens program improves kids’ diet
NY Times: To Get His Job, He Just Worked Until Somebody Noticed
GPB Radio: Task Force Targets GA Food Deserts (Audio)
The Food Trust: Food for Every Child: The Need for More Supermarkets in Georgia
WJCL ABC: State Tackles Childhood Obesity (Video)
AJC: Schools, state leaders tackling childhood obesity epidemic
Gainesville Times: Gov. visits White County to outline new obesity program
AJC Op-ed: A new partnership to tackle obesity
Access North Georgia: Deal launches school fitness testing in Cleveland
How is Obesity Determined by Dr. Kenneth Cooper
Technorati: Prolonged Use of Bottles Linked to Childhood Obesity
AJC: Deal: Georgia must fight childhood obesity
Creating Loafing: Old Fourth Ward urban farm starts selling fresh produce on Friday
NY Times: How Sports May Focus the Brain
Health Day: Poor Diet Linked to Early Signs of Heart Risks in Obese Kids
Fast Company: How Carrots Became the New Junk Food
Making Smart Eating Choices in Atlanta Public Schools is Getting A Lot Easier
NY Times: First Lady Teams With U.S.T.A. to Fight Obesity
GSU: Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: A Guide for Preventing Childhood Obesity in Georgia
Let’s Move: “Travels with the First Lady” (Video)
GPB: “Georgia Weighs In Testimonials” featuring Ovie Mughelli (Video)
Georgia Health News: Georgia Scores Low on Child Health Report
Washington Post: Now, a smartphone app that rewards exercise
Guinness World Records: Largest virtual aerobics/exercise class
Atlanta Falcons: “Record Breakers” (Video)
Atlanta Falcons: Falcons Break Guinness World Record
Associated Press: Georgia Students Set Gym Class World Recor (Video)
Examiner.com: Atlanta Falcons battle childhood obesity and shatter Guiness World Record
Guinness: Falcons set exercise class record
CBS Atlanta: Farm Comes To Old 4th Ward
Atlanta Magazine: Where Wheat St. Garden Apartments stood, a new garden grows
AJC: A garden grows in the Old Fourth Ward
NY Times: Head Out for a Daily Dose of Green Space
Creating Loafing Atlanta: Old Fourth Ward to get four-acre farm
Childhood Obesity: An Issue Plaguing Our Nation’s Youth by Dr. William Dietz
AJC Op-ed: The link between body and brain
Hall County: Newest Boys & Girls Clubs location opens near Lyman Hall Elementary
Wall Street Journal: Obesity Prevention Works Best in the Under-5 Crowd
Access North Georgia: Falcons Fitness Zone grant partner wins national award
Gainesville Times: Falcons focused on youth fitness
The Iowa Journal: “Childhood Obesity in Iowa” featuring HOPSports (Video)
Enliven Atlanta Magazine: Alex Moved In the Spirit
AJC: Georgia youths some of heaviest in U.S.
Atlanta Falcons: Falcons Help Over 6,500 Kids Stay Fit with Fitnessgram® Assessment Tool
Washington Post: First lady asks foodmakers to be on front line tackling childhood obesity
NY Times: Forget Goofing Around: Recess Has a New Boss
Washington Post: For healthier kids, increase the federal school lunch budget
AJC: Reclaiming our agrarian heritage
Business Week: Fitness May Boost Kids' Grades
GPB Weekend Edition: “The Science of Why Kids Need Nature” (Audio)
Einstein School of Medicine: Daily School Recess Improves Classroom Behavior
Let's Move: America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
Partnership For A Healthier America
PGA TOUR Superstore
The First Tee: PGA TOUR Superstore Donates $25,000 to Support The First Tee
Naples News: ACE Group Classic: First Tee of Naples/Collier making strides entering fourth year
Naples News: Local golf: First Tee campers step into virtual tee box at PGA Superstore
Atlanta Falcons Phyiscal Therapy Centers
Volunteerism
NY Times: National Service Corp Set to Become Law
Foundation Practices
Council on Foundations: The Council's Next Generation Task Force
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
Statesman.com: Environmental groups feel the pinch
NY Times: Foundation Giving in ‘08 Defined Huge Asset Decline
NY Times: Financial Safety Net of Nonprofit Organization Is Fraying
NY Times: Senate Measure Seeks to Spur Foundation to Give More
The Chronicles of Philanthropy: Speculation about Obama’s Social-Innovation Efforts
The Chronicles of Philanthropy: More and More Foundations Advance Their Causes by Offering Prizes
Additional Recent Articles of Interest
Atlanta Falcons: Falcons, Publix Team Up To Fight Hunger
AJC: Hosea Feed the Hungry moves to GWCC for Thanksgiving
Real Clear Markets: Investing In America's Families, Communities, and Economy
Washington Post: A movement to reclaim the American Dream
Southeast Education Network: New Adventures at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Urban Land: From Public Housing to Private Enterprise
Global Atlanta: Atlanta Civil Rights Center Names Creative Director
AJC: Homeowners facing foreclosure turn out for help
AJC: Franklin: Stimulus may mean 40,000 jobs for area
AJC: Atlanta hopes stimulus bill will pay for new airport terminal
Haiti Relief
CARE’s Emergency Response in Haiti
CARE Report: I Am Powerful (PPT)
CARE: "Haiti Through the Lens" (Video)
