Two-Generation Initiative

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The Atlanta Women’s Foundation’s Two-Generation Initiative is made possible through support from The Liz Blake Giving Fund. The Atlanta Women’s Foundation will be responsible for launching this pilot program in June 2023. Funding will support approximately four organizations focused on young moms ages 13-25 and their children. Most of these moms will have children between 0-3 years old.

Two-Generation Initiative Objectives:
• Developing linkages between high-quality early childhood development and workforce development services
• Ensuring the families have access to economic and social supports to support upward mobility while also assuring healthy child development
• Developing programs that help parents gain the skills, knowledge, and resources to support their child’s development
• Provide the added support and nurturing children with developmental delays need to reach milestones, gain confidence, and succeed in school and social settings
• Develop a body of knowledge about the potential causes and solutions and make these findings available to policy-making entities.

AWF applies a Collective Impact Approach to its grantmaking.

Project Goal 2023-2024

A minimum of 86 women living 200% at or below federal poverty guidelines will gain access to services provided by this grant for themselves and their children.

2023-2024 Grantees

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Families First

AWF’s funding will support the Teenage Pregnant and Parenting Program (TAPP). TAPP works with teenage mothers ages 13-19 in high schools across metro Atlanta and those residing in their Second Chance Home (SCH) to identify each mother's needs, provide social and emotional support, and help participants build their parenting skills and resiliency. SCH provides a “second chance” within a residential program for pregnant and parenting teens in foster care ages 13-21 and their children under four years old.

https://familiesfirst.org/

H.O.P.E., Inc.

AWF’s funding will support 32 single parents and 41 children within one year. Ten children ages 0-3 will have access to quality-rated childcare, which will assist with brain development as well as social and learning skills. Children in high-quality child care are more likely to have positive experiences that help their brains develop to the fullest. H.O.P.E., Inc. will provide ongoing rental assistance and/or childcare assistance up to $400, budget coaching, counseling, and social services to single parents at risk of not completing their college degrees.

https://hopbe.org/

House of Dawn

AWF’s funding will support the University Student Housing Program. The University Housing Program provides student housing for parenting college students ages 18 to 24. The nurturing and family-oriented environment is designed to support single mothers to care for their young children, complete college, and work towards becoming independent and self-reliant women. Students and their children live in a fully furnished home with their own bedroom and bath.

https://houseofdawn.org/

Quality Care for Children

AWF’s funding will provide 20 weeks of childcare for 8-10 children. The childcare program pays for up to 20 weeks of child care ($3,580 per child - $175 x 20 weeks + $80 registration fees). QCC provides personalized service by helping moms find care near home or work on their daily route or accessible by public transportation. QCC will also include child care programs that provide care during non-traditional hours (e.g., evenings and weekends) in the pool to meet the needs of moms working these hours.

https://www.qualitycareforchildren.org/

Two-Generation Initiative

Project Goal 2023-2024

2023-2024 Grantees

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