Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Grants | Program Areas

Children & Youth

We invest in systems and supports to improve child well-being and youth development. 

Mr. Whitehead grew up with a generation of children who lost parents in the Civil War. He took his own children to visit orphanages with gifts during the holidays, a tradition that inspired his eldest son Joe Jr. to focus giving on children when he established the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation. 

Children remain the Foundation’s top priority. Investments in children and youth make up a significant part of our average grants portfolio (see graph). We work with community partners to remove barriers and build support systems that give children and youth the tools to thrive and reach their full potential. 

We do not fund individuals

An older woman and a young girl sit on the porch steps outside a house, smiling at each other. The girl wears a pink shirt and the woman wears glasses, a white shirt, and rolled-up jeans. 
Georgia CASA

What We Fund

  • State-level efforts to improve the child welfare system, expand prevention services, strengthen service delivery, and support transition-age youth 

  • Capital or capacity-building support for organizations that provide residential or therapeutic care in metro Atlanta 

  • One-time needs of afterschool or summer (out-of-school time) programs that support holistic youth development, operate at scale, demonstrate measurable outcomes, and have formal partnerships with schools or districts in metro Atlanta 

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