Achieve Atlanta

We want to express our gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of our fall Community Conversation! It was thrilling to see a room filled with Scholars, alumni, partners, funders, and other members of the #AchieveAtlanta community engaging in conversations around improving postsecondary success and upward mobility. We especially appreciated hearing from Achieve Atlanta Scholars and alumni about how Achieve Atlanta and our partners have positively impacted their postsecondary journeys. Thank you for your continued support. Together, we will help more Atlanta Public Schools students earn postsecondary credentials and achieve their dreams. #BelieveExpectAchieve #PartneringforImpact #AATLCommunityConversation Photos by Prim and Proper Photo

Our team had an amazing time at the OneGoal Metro Atlanta Student Summit at Clayton State University! We were proud to see so many students being connected with new resources, careers, and ideas. #OneGoalStudentSummit #CSU #PartneringforImpact #BelieveExpectAchieve

Honored to be invited as an Achieve Atlanta alum for the Achieve Atlanta Community Conversation Event at Atlanta Technical College this morning. This inspiring breakfast event brought together Achieve Atlanta Scholars/alumni, community leaders, and partners to discuss postsecondary success and upward mobility 🎓📚📈 I was grateful for the opportunity to serve as a table facilitator, encouraging meaningful discussions and engagement. It was truly amazing to connect with so many remarkable individuals✨‼️ Special thanks to Bria Price, MPP for bringing this together and to Katrina C. Hunter, Ph.D. & Metara Austin Leslie, Ph.D for having me represent Atlanta Tech🏫🙌🏽 Thank you to Achieve Atlanta and Atlanta Technical College for hosting such a powerful event.

Today was a celebration of partnerships! Achieve Atlanta hosted their yearly community breakfast and it was indeed a pleasure to be amongst so many individuals dedicated to supporting and uplifting Atlanta’s youth! Thank you Cheryl Watson-Harris, Ed.D and your team for pouring into our young people! ❤️ The best part was hearing directly from students who shared their experiences as past and future scholarship recipients. Special shout out to Marcus, a bright scholar from BEST Academy who represented the Atlanta Public Schools’ Student Advisory Council so well! Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

It was refreshing to see more of the Achieve Atlanta community for the Fall Community Conversations Breakfast. I left excited to continue the work of setting ambitious goals and committing to impact. My highlight was seeing our Oglethorpe University scholar Kaniya F. and President Kathryn McClymond facilitating impactful discussions with other community leaders! #PartneringForImpact #AchieveAtlanta #OglethorpeUniversity

This morning, I attended Achieve Atlanta's Partnering for Impact Fall 2024 Community Conversation, an inspiring event dedicated to transforming the futures of APS students through education. President and Executive Director of Achieve Atlanta, Cheryl Watson-Harris, Ed.D shared how Achieve Atlanta has supported over 6,000 students—94% minority, 96% Pell Grant eligible, and 50% first-generation college students—with $57M in funding to help them access and succeed in post-secondary education. Hearing from scholars like Marcus Daniel, a senior at B.E.S.T Academy with over $1M in scholarships and 41 college acceptances, and leaders like Dr. Dwionne Freeman, Georj Lewis, and Ariel (Cochrane-Brown) Norris, PhD underscored the power of partnerships to make dreams a reality. Thank you, Achieve Atlanta, for your commitment to empowering scholars! Dr. J. Wesley Lockhart Jasmine Mattison Jacqueline Thrash Alexandrea Dansby, MS, MPH, CHES® Jaylen Ford-Benjamin, MPH Desmond M. Brock Dr. Taya Jackson Scott Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH

We're excited to see many of you at tomorrow's Community Conversation at Atlanta Technical College! The event will connect students, partners, and community members to discuss postsecondary success and upward mobility. We’ll also share more about our organization’s progress and exciting plans for the future. Check your email for important event details. #AchieveAtlanta #AATLCommunityConvo #BelieveExpectAchieve

Despite the uncertainty of the world around us, one thing is CERTAIN: students across Metro Atlanta and every corner of this country are getting ready to launch into adulthood and looking to the adults in their lives to help them take those next steps. That's why, I'm excited OneGoal Metro Atlanta will be hosting our 4th Annual Student Summit this Friday at Clayton State, focused on *career exposure*. With over *500* students in attendance, 100+ community members will be there to volunteer, host career panels and host workshops on topics like: Careers AI, Careers in Sports, Aviation, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, the Film Industry, Law, Politics and more. There will be music, there will likely be dancing, there will be learning, and there will be JOY. Thank you to our many supporters and to our event sponsors: BlueLinx Corporation Georgia Power Company Yardi AT&T Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC and Achieve Atlanta Atlanta Public Schools Clayton State University And a major shout out to my incredible team who make this event possible! Cortney Duritsa Lockhart Helen Park Truong Nicole Dupree Plummer @Makayla Mincey Quentin Hill Breale Howard Lauren Labitue M.Ed Elaina Ross, M.Ed Abena Myiesha Olugbala Rebecca Williams

We are excited to share Achieve Atlanta's 2024 Impact Report! Our collective achievements thus far are worth celebrating, and they inspire us to progress forward toward our vision of Atlanta being a city where race and income no longer predict postsecondary success and upward mobility. As always, we are humbled by our Scholars' dedication and grateful to our staff, board members, partner organizations, and funders for their unwavering support. View the report here: https://lnkd.in/dx-DvSma #BelieveExpectAchieve #AchieveAtlanta #ImpactReport