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A Message From Geneva Hall-Shelton
Metro Atlanta ranks 50th—last—among major U.S. cities foreconomic mobility.
Help Us Climb Out of Last Place
As a proud board member of CareerRise, I’ve seen how accessto training and support truly transforms lives.
Metro Atlanta ranks 50th—last—among major U.S. cities foreconomic mobility. That means children born into poverty here are more likelyto remain in poverty than anywhere else in the country.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
CareerRise expands access to opportunities, supports skilledworkers, advocates for good jobs, and strengthens communities.
We help increase economic mobility for residents and assistemployers in filling the skilled labor gap in high-demand careers such as IT,construction, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, and hospitality.
Your contribution makes this possible.
It enables more community members to access essentialskills, job training, and the supportive services they need to build real,lasting pathways to economic mobility, stability, and success.
Join me and help us move out of last place.
Donate Today!
In Support of CareerRise
YOUR GIFT MATTERS
$25
Your gift helps provide job readiness resources, such as resume printing, interview guides, and transit cards, while also supporting the infrastructure behind these services.
$50
Your gift helps provide career training and access to coaching, and helps maintain the systems and staff that coordinate these essential programs daily.
$100
Your gift helps underwrite industry training and certification costs in fields like healthcare, IT, or logistics, and ensure CareerRise has the capacity to manage strong employer partnerships and program delivery.
$500
Your generous support fuels comprehensive wrap-around services, from career coaching to barrier removal, while sustaining the staff, and resources that make these outcomes possible across metro Atlanta.