Foundation Wins National Public Policy Award: April 7, 2010

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is the 2010 recipient of the Council on Foundations’ Paul Ylvisaker Awardfor Public Policy Engagement for our work to improve outcomes for foster youth as they age out of the foster care system through the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Opportunities Initiative (MAYOI).

For more than 20 years, the Council on Foundations has honored leaders in the field of philanthropy, and this is The Community Foundation’s first award in this category.

“The Community Foundation was selected because of their dedication to engaging foster youth in the leadership of this effort and their willingness to push further in public policy when many foundations are still wary about getting their feet wet,” said Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of the Council on Foundations. “Their insight, innovation and leadership are a source of inspiration to others in the field and well deserving of these honors.”

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