This year (2008-2009), CFY-Atlanta surpassed its goal of reaching 900 families from five or more schools. In total, CFY-Atlanta reached 915 students and their families from five APS schools and one school in Gwinnet county. CFY-Atlanta continues to conduct outreach activities in all greater-Atlanta area school districts (APS, Gwinnett, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, and Fulton), with hopes of expanding both the number of school partnerships and families served over the next three years.
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CFY-Atlanta Co-Directors

Jeanne Artime

is co-director of the CFY-Atlanta office and oversees its Take IT Home program. Prior to being named co-director in spring 2008, Jeanne held the title of program director of CFY-Atlanta. Along with Richard Hicks, Jeanne is responsible for fundraising, public relations, volunteer management, and school and government relations. Before joining CFY, Jeanne was Program Director for the non-profit Children’s Literature Outreach Program, which provided weekly literature lessons and book access to low-income elementary school students. Jeanne also held various senior account management, marketing and product management positions with various software companies, including Lotus Development Corporation, MapInfo Corporation, and Interleaf, Inc. Jeanne holds a bachelor of arts in Computer Science from Duke University.

Richard Hicks

ascended to co-director along with his colleague, Jeanne Artime in spring 2008. Before he assumed this role, Richard was CFY-Atlanta’s technology director. In addition to the important fundraising, as well as volunteer-, school-, and government-relations oversight he shares with Jeanne, Richard is responsible for identifying and securing in-kind donations of computers and related equipment. Previously, Richard was a director of information technology at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia where he was responsible for many initiatives to bring the campuses to the forefront of technological advancement, including providing insight for the technology design of Georgia Military College’s new and existing facilities. Richard holds a bachelor of business administration in Information Systems from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville and an associates of arts in Criminal Justice from Georgia Military College in Milledgeville.

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Local Board

Ann Moceyunas, Chair


Attorney at Law
Moceyunas, P.C.



Becky Blalock


Senior Vice President and CIO
Southern Company



Renee Byrd-Lewis


Director, Community Relations
Cisco Systems, Inc.



Mike Casey


Partner and Vice President
Cohn, Overstreet & Parrish



John Chrisentary


Technical Support Manager
Given Imaging, Inc.



Armando Cuevas


Vice President & CIO
enGenius Consulting Group



Dr. David Ellis


Principal
EGL Ventures



Susan Greger


Senior IT Director
Georgia-Pacific



Bob Hudson


Director IT
Intel Americas



Scott Saltmarsh


Director Adisory Services
KPMG LLP



Esat Sezer


CIO
Coca-Cola Enterprises



Judi Vitale


Partner
AcuityCFO

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Major Supporters & Computer Donors

(List includes Tech Corps Georgia donors)

3R
Accountants One
APAC Inc.
AT&T Foundation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Cisco
Communities in School
Drive Time
Georgia Dept. of Administrative Services (DOAS) - Surplus Property Program
Georgia Power Company
Given Imaging
Haas Consulting
Hands on Atlanta
Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood, LLP
Home Depot
Leapfrog
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
SAP
Scientific Atlanta Foundation
Southern Company
Tech Able
Tech Bridge
Wells Fargo
Woodward Academy

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News & Events

Strong press coverage has enabled CFY-Atlanta to gain significant visibility within the Atlanta community. To date, we have received coverage from local TV stations (including CBS 46, Fox5, 11 Alive and WSB-2) and the publications listed below:

03/28/09: The Atlanta Journal Constitution
03/22/09: Gwinnett Daily Post
10/12/08: 11Alive
10/11/08: My Fox Atlanta
01/03/08: Rolling Out
12/27/07: Rolling Out
12/13/07: Rolling Out
08/01/07: Georgia Trend
05/18/07: Atlanta Business Chronicle

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Atlanta Take IT Home Schools

(* current partner schools 2008-2009)

KIPP WAYS Academy*
W. L. Parks Middle School*
Luther J. Price Middle School*
Louise Radloff Middle School*
Sylvan Hills Middle School*
Jean Childs Young Middle School*

Each spring, CFY selects new Take IT Home schools to be served the following academic year. If you would like to request an application for the '09-'10 school year please send your school name, address and the principal’s email address to CFY-ATL@cfy.org. We will contact you regarding your application in the spring of 2009.

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Volunteer in Atlanta

CFY-Atlanta continues to build a strong corporate volunteer base to assist families during Saturday Family Learning Workshops. Corporate volunteer groups that have embraced this rewarding community service opportunity include:

Accenture
AGL Resources
Avanade
The Home Depot
KPMG
Intel
IBM
Southern Company

CFY offers volunteer opportunities for individuals as well. If you live in or around Atlanta, you can volunteer to help train families at CFY Family Learning Workshops.

To volunteer please contact us at volunteer-ATL@cfy.org. We will then ask you for additional information, such as the dates you are interested in volunteering. To volunteer you must be 18 years of age or older.

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Atlanta Strategic Partners

CFY-Atlanta has, developing strong partnerships with other local organizations, including:

TechBridge
Hands On Atlanta
Communities in Schools
Georgia State Surplus Property Division

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Contact CFY-Atlanta

Computers for Youth-Atlanta
1660 Chattahoochee Avenue, Suite E
Atlanta, GA 30318
tel: 404-367-9990
fax: 404-367-9992
email: CFY-ATL@cfy.org

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