The People United Inc

WE AIM TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY.

PROGRAM ROOT SEEKS BE A CHANGE AGENT IN TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF CRIME AND GENERATIONAL POVERTY.PROGRAM ROOT'S GOAL IS TO GUIDE AT-RISK TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS INTO A PATHWAY OF PROSPERITY. IT IS A 6- MONTH CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE FOUR E'S: EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. THESE FOUR PATHWAYS WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT PARTICIPANTS' EDUCATION TOOLS TO PURSUE A HIGHER LEARNING, A CAREER PATHWAY DEEP INTO THE FILM & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, ACCESS TO STARTUP TOOLS TO LAUNCH THEIR OWN BUSINESS AND PARTICIPATION IN KEY NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. BY EQUIPPING AT RISK YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIFE CHANGING ACCESS TO RESOURCES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, FINANCIAL LITERACY, STEM TRAINING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT ROOT CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO INJECT HOPE INTO A YOUNG PERSON'S LIFE THAT WILL DRAW THEM AWAY FROM A DIRECTION OF CRIME.TPU TRADE UP FAIR IS OUR FALL AND SPRING INITIATIVE TO BRING CAREERS TO THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH HIGHLIGHTING MANY OPPORTUNITIES WITH TRADE SKILLS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STATE OF GEORGIA.IN 2022, THE PEOPLE'S UPRISING (TPU) WAS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH ONE MUSICFEST, MTV AND THE CITY OF ATLANTA TO CONTINUE OUR VOTELANTA CELEBRATION THAT ORIGINATED IN 2021. VOTELANTA IS TPU'S SIGNATURE NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTER MOBILIZATION EVENT THAT ENCOURAGES THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED. VOTELANTA AVERAGES AN ATTENDANCE 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ANNUAL COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE VOTING USING ATLANTA'S CULTURE IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT.