Got a Startup With Purpose? Apply for 2026 Epiphany Grant!

Epiphany 

Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program, a faith-based social entrepreneurship incubator supporting startups tackling today’s most pressing challenges. The deadline to apply is January 6! You may apply via the link here firstpresatl.org/epiphany. Epiphany is an evergreen initiative that equips entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to social issues with funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance. If you are an emerging founder with a vision to address societal challenges often overlooked by traditional markets, Epiphany offers the resources needed to help your venture grow. Examples of qualifying ventures include businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals or adults with developmental challenges, as well as enterprises offering services such as coding training for refugees or mechanical skills development in low-income communities. Since its launch, Epiphany has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants and supported multiple successful ventures, including Refuge Coffee Co., PadSplit, and Purposeful Gourmet Foods. Modeled in part after the format of Shark Tank, the program provides early-stage entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and access to a network focused on impact areas such as hunger, homelessness, housing, refugee resettlement, racial equity, poverty, healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability. To learn more about Epiphany, explore previous grant recipients, or apply for the 2026 cohort, visit firstpresatl.org/epiphany.

Fulton County

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Midtown

Georgia

Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program,...

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- Brookhaven's 59 gated communities will now all have to have transponders that are on radio frequencies, thanks to new changes to an existing ordinance, the city announced this week. Citing safety reasons, the city said that it will now require the radio frequency-accessible transponders be install in all new gated developments and be retrofitted into those gated communities that already exist. The revised legislation will cost more than $41,000, city officials said. The transponders are typically what apartment residents aim their remote devices toward so that the gates can open. "In an emergency, first responders lose precious time entering gated communities. Each development has a different protocol for access, and unmanned entrances become a real hindrance for immediate response," Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura said in a news release. "In a real emergency, a few extra minutes can be the difference between life and death." The city said that it will pay for retrofittingexisting gated developments, but all new gated developments will be required to bear the cost of installation. Image via Google Street View

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- Brookhaven's 59 gated communities will now all have to have transponders that are on radio frequencies, thanks to new changes to an existing ordinance, the city announced this week. Citing safety reasons, the city said that it will now require the radio frequency-accessible transponders be install in all new gated developments and be retrofitted into those gated communities that already exist.

The revised legislation will cost more than $41,000, city officials said. The transponders are typically what apartment residents aim their remote devices toward so that the gates can open. “In an emergency, first responders lose precious time entering gated communities. Each development has a different protocol for access, and unmanned entrances become a real hindrance for immediate response,” Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura said in a news release. “In a real emergency, a few extra minutes can be the difference between life and death.”

The city said that it will pay for retrofittingexisting gated developments, but all new gated developments will be required to bear the cost of installation. Image via Google Street View

DeKalb County

Brookhaven

Brookhaven Mandates Apartment Gates Be On Radio

Citing safety, a revised ordinance in Brookhaven mandates that transponders at all gated communities be accessible via radio frequencies.