Results List
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Disability
Our work on behalf of people with disabilities has focused on designing customized programs and services that meet the needs of each individual.
Resource type: Issues
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Immigration & Migration
Across the world, people are uprooting themselves seeking better lives in other countries. Yet, millions of people migrating to the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, South Africa and immigrating to the United States are often denied basic rights and face discrimination and exploitation. Atlantic’s investments have…
Resource type: Issues
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Prevention & Early Intervention
Atlantic's desire to help young people grow and flourish led to one of the foundation’s signature initiatives in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland focused on prevention and early intervention. Over 10 years, Atlantic invested more than $200 million to make programs available that were shown to be…
Resource type: Issues
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Higher Education
We've supported the building and development of facilities for higher education at key centers of excellence and promise.
Resource type: Issues
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Advancing Children’s Rights
Children have rights to education, health, adequate standard of living, protection from abuse and neglect, and equality and non-discrimination.
Resource type: Issues
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Palliative Care
Palliative and hospice care provide enormous comfort to those near the end of their lives, can make life better for the chronically ill and eases burdens on families and caregivers. But the painful reality is that this care is not nearly as available as it should…
Resource type: Issues
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Dementia
People with dementia should be able to get the care they need and for as long as they can while living at home, where they can stay connected to family and community. In pursuit of that goal, our grantmaking in the Republic of Ireland and…
Resource type: Issues
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Biomedical Research
Over the years, Atlantic underwrote research in Australia, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the United States and Viet Nam designed to develop biomedical breakthroughs aimed at saving lives. In addition to support for research taking place in individual countries, Atlantic's investments also made it possible for researchers across…
Resource type: Issues
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Parenting Support for Every Parent
Source: UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway
A parenting programme can have a significant impact on the risk and protective factors that shape family life, and create population-wide benefit, according to this evaluation of the Triple P Positive Parenting Programme in the Midland counties of Longford and Westmeath. The parenting programme was…
Resource type: Research Report
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New Research Collection on Improving Access to Palliative Care
Source: Philantopic
Sharing Knowledge, Finding Solutions As Atlantic Philanthropies makes its final philanthropic investments, it is asking some important questions, including: "How can we all build on the advances and lessons learned from our thirty-plus years of grantmaking?" and "How can we make sure that valuable knowledge on issues…
Resource type: News