Truist’s LifeForce well-being program empowers participants to achieve their health and wellness goals.

Like many people, Mark goes on a hike when he needs to quiet his mind. But what makes him different is that he takes hundreds of people with him. Even if that hike is in the Grand Canyon. Or Iceland.

Yolette and her three children spent months living at the shelter. Other times, they stayed at churches, sleeping in choir rooms or offices. They played games together to keep their spirits up,...

Justin Ellis remembers creating art with his dad and brother, the three of them sitting on his grandmother’s floor. His dad illustrated hyper-realistic cars while his brother drew comics. Justin...

There was a time when Will Matthews didn’t want to talk about football. This was long after he first fell in love with the game—its physicality, the way it gave him an outlet for his emotions....

Your browser does not support the video tag. Lindsey saw the struggle. There’s a school for the deaf near the Truist branch where she works. And when deaf or hard-of-hearing clients came in, they’

People spend much of their day in their cars. They drive to work in the mornings, pick up kids in the afternoon, and load the car with groceries in the evening. They rarely think about the little...

Growing up in the Washington, D.C., area, Robert Johnson didn’t admire the tough guys in his neighborhood. Instead, he met his role models at the local rec center where he played basketball....

Becky and Tony Santoro are always willing to face challenges. One might even say the couple raises a coffee cup to them. But it’s not just any old cup. It’s one that’s fostered love and...

The calm before—and during—the storm. How Truist was quick to help during Hurricane Ian. After the winds died down, Kimberly Scherman walked through the muck back to her house, losing a shoe...

Demitra Wilson had no intention of buying her local baseball academy. She had enough going on as the senior vice president of brand and teammate communication strategy at Truist. She and her...

American flags lined the walkway where Sgt. David Long stood looking at the crowd that had gathered in his new front yard: his parents, fellow veterans, new neighbors, and old friends. The sky was...

Mark Johnson has inspired his colleagues and bettered communities for decades. He’s helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for education, especially for the Black community. He even led...

Michele Kurtz relishes the satisfaction of planting a tree. “There’s nothing like that tangible activity,” she says. “You know it’s going to bring all sorts of benefits to people, to...

The games are fun, but they’re the result of an alarming problem: Childhood literacy has long been a concern, and with the pandemic came even more children who fell behind in reading skills....

Two months before her annual mammogram, Charmaine Tyson noticed changes in her breast: extreme sensitivity, a strange heat, and eventually a dimpling. So she got a mammogram, taking her mother...

Her business vision was more than just selling gowns for one big event. She wanted her bridal shop to be part of those “moments made of smiles that hurt your face.” But then came the day that...

Truist Foundation President Lynette Bell knew she wanted to make an impact. She couldn’t have known how pivotal her role would be in creating change for those in underserved communities.

"I've been with Boys & Girls Clubs my entire life," says Tony Orr, regional Southeast vice president for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Orr has worked with BGCA for 18 years. But it all...

Scott Blaney spent the past two years refurbishing a boat that its previous owner had dubbed a $500 hunk of junk. Blaney, though, has a knack for seeing the possibility in things—and in people....

The city of Atlanta has grown significantly in recent decades—an increase that’s placing a strain on the housing market. Since 2010, the city’s population has increased from 420,000 to 500,000.1

Serving your country can provide a sense of pride and patriotism, but more than 37,000 veterans1 experience homelessness on any given night. Georgia has the fifth-largest veteran population in the...

On a mission to help launch 1 million Black-owned businesses by 2030, a nonprofit is helping young entrepreneurs like Simone Harvin get ahead. Here’s her story.

Baseball is one of America’s most cherished pastimes. Once a segregated sport, today nearly 38% of major league players identify as Latino, African American, or Asian.

Riding the bus from a public housing development to the richest neighborhood in Atlanta changed Shannon Heath Longino’s life. Longino was just two weeks old when she moved with her grandmother to East Lake Meadows.

Not every kid loves change, but Brent Yamaato did. His father was an ambitious IBM executive in the 1970s and ’80s, when insiders joked that IBM stood for “I’ve been moved.”

When Leo and Meg Peters* walked into the bank, they were in distinctly different moods. The Peters were coming to Truist to talk with wealth advisor Ben Yannuzzi about selling their health care business. Leo was really excited about all the things he could do after the sale. Not on the list? Slowing down.

People start lining up outside of Mercy Care as early as 6 a.m. They’re hoping for help at one of the few walk-in health care spots in the clinic.

It was a two-Kleenex moment for Allan Tanenbaum. “One of the great things we have in life is memories,” he says, grabbing a tissue and reminiscing about his friend, Henry Louis Aaron.

“Is there anything you can do to help?” Jerry Siegel was on the phone with his bank. It was spring 2020, and COVID-19 was threatening his business and the health of his employees.

DaySha Gibson has always had an eye for better. Before she came to Truist, her career started to take shape when she worked in an office and noticed a clear physical divide.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, it changed a lot of people’s perspectives—and gave opportunities to make a difference in new ways.