Anti-Displacement Tax Fund: Get to Know Ebony Ford, Legacy English Avenue Resident
October 23, 2020
Legacy English Avenue homeowner, Ebony Ford, helped open Westside Future Fund’s October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit. Ford, having been featured in a WFF video as a participant in the Anti-Displacement Tax Fund, spotlighted her experience as a proud resident of the Westside and highlighted how the ADTF made her dream to remain in English […]
Chick-fil-A’s Commitment to Health & Wellness on the Westside: A Conversation with Rodney Bullard
October 23, 2020
Chick-fil-A‘s Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, Rodney Bullard, joined the October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit via a prerecorded interview to discuss how Chick-fil-A is giving back to Atlanta’s Historic Westside community. Bullard spoke on the relationship between Chick-fil-A and the Westside Future Fund, noting that Chick-fil-A […]
NCR Invests in Cradle-to-Career Education on the Westside: A Conversation with Yvonne Whitaker
October 23, 2020
The October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured an interview with NCR Foundation Administrator, Yvonne Whitaker. Speaking with Westside Future Fund’s Chief Development Officer, Cristel Williams, Whitaker highlights NCR’s commitment to “Advance Technology through STEAM and STEM Education.” Students at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy learn robotics. NCR Foundation’s support of WFF’s Cradle-to-Career impact area […]
Equifax Supports Homeownership for Legacy Westside Residents: A Conversation with David Stiffler
October 23, 2020
David Stiffler, President at Equifax Foundation, joined the October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit to share how Equifax is commited to affordable, high quality housing for residents on the Westside through its partnership with On The Rise Financial Center. For those who qualify under Westside Future Fund’s community retention guidelines, enrollees in the Home on […]
Truist Invests in Safety & Security on the Westside: A Conversation with Kirby A. Thompson
October 23, 2020
The October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured an interview with Kirby A. Thompson, Senior Vice President at Truist. Thompson speaks on the efforts of Truist, formerly Suntrust, to support safety and security within Atlanta’s Historic Westside via partnerships with Atlanta Police Foundation‘s At-Promise Center and Westside Future Fund. To assist youths in avoiding paths […]
October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit: Shining a Light on Contributions to the Westside
October 23, 2020
The October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured: Erica Bolden, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Corporate Social Responsibility at Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC; Ashley Gravelee, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility at Novelis; and Nyra Jordan, Social Impact Investment Director at American Family Insurance. As Westside Future Fund continues to support Atlanta’s Historic Westside residents through its four […]
October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit Devotion with Zavier Warner
October 21, 2020
Zavier Warner offered a heartfelt devotional message at the October 16th Virtual Transform Westside Summit. Drawing from the story of Nehemiah in The Bible, Warner paralleled the effort to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem with the need to build a new and better future for young people in Atlanta’s Historic Westside. Zavier expressed that when […]
Taking Ownership of Your Nutrition: Historic Westside Gardens
October 9, 2020
The October 2nd Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured an interview with Rosario Hernandez, Deputy Executive Director of the Historic Westside Gardens. Hernandez highlights the initiative to bring fresh, inexpensive food closer to home for Westside residents through urban farming. Rosario Hernandez, Deputy Executive Director of the Historic Westside Gardens Hernandez takes a “boots on the […]
October 2nd Virtual Transform Westside Summit: Urban Agriculture on the Westside
October 9, 2020
An exciting development on the Westside has been around food and agriculture within the community. Bill Bolling, Board Chairman of Food Well Alliance; J. Olu Baiyewu, Director of Programs & Outreach at Food Well Alliance; and Carol Hunter, Executive Director of Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture came together to speak on the […]
