Announcements

The following article was originally published Jan. 30, 2020 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) and authored by J. Scott Trubey.   A pair of nonprofits said Wednesday they bought the former Atlanta Community Food Bank headquarters on the city’s westside, to preserve the building as a community gathering place and affordable space for small businesses. […]

Westside Future Fund (WFF) acquired the former Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) Headquarters at 970 Jefferson Street NW. The purchase allows WFF to preserve this important property, with access to PATH and BeltLine trails, and to ensure equity and affordability, which are core tenants of the Westside Land Use Framework Plan. The building was purchased […]

Anthony Bellows is a longtime English Avenue resident who dreams of homeownership in the community he loves and does not want to leave.  Thanks to Westside Future Fund’s Home on the Westside community retention program, that dream will soon be a reality. WSBTV News anchor Wendy Corona talks with Mr. Bellows about the Home on […]

The King Center and the residents of Vine City rallied to save the former home of Atlanta’s first African American mayor, Maynard Jackson. Previously set to be demolished, the property will now be restored to provide affordable housing for Atlanta University Center graduate students and will be overseen by the AUC.

The following article was originally published Jan. 23, 2020 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) and authored by Raisa Habersham– AJC Intown Atlanta Hyperlocal Reporter Instead of being demolished, the home of Atlanta’s first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, will be preserved and turned into affordable housing for Atlanta University Center graduate students and researchers. The King Center […]

Westside Volunteer Corps flooded Atlanta’s Historic Westside with waves of volunteers who showed up ready to work during Westside Future Fund’s third annual MLK Day of Service! Instead of making it a day off, more than 600 volunteers chose to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday with a day ON, giving their time and energy to beautify […]

The King Center recently sold the building at 220 Sunset Avenue to Westside Future Fund (WFF) to ensure the property is preserved and to provide an affordable housing option in the historically significant neighborhood. The property was once the home of Atlanta’s first African American mayor, Maynard Jackson, Jr. The historic property is a three-story […]

Tillman Ward, Founder and President of Community Resources of Vine City, posed a thought-provoking question during his devotion at the January 17 Transform Westside Summit: “If Dr. King was here in 2020, what might be a comment he might make, or a question, or just a thought?” Tillman ward delivers first Transform Westside Summit Devotion […]

On January 17, Westside Future Fund welcomed back AT&T Georgia President Venessa Harrison and her team to help kick off the first Transform Westside Summit of 2020, part of  a celebration of the inaugural anniversary of the Believe Atlanta corporate volunteer initiative. An extension of the company-wide initiative, AT&T Believes, Believe Atlanta helps connect the […]