Oct. 4 with Westside Future Fund, On the Rise Financial Center and Westside Residents featuring Home on the Westside
October 10, 2019
The Oct. 4 Transform Westside Summit centered around an exciting announcement: the launch of Westside Future Fund (WFF)’s Home on the Westside initiative. Summit attendees heard from a panel of speakers, which included WFF staff, Regina Grant, program director at On the Rise Financial Center and residents of Atlanta’s Historic Westside. Moderating the panel discussion, […]
Ameedah Williams and Her Son Found Their Home on the Westside
October 10, 2019
Ameedah Williams has deep connections to Atlanta’s Historic Westside. After living on the Westside for seven years, she has developed close ties to her friends and neighbors. She has loved living by Mercedes-Benz Stadium and taking her son on walks through Centennial Olympic Park. Another reason the Westside means so much to her is it […]
Historic Westside News: October/November 2019
October 10, 2019
Click below to read the latest issue of the Historic Westside News! Historic Westside News: October/November 2019
Ameedah Williams and Her Son Found Their Home on the Westside
October 10, 2019
Ameedah Williams has deep connections to Atlanta’s Historic Westside. After living on the Westside for seven years, she has developed close ties to her friends and neighbors. She has loved living by Mercedes-Benz Stadium and taking her son on walks through Centennial Olympic Park. Another reason the Westside means so much to her is it […]
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Atlanta Nonprofit Quietly Spends $5M to Preserve Westside Homes
October 4, 2019
The following article was originally published Oct. 4, 2019 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC) and authored by Douglas Sams – ABC Commercial Real Estate Editor For the past year, a nonprofit funded by some of Atlanta’s largest companies has quietly spent close to $5 million in the city’s historic but economically disadvantaged Westside neighborhoods, amassing an […]
Westside Future Fund Launches Home on the Westside Initiative
October 4, 2019
Today, Westside Future Fund (WFF) launched the application process for its Home on the Westside program as part of its commitment to community retention. Home on the Westside has been developed to ensure that current residents can benefit from revitalization efforts in the Historic Westside community. Priority for these for-sale and rental residences, on property […]
Sept. 20 with Parent Avengers, Westside Future Fund, Quest Communities, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and CHRIS 180
September 26, 2019
The Sept. 20 Transform Westside Summit featured a panel of nonprofit organizations that deliver wrap-around services to Hollis Innovation Academy families. Representatives from Parent Avengers, Westside Future Fund (WFF), Quest Communities, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) and CHRIS 180 spoke with Summit attendees about school mobility on Atlanta’s Historic Westside. As the presentation began, Sherry […]
The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Launches Mobile Advocacy Program Standing With Survivors
September 25, 2019
The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) launched Standing With Survivors this summer, a mobile advocacy initiative bringing resources and education directly to the community. Cynthia Padilla-Pearson is the legal education & outreach coordinator for AVLF’s Safe and Stable Families Project, and she provided an overview of the initiative: “There are two parts to mobile advocacy. […]
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park Officially Completed
September 25, 2019
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park was officially completed as of Friday, Sept. 6. Construction fences were taken down Sept. 10, and the playground is the last component to be installed. Over 12 years ago, Atlanta police officers acting on a no-knock warrant (later determined to be based on false information) fatally gunned down Mrs. Johnston, a […]
