Announcements

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community, the inaugural Beloved Benefit will take place March 21 on the field of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The event will bring together all of Atlanta – citizens, leaders, clergy and celebrities – to unite around supporting Atlanta’s Westside. Hosted by Chick-fil-A Foundation and Arthur Blank’s AMB Group, 100 […]

Joining together once again to benefit Westside’s youth, the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) and AT&T opened a new digital media center in APF’s At-Promise Center, a youth center created to combat juvenile crime and replace the “at-risk” label. The media center will educate youth about the entertainment industry, equipping them with highly sought-after skills needed […]

Last month, Herman J. Russell (1930-2014), founder and former CEO of H.J. Russell & Company, was remembered and honored with the dedication of the H.J. Russell Community Room at the Vine City Chick-fil-A. Herman was a passionate supporter and builder of the historic Westside, a torch his family now continues to carry in his memory. […]

The March 1 Summit continued to highlight Westside organizations that will benefit from the upcoming March 21 Beloved Benefit. Leading up to the fundraising event, Westside Future Fund is hosting each of the five beneficiaries as a featured presenter at the Transform Westside Summits. At the last Summit on February 15, Grove Park was featured, […]

The #PowerofWe was present at Westside Future Fund’s Feb. 15 Transform Westside Summit. Community partner Azalea City Chapter of The Links, Inc. announced its gift of $20,000 to Westside Future Fund as a mark of its commitment to the future of Atlanta’s Historic Westside with a focus on the community’s youth. The gift was presented by chapter president […]

On Atlanta’s Historic Westside, partnerships and collaboration are paramount to progress, and the work happening to fuel the success of Vine City’s Hollis Innovation Academy offers a wonderful illustration. Since opening its doors in 2016, Hollis has been supported in its mission to bring high-quality education to the community’s youth by organizations and entities across […]

Vine City’s Cook Park was the subject of a recent blog post by the Trust for Public Land. While the soon-to-open, 16-acre park has captured much attention for its beautiful design and resident-engaging amenities, it’s the park’s functionality that will prove to be a gamechanger for the communities it serves. In the piece, Trust for Public […]

Choice Atlanta announced today that 14 organizations received a total of $50,800 to support programs that advance the former University Homes and including Ashview Heights, Vine City and the Atlanta University Center Neighborhood, collectively known as the University Choice Neighborhood (UCN). The microgrants support the UCN and its residents in seven areas: 1) youth empowerment; […]

Westside Future Fund returned February 15 with a full program and lots of great news to share for its third Transform Westside Summit of 2019. With a successful Super Bowl LIII under its belt, the Westside community and the city of Atlanta are shifting its focus to the next main event – the much-anticipated Beloved Benefit, […]