Announcements

Dentons has contributed more than $450,000 of pro bono time to help with the revitalization of the Westside. Learn more in this video from 11Alive’s “The Extra Mile.” Watch Video

Thanks to Michael Lucas, deputy director, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF), for this week’s Historic Westside column. In the spirit of “the more we, the more I can get done,” AVLF has built a community-based collaborative model to provide top-tier pro-bono legal services to Westside residents facing illegal evictions, unsafe living conditions and other manifestations […]

This week’s Historic Westside column for Saporta Report was penned by our friends at City Refuge. Read the piece below, with an introduction from Westside Future Fund’s president and CEO John Ahmann. __________________________________________ If you are on a tall building and happen for a moment to wonder about the law of gravity as you watch […]

In April 2018, local nonprofit Second Helpings Atlanta (SHA) began what it now calls one of its most important partnerships to date – a relationship with the Westside’s At-Promise Youth and Community Center. Seven days a week, SHA’s network of more than 470 volunteer drivers rescue and deliver fresh, perishable food free of charge to more than […]

Westside Future Fund welcomed the Atlanta Super Bowl LIII Host Committee as the featured presenter for its Oct. 19 Transform Westside Summit. The Committee’s vice president of community engagement, Lee Hendrickson, led the presentation highlighting the group’s plans to not only deliver a top-notch, world-class experience for out-of-towners, but to also make a positive impact […]

Westside Future Fund (WFF) just completed the first full cycle of its innovative Anti-Displacement Tax Fund (ADTF) program with its first payments being made on September 21. Nearly 70 homeowners have been approved for the ADTF program this year. The ADTF program was put in place to prevent the displacement of legacy homeowners in the […]

Check out news and events from our Westside partners and friends!   NEWS: “Westside Future Fund accepting applications for 2019 Anti-Displacement Tax Fund program” NEWS: “City of Refuge helps fulfill Atlanta’s quest of ‘viable housing with dignity’” (Saporta Report) NEWS: “Ron Johnson, president of Clark Atlanta University, to step down” (Saporta Report) NEWS: “Construction to […]

Check out news and events from our Westside partners and friends!   NEWS: “Westside Future Fund accepting applications for 2019 Anti-Displacement Tax Fund program” NEWS: “City of Refuge helps fulfill Atlanta’s quest of ‘viable housing with dignity’” (Saporta Report) NEWS: “Ron Johnson, president of Clark Atlanta University, to step down” (Saporta Report) NEWS: “Construction to […]

The Chick-fil-A® Foundation and Arthur Blank’s AMB Group, LLC announced at Westside Future Fund’s October 5 Transform Westside Summit plans for the inaugural Beloved Benefit, a fundraiser to raise visibility for and celebrate outstanding work underway to revitalize the historic Westside of Atlanta. Led by Honorary Co-Chairs Ambassador Andrew Young, Arthur M. Blank and Dan Cathy, […]