Announcements

For Westside Future Fund, our commitment to community, collaboration and partnership extends beyond the six neighborhoods in our footprint and Atlanta’s city limits. We believe that the #PowerofWe is inclusive of all who are working to bring equity and opportunity to communities, and we welcome the opportunity to share what we’ve learned as others have […]

This week’s Historic Westside column for Saporta Report was penned by guest author Todd Greene, newly-appointed executive director of The Atlanta University Center Consortium. Read Todd’s piece below, with an introduction from Westside Future Fund’s president and CEO John Ahmann. __________________________________________ The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUC) by definition demonstrates the #PowerofWe as the world’s […]

Check out news from our Westside partners and friends!   NEWS: “Atlanta’s At-Promise Youth Center aims to replace ‘at-risk’ label” (11 Alive News) NEWS: “Westside kids ‘cut’ ribbon to open The Home Depot Backyard (Photos)” (Atlanta Business Chronicle)  NEWS: “The Race: Southwest Atlanta event aims to uplift the community” (Atlanta Intown)  NEWS: “Photos: How the Atlanta […]

Check out news from our Westside partners and friends!   NEWS: “Atlanta’s At-Promise Youth Center aims to replace ‘at-risk’ label” (11 Alive News) NEWS: “Westside kids ‘cut’ ribbon to open The Home Depot Backyard (Photos)” (Atlanta Business Chronicle)  NEWS: “The Race: Southwest Atlanta event aims to uplift the community” (Atlanta Intown)  NEWS: “Photos: How the Atlanta […]

On Friday, September 21, Westside Future Fund hosted its 17th Transform Westside Summit, with opening devotion remarks given by Che D. Watkins, president and CEO of The Center for Working Families, and a featured presentation by Westside Future Fund president and CEO John Ahmann. According to Watkins, many of the efforts at The Center for Working […]

On September 21, Westside Future Fund held its 17th #TransformWestsideSummit of the year. Of those in attendance was Lara Wagner, corporate partnerships manager at Hands on Atlanta, Summit regular and Atlanta native. Check out our Q&A with Lara below to hear her thoughts about the meeting, why she continues to attend the Summits and her hope […]

The big day has arrived! Let’s welcome The Home Depot Backyard to the neighborhood! On behalf of our friends at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AMB Sports and Entertainment, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation, we’d like to invite you to the big debut of The Home Depot Backyard! Join us […]

This week’s Historic Westside column for Saporta Report was penned by guest author Michael Halicki, executive director of Park Pride. Read Michael’s piece below, with an introduction from Westside Future Fund’s president and CEO John Ahmann. __________________________ Under the leadership of Executive Director Michael Halicki, Park Pride has demonstrated the power of “we” in first […]

Every month, we look forward to a new edition of the community-driven Historic Westside News (HWN), and this month is no exception! It’s been a busy summer for the Westside, but you won’t feel as if you’ve missed a beat as you read through the pages of HWN’s August/September issue. From the in-depth coverage of […]