Announcements

Congratulations are in order for four of the Westside’s own who were recently honored by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta (The 100) at its annual fete and fundraiser, “100 Honors!” The honorees: Mother Mamie Moore, English Avenue resident and coordinator of The Beloved Community, Inc. Leonard Adams, founder and CEO of Quest Community Development […]

On Friday, September 7, Westside Future Fund hosted its 16th Transform Westside Summit, with opening remarks by Greg Washington of City of Refuge and the featured presentation given by The Good Samaritan Health Center’s founder and president, Dr. Bill Warren, and its chief operating officer, Breanna Lathrop. Washington shared his personal history of redemption that included a […]

We consider some of our greatest partners in this work to be the prominent Atlanta leaders who serve on the Westside Future Fund board, like Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, the author of this week’s Saporta Report piece. Dr. Tatum, like many of our board members, not only brings her professional expertise, but also her keen […]

On Thursday, August 23, Park Pride and The Conservation Fund, together with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, the City of Atlanta, and representatives from the English Avenue community, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-anticipated English Avenue greenspace formerly known as Boone Park West (located at Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Oliver Street). City of Atlanta Mayor Keisha […]

If you’ve ever attended a Transform Westside Summit, there’s a good chance you’ve seen J.R. Murphy, Atlanta native and the Westside’s resident “King Bee.” He circles the room, stirring up interest and excitement about an important and delicious passion: honey. An urban beekeeper with several beehives situated across Atlanta’s Westside communities, Murphy has become a vocal […]

It’s no secret to us that there are many remarkable people, businesses and organizations residing in the four historic neighborhoods of the Westside, but we couldn’t contain our #WestsidePride any longer! In an effort to share as many of these great Westside stories with the rest of Atlanta as we can, we’ve partnered with Saporta Report, […]

Since its launch just four short years ago, Westside Works has provided job training and placement for more than 600 Westside residents, who have earned more than $16 million in wages. In its most recent edition of “Untold Atlanta,” 11 Alive featured the organization’s “Construction Ready” program and the many Westside residents whose lives have been […]

Westside Future Fund (WFF) is proud to announce the addition of two new members to its board of directors: Morehouse School of Medicine’s President and Dean, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, and Kaiser Permanente of Georgia’s Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs, Beverly Thomas. The new members were elected during the organization’s August board meeting. […]

On Friday, August 17, Westside Future Fund (WFF) hosted its 15th Transform Westside Summit of 2018. We opened the Summit with a devotion from community members Tes Marshall and Da’Rel Patterson of The Unity Collective. WFF’s executive director, John Ahmann, then led Summit-goers through an update on the Westside revitalization efforts, hitting highlights from its […]