Announcements

Check out the news and announcements from our Westside partners and friends. NEWS: Opening of new Chick-fil-A on the Westside brings together top CEOs and residents (SaportaReport) NEWS: Watch: Coca-Cola CEO, Mayor Bottoms explain importance of Chick-fil-A to Westside (Photos)(Video) (Atlanta Business Chronicle) NEWS: Viewpoint: How would Martin Luther King challenge our revitalization efforts? (Atlanta Journal […]

Check out the news and announcements from our Westside partners and friends. NEWS: Opening of new Chick-fil-A on the Westside brings together top CEOs and residents (SaportaReport) NEWS: Watch: Coca-Cola CEO, Mayor Bottoms explain importance of Chick-fil-A to Westside (Photos)(Video) (Atlanta Business Chronicle) NEWS: Viewpoint: How would Martin Luther King challenge our revitalization efforts? (Atlanta Journal […]

Three projects, two locations, one great day of service! The Westside Volunteer Corps proudly answered Dr. King’s call to serve with its January #MLKDay of Service. More than 500 Atlantans participated in the festivities, which included three projects across two locations, including Dr. King’s alma mater, Booker T. Washington High School. As hundreds of volunteers […]

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced the members of her transition team, which includes Westside Future Fund’s Executive Director John Ahmann and Board Member Helen Smith Price, Vice President, Global Community Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company and President, The Coca-Cola Foundation. The transition team is tasked with providing advice and counsel to Mayor Bottoms as she […]

Check out Westside Future Fund Executive Director John Ahmann’s op-ed in this week’s Atlanta Business Chronicle. “How would Martin Luther King challenge our revitalization efforts?” “Like so many, I take strength and inspiration from the life and dreams of Dr. King. One of our only ten national holidays honors him. This Jan. 15, if he […]

We kicked the new year off with a bang! At our January 5 Transform Westside Summit, we hosted three dynamic individuals who inspired, encouraged and challenged us! Check out photos and video from the event, which featured a moving morning devotion by Quincy Springs, the owner/operator of the new Vine City Chick-fil-A; featured presentation by […]

December 15th marked the 24th and final Transform Westside Summit of 2017, which served as both a moment to take in progress that had been made the past year, as well as a time to reaffirm a commitment to the beloved Westside communities. Welcoming remarks were given by WFF Executive Director John Ahmann, followed by Historic […]

Check out the news and announcements from our Westside partners and friends. EVENT: The Unity Collective Presents “The Race” Half Marathon Weekend When: October 12-14, 2018 About The Unity Collective: A collaboration of running community leaders, vendors, and supporters united to host a road race that supports black owned businesses, runs through historically black neighborhoods, makes a […]

Check out the news and announcements from our Westside partners and friends. EVENT: The Unity Collective Presents “The Race” Half Marathon Weekend When: October 12-14, 2018 About The Unity Collective: A collaboration of running community leaders, vendors, and supporters united to host a road race that supports black owned businesses, runs through historically black neighborhoods, makes a […]