Announcements

On Monday, Dec. 4, Atlanta City Council made another landmark decision in support of mixed-income growth and community retention on Atlanta’s Historic Westside. At its final meeting of the year, Council unanimously adopted the Westside Land Use Framework Plan – a design and implementation strategy for the equitable revitalization of the historic Westside neighborhoods of English […]

Westside Future Fund and many of our nonprofit partners are excited to be part of Georgia Gives Day this Tuesday, November 28! Georgia Gives Day is part of the global #GivingTuesday movement where thousands of people support the nonprofits they care about on one single day. We are excited about Georgia Gives Day because it […]

As we enter this season of thanksgiving, we asked members of the Westside community to share what they were thankful for this holiday season, how they express their gratitude through service and their hopes and wishes for the Westside for the coming new year! _____________________________________________________________ Sylvia Russell, Hollis Innovation Academy GO-Team Member and Westside Future Fund […]

At our Aug. 18 Transform Westside Summit, we challenged ourselves and members of our Summit community to make a pledge to find a small – yet meaningful – way to be a part of the revitalization of our Beloved Westside, bringing to life Dr. King’s quote, “If I cannot do great things, I can do […]

On Friday, November 17, we marked our 22nd Transform Westside Summit of 2017! It was a #RiseUp and shine Friday morning as we hosted Frank Fernandez of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as our featured presenter and Atlanta Falcons team chaplain Dexter Davis as our devotion speaker. Click below to view the full featured presentation from […]

Since its debut in August, the Westside Volunteer Corps has activated more than 1,000 volunteers, logged more than 2,000 service hours and served more than 20 Westside-based nonprofits. As the Corps prepares to wind down a standout year, its founding partners – Westside Future Fund, Chick-fil-A Foundation and United Way of Greater Atlanta – would like […]

Check out the news and announcements from our Westside partners and friends. NEWS: Investing In Neighbors (The Bitter Southerner) NEWS: Housing is just getting so unaffordable’: Westside residents fear gentrification (11 Alive News) NEWS: Profile – Vine City Resident Charles Brown (11 Alive News) NEWS: New Vine City Chick-fil-A will honor Civil Rights heroes from Atlanta’s Westside  (Atlanta […]

On Friday, November 3, the Westside Future Fund hosted its 21st Transform Westside Summit of 2017. The featured presenter was Rashid Nuri, founder and CEO of Truly Living Well (TLW). Nuri, who has more than 40 years of global food growing experience, shared the history of TLW and its model of developing community through sustainable urban agriculture. […]

Real change is happening in Atlanta’s historic Westside neighborhoods, and it is because of the collective effort of residents, nonprofits, civic leaders, and organizations that the Westside is on the rise! These Westside communities are emblematic of Atlanta’s greatness. Click below to see and hear from the very individuals and organizations working to ensure the future of […]