Announcements

100+ Military Veterans Kick Off Week-Long Service Blitz to Restore Atlanta’s Historic Westside neighborhoods Large-scale service projects energize transformation efforts around housing, health and wellness, and food access This Friday, June 9, more than 100 military veterans with The Mission Continues will unite with Westside Atlanta community leaders and supporting partners – including The Home […]

  Westside Future Fund Launches Westside Volunteer Corps in Partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta Program poised to connect hundreds of volunteers to more than 60 Westside nonprofit agencies in support of community revitalization efforts ATLANTA – June 2, 2017 – The Westside Future Fund (WFF) announced today the launch of its newest initiative, the […]

Ground was officially broken last Friday, May 19 on the much-anticipated Rodney Cook, Sr. Park in Historic Vine City. According to the City of Atlanta, the $45 million, 16-acre park represents the largest investment in a public park in the Westside neighborhoods in more than fifty years, and serves as a “grand and appropriate symbol […]

  WFF Partner News: Cradle-to-Career Education YMCA Regional HQ and Head Start Facility Coming to Vine City Invest Atlanta Approves $2.5M Westside TAD Grant to Fund YMCA’s new Leadership and Learning Center in Vine City May 18, 2017 – The Invest Atlanta board of directors approved at their May meeting a $2.5 million Westside TAD […]

Join us for our two upcoming events!   May 19: Transform Westside Summit  Click here to register.  May 20: Westside All Collaborative Summit – “Alternatives to Gentrification: Building the Beloved Community” Featuring Keynote Speaker: Marc Morial, President, National Urban League On behalf of the Westside Future Fund and The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, please save […]

On Friday, May 5, The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) announced the winners of its annual Charter Awards, which celebrate the year’s greatest accomplishments in architectural, landscape, urban, and regional design. Among those honored was Thadani Architects + Urbanists for its work on our very own Westside Atlanta Land-Use Action Plan. The project, which was […]

The Historic Westside was the focus of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2017 Westside Market Report. The 20-page feature delves into the collaborative revitalization efforts happening in the four Westside communities of Vine City, English Avenue, Ashview Heights and Atlanta University Center, highlighting work in the areas of safety and security, mixed-income housing, cradle-to-career education, and community health […]

This week’s spotlight Summit attendee is resident Melodii Peoples. Melodii is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University and currently serves on the board of the Clark Atlanta Mass Media Arts Alumni Society. Melodii graciously shared her time with us after our April 21 Summit to tell us why she regularly attends the meetings, why she loves her community and […]

As we celebrate the successful wrap-up of our inaugural program cycle of the Westside Neighborhoods Beautification Project, we thought it fitting to highlight the organization that helped make it all possible. The PwC Charitable Foundation was the primary sponsor of the job training and skills development program. Over the last three months, the program supported Westside residents on […]