Announcements

Makeda Johnson, longtime Westside resident and Founder of Sister’s Action Team, offered a morning prayer to kick off Westside Future Fund’s November 19th Virtual Transform Westside Summit. The special edition of the summit featured Atlanta mayoral runoff candidates: Felicia Moore, Atlanta City Council President; and City Councilman Andre Dickens. Rose Scott, host of “Closer Look” […]

Westside Future Fund’s November 19th Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured Atlanta mayoral runoff candidates: Felicia Moore, Atlanta City Council President; and City Councilman Andre Dickens. Rose Scott, host of “Closer Look” on Atlanta’s NPR station 90.1 FM – WABE, moderated the forum which gave Westside community members a closer look at the candidates’ proposed agendas […]

Carol Hunter, Chief Administrative Officer of Truly Living Well, delivered an uplifting devotional message at Westside Future Fund’s November 5th Transform Westside Summit. Drawing on lessons from her experience as a leader in Atlanta’s urban farming scene, Hunter offered attendees some evergreen advice: Never give up. As long as you have breath in your body, […]

970 Jefferson Street NW, the location which previously housed Atlanta Community Food Bank, now serves as headquarters for Westside Future Fund and several other community serving organizations. WFF’s November 5th Virtual Transform Westside Summit highlighted 970’s nonprofit tenants. The featured panel included: Chris Lemons, Programs and Outreach Director, Food Well Alliance; Andrea Arroyo, Deputy Director, […]

Zachary Wallace, Founder & CEO of Local Green Atlanta, offered the devotional message at Westside Future Fund’s October 15th Virtual Transform Westside Summit. Drawing inspiration from the Book of Nehemiah, ‘Big Zak’ encouraged summit attendees to allow their passion to drive their purpose. There’s a lot of people that have a lot to offer. We […]

Westside Future Fund’s October 15th Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured special guests to discuss the positive impacts of PNC’s Program-Related Investment on the Historic Westside: Courtney I. Smith, Senior Vice President of Community Development Market, PNC Bank; Paul Wilson, Jr., VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs; and Keitra Bates, Founder of Marddy’s.  Ebony […]

Westside Future Fund’s October 1st Virtual Transform Westside Summit featured the historic Morris Brown College. Streaming live from The Gathering Spot, the summit helped viewers learn all about what Morris Brown President Dr. Kevin E. James dubbed #TheHardReset—the initiative to revitalize the legendary institution located in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. Moderated by Dr. […]

Delivering the October 1st Virtual Transform Westside Summit devotion was the President & Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary and the first woman elected to the position, Rev. Dr. Candace Lewis. Drawing parallels between the effort to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in the Book of Nehemiah and the effort to revitalize Atlanta’s Historic Westside, Dr. […]

Offering the September 17th Virtual Transform Westside Summit devotion was Associate Minister of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church and Westside Table Campus Pastor, Daniel Ogle. No matter who you are, there is a space at God’s table,” said the minister in his second appearance as the featured devotional speaker since the summit went virtual as […]