Stories of Impact

On Atlanta’s Historic Westside, families who have lived here for generations face some of the steepest housing pressures in the city. Rents continue to rise, incomes remain far below the regional average, and far too many families live one unexpected bill away from losing their home. That’s why Westside Future Fund (WFF) is grateful for […]

Westside Future Fund (WFF) is proud to celebrate Avona Bridges, the newest homeowner through our Home on the Westside program — a milestone rooted in family and love for community. A proud mother of five, Avona serves the historic Westside through her work with Invest Atlanta, helping to shape the neighborhoods she now calls home. […]

The Beloved Benefit is a movement — one rooted in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a Beloved Community, where business, philanthropy, and neighbors come together to ensure opportunity and dignity for all. This year, Westside Future Fund (WFF) was humbled to once again be named a beneficiary, joining a powerful coalition of organizations […]

At Westside Future Fund, our work has always been about people — walking alongside neighbors, helping families stay rooted in the community they love, and building a future together. This August, we are grieving the heartbreaking and unexpected loss of one of the people who embodied that mission every day: our colleague and dear friend, […]

Westside Future Fund (WFF) is preparing to take a historic step forward in English Avenue: the long-awaited demolition and redevelopment of the Oliver Street Apartments. Spanning more than four acres, this project will become the largest new development in English Avenue in over a generation — and one of the most transformative. “For far too […]

Early in July, the Fulton County Commission considered withdrawing from the Westside Tax Allocation District (TAD) — a move that would disrupt deeply affordable housing developments already underway in neighborhoods that played defining roles in the Civil Rights Movement. As I shared with the Commission, I live in Vine City. Every day, I see what […]

Andi Shen, a longtime volunteer and current partner leader with Love Atlanta, has played a key role in the organization’s impact on the historic Westside this year. Though it was her first year working directly with Westside Future Fund, Andi has been volunteering with Love Atlanta for nine years, helping to organize volunteers across the […]

The July 18 Transform Westside Summit focused on the intersection of housing, justice, and community well-being, spotlighting the vital work of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) in creating systems-level change across Atlanta through pro bono legal and social services. Hosted and moderated by Westside Future Fund President & CEO John Ahmann, the Summit highlighted […]

Westside Future Fund (WFF) is proud to celebrate a new beginning for CJ Williams, the latest first-time homebuyer to close on a home through our Home on the Westside program. A dedicated Atlanta Public Schools teacher and staff member at the Atlanta Trap Music Museum, CJ is now the proud owner of a three-bedroom, two-bathroom […]