This holiday season, the spirit of giving came alive at Westside Future Fund’s annual gift-wrapping volunteer event at our 970 Jefferson headquarters. Joined by dozens of volunteers from Progress Residential and Target, we helped make the season brighter for more than 250 children in the Booker T. Washington School Cluster and residents of Home on the Westside multifamily communities.

Thanks to generous contributions from Progress Residential, Target, Taft | Morris Manning, Medical Asset Management, The Home Depot, PwC, The Atlanta Ballet, and many individual donors, this year’s event became our largest and most impactful to date. Their support allowed us to expand our reach and distribute hundreds of toys to local families — demonstrating what’s possible when cross-sector partners come together with a shared commitment to the Westside.

This annual tradition reflects how Westside Future Fund approaches its work year-round: by being consistently present, working alongside residents, and partnering with organizations that share a long-term commitment to the community. Volunteer projects like this one are not stand-alone moments, but part of a broader strategy to support families, strengthen neighborhoods, and reinforce the connections that make community stability possible.

Moments like these reflect the heart of Westside Future Fund’s work — supporting families in ways that are tangible, personal, and rooted in community. By bringing neighbors and partners together, we help reinforce the sense of belonging and stability that allows longtime residents to remain, thrive, and continue shaping the future of the Westside.

Together, we are building a true sense of home on Atlanta’s historic Westside.

Interested in getting involved? Join us at an upcoming volunteer project and experience firsthand the ongoing work to restore the Westside into a community Dr. King would be proud to call home. Learn more at volunteer.westsidefuturefund.org.