October 1, 2018
Historic Westside News – October / November 2018 Issue
Version Download 0 File Size 5.16 MB File Count 1 Create Date October 1, 2018 Last Updated August 23, 2020…
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November 2, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, November 2, 2018
Featured Presenter: Hollis Innovation Academy About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st…
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October 19, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, October 19, 2018
Featured Presenter: Atlanta Super Bowl LIII Host Committee About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on…
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October 5, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, October 5, 2018
Featured Presenter: Chick-fil-A Foundation Click here to read the event recap! About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside…
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September 21, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, September 21, 2018
Featured Presenter: Westside Future Fund About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st…
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September 7, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, September 7, 2018
Featured Presenter: Dr. Bill Warren, Good Samaritan Health Center About Good Samaritan Health Center: Good Sam is working to remove the…
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August 17, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, August 17, 2018
Opening Devotion: Tes Sobomehin Marshall +Da’Rel Patterson, Founding Partners, The Unity Collective and The Race 5k and Half Marathon Featured Presentation:…
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August 3, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, August 3, 2018
Featured Presenter: Atlanta Police Foundation About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st…
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July 20, 2018
Transform Westside Summit — Friday, July 20, 2018
Featured Presenter: John Barrow, Founder, A Better Way Ministries A Better Way Ministries, Inc is a place for men, ages…
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July 14, 2018
Volunteer: July Day of Service – Gardening with Grape Roots & Raising Expectations
Join us as we support Grape Roots and Raising Expectations in building a community garden for the youth in their…
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June 16, 2018
Volunteer: June Day of Service – Recycle & Restore with the Corps!
Join us for our next community Day of Service as we work to recycle waste with the Mayor’s Office of…
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June 15, 2018
Transform Westside Summit — Friday, June 15, 2018
About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each…
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June 1, 2018
Transform Westside Summit — Friday, June 1, 2018
Opening Devotion: Malika Whitley, ChopArt Featured Presentation: “Rebuilding the Westside: Westside Entrepreneurs Share Their ‘Westside Why’” Labriah Lee Holt of Sweetroots…
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May 24, 2018
Community Input Meeting — Echo Street Project
Historic Westside community, the English Avenue Neighborhood Association (EANA) wants to make sure your voices are heard and your input…
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May 19, 2018
Volunteer: May Day of Service – A Day In The Park
Spring is in full bloom! Join us as we support Park Pride and The Friends of Lindsay Street Park in…
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May 18, 2018
Transform Westside Summit — Friday, May 18, 2018
Opening speaker: Manny Ohonme, Co-Founder, CEO & President, Samaritan’s Feet About Samaritan’s Feet: Samaritan’s Feet serves and inspires hope in children by providing shoes…
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May 4, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, May 4, 2018
Opening Speaker: Tavares Stephens, educator, minister, and co-founder of VerbalEyze For more information on Tavares click here Featured Presentation: Keith…
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April 21, 2018
Anti-Displacement Tax Fund Info Session
Historic Westside legacy homeowners are invited to join Westside Future Fund for an info session on the Anti-Displacement Tax Fund…
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April 21, 2018
Volunteer: April Day of Service – Earth Day Celebration
The Westside Volunteer Corps will celebrate Earth Day for its April Day of Service with a neighborhood clean-up and beautification…
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April 20, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, April 20, 2018
Opening Speaker: Briana Myrie, mentor for the Westside Legacy Keepers, a program of the Historic Westside News Click to learn more about the…
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April 6, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – Friday, April 6, 2018
About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each…
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March 24, 2018
Westside Volunteer Corps – March Day of Service: A Spring Spruce-up for Seniors!
The Westside Volunteer Corps will celebrate Historic Westside seniors this March with a “spring cleaning” event! In collaboration with The…
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March 16, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – March 16, 2018
Featured Presentation: Historic Westside Symposium Recap About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on…
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March 2, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – March 2, 2018
Featured Presentation: Chris 180 Presented by: Kathy Colbenson, LMFT, President & CEO About Chris 180: Chris180 was founded by the…
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February 17, 2018
Volunteer: February Day of Service – Westside Volunteer Corps
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Westside Volunteer Corps! The Westside Volunteer Corps celebrates the legacy residents…
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February 16, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – February 16, 2018
Opening Speaker: Rodney Bullard Featured Presentation: Quest Development Communities Presented by: Leonard Adams About Rodney Bullard: Rodney Bullard is currently Vice…
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February 2, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – February 2, 2018
Featured Presenter: Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Presented by: Michael Lucas, Deputy Director, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation About the Atlanta Volunteer…
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January 19, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – January 19, 2018
Featured Presentation: Bruce Deel, City of Refuge About City of Refuge: In July of 1997, Bruce Deel was asked to…
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January 15, 2018
Volunteer: MLK Day of Service – Westside Volunteer Corps
The Westside Volunteer Corps is kicking off the new year with an MLK Day of Service. Join us as we…
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January 15, 2018
#SecureTheBag College and Career Workshop – An MLK Day of Service Event
To RSVP or for additional information, please contact Westside Volunteer Corps program manager Em Clarke. Email: eclarke@unitedwayatlanta.org | Phone: 404.527.3557
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January 5, 2018
Transform Westside Summit – January 5, 2018
About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each…
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December 15, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – December 15, 2017
Featured Presentation: Community Retention Collaborative About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st…
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December 1, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – December 1, 2017
Opening Speaker: Grammy Award-Winning Recording Artist Lecrae About Lecrae: Surging or insurgent – depending on your point of view –…
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November 17, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – November 17, 2017
Featured Presentation: The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Formed in 1995, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation promotes innovative solutions…
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November 11, 2017
Westside Volunteer Corps November Day of Service
MOBILIZE AND SERVE ON VETERANS DAY! In celebration of our military veterans and active service members, Westside Volunteer Corps and…
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November 3, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – November 3, 2017
Featured Presentation: Truly Living Well Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture (TLW) is committed to growing food, community…
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October 21, 2017
Historic Westside Mayoral Forum
Westside Future Fund, in partnership with Ashview Heights Community Association, AUC Neighborhood Association, Booker T. Washington Community Association, English Avenue…
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October 20, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – October 20, 2017
Feature Presentation: Westside Community Panel The Gathering Spot is located at 384 Northyards Blvd NW, Building 100, Atlanta, GA 30313.…
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October 14, 2017
Westside Volunteer Corps October “Day of Service”
Fall is finally here, and the Westside Volunteer Corps is partnering with the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) to present its…
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October 6, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – October 6, 2017
Feature Presentation: Village Micro Fund – “Village Certified” Presented by: Donte Miller and Nathan Jones About Village Micro Fund: The Village…
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September 29, 2017
Westside Volunteer Corps September “Day of Service”
Join us Friday, September 29 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. for the Westside Volunteer Corps’ September “Day of Service” –…
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September 15, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – September 15, 2017
Feature Presentation: The Atlanta Housing Authority Presented by: Catherine Buell, President & Chief Executive Officer About Catherine Buell: As president…
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September 1, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – September 1, 2017
Featured Presentation: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management – Activities in Upper Proctor Creek Presented by: Commissioner Kishia Powell…
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August 26, 2017
Westside Volunteer Corps “Day of Service”
Join us Saturday, August 26 for a “Day of Service” and fun as we officially launch the Westside Future Fund’s…
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August 18, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – August 18, 2017
Featured Presentation: Financial Inclusion on the Westside Presented by: Ann Chakales (Equifax) Regina Grant (On The Rise Financial Center) Michelle…
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August 4, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – August 4, 2017
Featured Presentation: The English Avenue Drug Market Intervention (DMI); Presented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Laurel Boatright
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July 21, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – July 21, 2017
Featured Presentation: Chick-fil-A’s Dan Cathy and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
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July 7, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – July 7, 2017
Featured Presentation: Trust for Public Land – Rodney Cook, Sr. Park Update
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June 16, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – June 16, 2017
Featured Presentation: Westside Security Plan Presented by Atlanta Police Foundation’s Dave Wilkinson & Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Atlanta Police Chief Erika…
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June 2, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – June 2, 2017
Featured Presentation: “State of the Westside Future Fund”
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May 19, 2017
Transform Westside Summit – May 19, 2017
Featured Presentation: “A Conversation with Arthur Blank and Dan Cathy” – moderated by WABE FM’s Rose Scott
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May 5, 2017
Transform Westside Summit May 5, 2017
Featured Presenter: Central Atlanta Progress
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April 21, 2017
Transform Westside Summit April 21, 2017
Featured Presenter: Integrity Transformation Community Development Corporation
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April 7, 2017
Transform Westside Summit April 7, 2017
Featured Presenter: Stewart D. Williams, City Impact Manager, The Mission Continues
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March 17, 2017
Transform Westside Summit March 17, 2017
Featured Presentation: Raising Expectations’ Community Youth Panel
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March 3, 2017
Transform Westside Summit March 3, 2017
Featured presenter: Joey Womack, Social Impact Innovator and Co-Founder/Executive Director of Goodie Nation
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February 17, 2017
Transform Westside Summit February 17, 2017
Featured presenter: Commissioner Tim Keane, City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development
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February 3, 2017
Transform Westside Summit February 3, 2017
Featured Speaker: Nancy Flake Johnson, President of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta
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January 20, 2017
Transform Westside Summit January 20, 2017
Featured Presenter: Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation – Westside Education Collaborative
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January 6, 2017
Transform Westside Summit January 6, 2017
Featured presenter: Living Cities Grant Team – City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech
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December 16, 2016
Transform Westside Summit December 16, 2016
Featured Speaker: Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, President, Spelman College
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December 2, 2016
Transform Westside Summit December 2, 2016
Our guest speaker this week is Milton Little, President and CEO of United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA). UWGA brings together people…
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November 19, 2016
Atlanta’s Westside on the Rise Gathering
Join the Westside Future Fund, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (Blank Foundation), and Westside residents to update positive efforts,…
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November 4, 2016
Transform Westside Summit November 4, 2016
Featured Presenter: Friends of English Avenue, John Gordon – Founder Friends of English Avenue was founded on justice, generosity and virtue.…
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October 21, 2016
Transform Westside Summit October 21, 2016
Featured Presenter: Quest Community Development Organization, Leonard Adams – President & CEO The Quest Community Development Organization grew out of…
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October 7, 2016
Transform Westside Summit October 7, 2016
Featured Presentation: The Blank Foundation’s Westside Health Collaborative The Westside Health Collaborative grew out of a need to holistically address…
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September 16, 2016
Transform Westside Summit September 16, 2016
Our guest speaker will be Kinnari Patel-Smyth. Ms. Patel-Smyth is as Executive Director of KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, one of…
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September 2, 2016
Transform Westside Summit September 2, 2016
Featured Presentation: Draft recommendations for the neighborhoods of: English Ave., Vine City, Ashview Heights/Washington Park, the Atlanta University Center and…
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August 19, 2016
Transform Westside Summit August 19, 2016
Our guest speaker will be Meria Joel Carstarphen, Ed.D, superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. The Transform Westside Summit is held on…
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July 15, 2016
Transform Westside Summit July 15, 2016
Our guest speaker, Tim Keane, brings over twenty years of urban design and planning experience to his new position as…
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July 1, 2016
Transform Westside Summit July 1, 2016
This Transform Westside Summit will focus on the draft action plan for Ashview Heights, Washington Park, Booker T. Washington, and…
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May 31, 2016
Vine City Land-Use Action Plan Meeting
This is the third in a series of neighborhood fact-finding sessions in six target areas – tonight’s focus is the…
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May 4, 2016
English Avenue Land-Use Action Plan Meeting
The Westside Future Fund, in partnership with the City’s Department of Planning and Community Development, is developing a comprehensive Land-Use…
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April 15, 2016
Transform Westside Summit June 3, 2016
Transform Westside Summit This Transform Westside Summit will focus on the DRAFT action plan for Vine City (the third of…
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August 6, 2021
Transform Westside Summit Friday, August 6th
In Person Summits Are Back! Last year, we took the Transform Westside Summit virtual to help stop the spread of…
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July 23, 2021
July 16th Transform Westside Summit: Strategic Partners Update
Westside Future Fund CEO, John Ahmann, welcomed attendees of the July 16th Transform Westside Summit as WFF celebrated the first…
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July 23, 2021
July 16th Transform Westside Summit Devotion with Pastor Eric Vickers
Pastor Eric Vickers of Beulah Baptist Church delivered the devotional message at the July 16th Transform Westside Summit, the first…
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June 25, 2021
Westside Rise & Vibe ft. Artist, Writer, Creator and Advocate, ItsChief
Closing the June 18th Virtual Transform Westside Summit was Westside Rise & Vibe’s featured artist, ItsChief, rapper, songwriter, and epilepsy…
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June 25, 2021
Westside Volunteer Corps: Some Heroes Drive A Prius ft. Fernando Güereña
Westside Future Fund Correspondent Benjamin Earley followed WFF’s Westside Volunteer Corps regular, Fernando Güereña, during WFF’s weekly grocery distribution to…
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