Stories of Impact

Another neighbor has turned the key to a home of her own through Westside Future Fund’s Home on the Westside program. Monica Sealey closed on a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home in English Avenue, joining a growing number of new homeowners who aren’t just moving to the historic Westside but are already invested in it. A life […]

Broderick Thompson-Smith calls his front porch an oasis. He added curtains and a television, and he likes being able to sit outside and talk with the neighbors who look out for one another. “We hold each other down,” he says. That sense of community is part of what makes his home on Atlanta’s historic Westside […]

On Saturday, September 26, the Atlanta community gathered for the fifth annual Ride for the Westside, Westside Future Fund’s (WFF) signature community fundraiser. Hundreds of riders, runners, and walkers made their way through the neighborhoods of the historic Westside. Along the way they saw the progress underway in English Avenue and Vine City, and then […]

At September’s Transform Westside Summit, community members, leaders and service providers came together to explore what it takes to create accessible pathways to meaningful employment and economic mobility for residents of the historic Westside. Westside Future Fund (WFF) President & CEO John Ahmann and Chief Development Officer Jon Ingram welcomed attendees before a devotion from […]

At August’s Transform Westside Summit, neighbors, educators, partners, and community leaders came together to celebrate the progress taking place across the Booker T. Washington cluster and consider what more is possible when an entire community invests in its young people. Westside Future Fund (WFF) President & CEO John Ahmann and Chief Development Officer Jon Ingram […]

This August, two more neighbors turned the key to a home of their own through Westside Future Fund’s Home on the Westside program — both of them buying in English Avenue, and both of them already part of the fabric of the community they’ll now own a piece of. Charlotte Haywood and Brandon Teal each […]

On the historic Westside, restoration has always been about more than buildings. It’s about the people who call these neighborhoods home — and especially the young people who will inherit them. This year, Westside Future Fund is proud to welcome a partner who understands that: UPS, a sponsor of our Youth Community Impact Internship program. […]

At July’s Transform Westside Summit, neighbors, partners, and community leaders gathered to explore what meaningful neighborhood investment should look like — and how Atlanta can direct new resources toward historically underserved communities while ensuring longtime residents remain at the center of that progress. Hosted by Westside Future Fund President & CEO John Ahmann, the morning […]

Every neighborhood-changing project begins long before construction crews arrive. Before the first foundation is poured, there are months — and often years — of planning, coordination, and investment that help turn a vision into reality. While much of that work happens out of sight, it’s an essential part of creating the housing opportunities the historic […]