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Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund Our guest columnist is Ayanna Jones-Lightsy, Co-Director of Safe and Stable Homes at Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF). Last month, Ayanna spoke at the September 20th Transform Westside Summit as part of a panel discussion on wraparound services that support Hollis Innovation Academy families, especially […]
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund Our guest columnist this week is Tracy Techau, Scout Executive/CEO of the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Last month, we were fortunate to host Tracy along with a panel of Scout leaders and community partners as the featured presenters for the September 6th […]
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO of Westside Future Fund Our guest columnist this week is Leonard Adams, Jr., Founder & CEO of Quest Community Development Organization, Inc. As the founder of Quest, Leonard leaned into developing affordable supportive housing in Vine City over 19 years ago. I am grateful to Leonard Adams because […]
Introduction by John Ahmann, President and CEO of Westside Future Fund This week’s guest columnist is Lauren Koontz, President & CEO of the Metro Atlanta YMCA. Her column is about an incredible new asset in Vine City, the YMCA’s new Leadership and Learning Center. In explaining the role of the Westside Future Fund (WFF), I […]
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO of Westside Future Fund This week’s guest columnist is Lakeisha Walker, assistant director of youth programs for the Atlanta Police Foundation. I was honored to hear Lakeisha’s personal testimonial as part of her speaking on a panel led by the Atlanta Police Foundation team at the July 19th […]
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO of Westside Future Fund This week’s guest column is by Kim Karris, executive director of the Food Well Alliance. Thanks to the philanthropy of the James M. Cox Foundation, the Food Well Alliance was founded under the leadership of its current and inaugural chair, Bill Bolling. Kim was […]
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund Our guest columnist this week is Todd Greene, executive director of the Atlanta University Center Consortium Inc. (AUC), the world’s oldest and largest contiguous association of historically Black colleges and universities. In his column, Todd expands on the critical importance of equipping students with data […]
Intro by John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund This week’s guest column is by Sandra Bush, a longtime resident of the Booker T. Washington neighborhood. Earlier this year, Sandra provided the devotion for the January 18th Transform Westside Summit where she touched on her family’s rich history in the Booker T. Washington neighborhood […]
Intro by John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund This week’s guest column is by Dr. Victoria Seals, President of Atlanta Technical College. Dr. Seals was our featured presenter for the June 7th Transform Westside Summit, where she shared a progress update from the 50-year old institution and the measurable impact it is having […]
