Helen Smith Price Recalls Life on the Westside: WFF Board Member calls the Westside a very special place
A native woman of the Westside, Helen Smith Price has a unique passion for the community. Her grandparents, father and…Read More ›
A Big Year on the Horizon for Home on the Westside
A big year is in the works for Westside Future Fund’s (WFF) Home on the Westside program as we plan…Read More ›
Honoring Community Matriarchs Mattie Freeland & Kathryn Johnston: History of Two of the Westside’s Newest Parks
After decades of neglect, many properties, including whole blocks in the English Avenue community, are suffering from abandonment and blight.…Read More ›
Space for Wellness: WFF & The Home Depot Foundation Create Special Spaces for Booker T. Washington Students
Last month, more than 50 volunteers from The Home Depot Foundation partnered with Westside Future Fund for the annual MLK…Read More ›
Buying Blight and Beautifying the Westside
During the first half of the 20th century, the historic Westside was a bustling middle-class Black community with manicured neighborhoods…Read More ›
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Alesha Bell
Revitalizing our community is a team effort, one that relies heavily on the support of our many incredible volunteers. To…Read More ›
The Visionary Leader of the Domestic Workers Movement: Dorothy Bolden’s Life Story
A Worker from a Young Age In 1933, Dorothy Bolden began working as a domestic worker for a white Atlanta…Read More ›
The Woman Behind a Family of History Makers: The Life of Dr. Irene Dobbs Jackson
Born in 1908, Dr. Irene Dobbs Jackson was the first of six daughters born to Irene and John Wesley Dobbs.…Read More ›
Westside History is Black History that Made American History: Vine City Neighborhood Historical Highlights
During #BlackHistoryMonth, Westside Future Fund is highlighting some of the places, people and events that form the rich history of…Read More ›