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Westside Future Fund Friday, February 5, 2021 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

About Westside Future Fund 3-7

Today's Summit 8-10 Agenda 8 Featured Participants 9-14

Announcements 15-21 COVID-19 Vaccine Info 15 National COVID-19 Resiliency Network 16 Free COVID-19 Testing: Good Sam x CVS 16 Owner-Occupied Rehab Program | Invest 17 AT&T Connected Learning | Keeping Students Connected 18 The Beloved Benefit | Conversation Series 19 Westside Connect Hotline 20 Goodwill’s New Store and Career Center 21

Creating the Beloved Community 22

2 VISION A community Dr. King would be proud to call home.

MISSION To advance a compassionate approach to neighborhood revitalization that creates a diverse, mixed-income community, improves the quality of life for current and future residents and elevates the Historic Westside’s unique history and culture.

VALUES Do with the Community, not to the Community We know that residents are the real experts on the challenges in their community. Therefore, we learn from residents and involve them in all we do. Be Compassionate We meet residents where they are in a spirit of empathy and respect. Have Integrity in Everything We stand behind all we say and do. We are open, honest, and courageous. Be Creative We bring high energy and fresh ideas to tackling the long-standing challenges on the Westside. We’re dedicated to trying different approaches to get different results. Deliver Results We’re committed to driving transformation in the long term, with a focus on measurable outcomes today.

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3 Back to Table of Contents 2021 Board of Directors

Beverly Tatum Peter Muniz Reverend Kenneth Michael Bond Rodney Bullard Mark Chancy Kathleen S. Farrell John Gamble Retired Corporate Jim Grien Alexander Atlanta City Council Vice President of Executive Vice President Chief Financial Board Chair, Board Vice-Chair Post 1 At-Large Community Affairs and Executive Vice Commercial Real Estate President & CEO, Pastor, Officer, President Emerita, Vice President and Deputy Executive Director, President Line of Business TM Capital Antioch Baptist Church North Equifax Spelman College General Counsel, The Chick-fil-A of Wholesale Banking, Truist, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation SunTrust, Inc.

Valerie Shawntel Virginia Hepner Tommy Holder Derrick Jordan Wonya Lucas Penny McPhee Helen Smith Price Kevin Holt President, Montgomery Rice Retired, Chairman & CEO, Senior Project Leader, President and CEO, President, Hebert CFO & COO, The Coca-Cola Foundation President and Dean, CEO Woodruff Arts Holder Construction National Church Public Broadcasting The Arthur M. Blank H&H Hospitaility and Vice President of Global Morehouse School of Partner, Center/Wachovia Bank Company Residences Atlanta Family Foundation Taylor English Community Affairs for The Medicine Coca-Cola Company OFFICIO - MEMBERS

EX Eugene AJ Robinson Sylvia Russell Dave Stockert Beverly Thomas Nicole Yesbik Shan Cooper Dr. Eloisa Retired President, Retired CEO, Executive Director, President, Vice President of Principal Jones, Jr. Klementich AT&T Georgia Post Properties Atlanta Committee Central Atlanta Communications and PricewaterhouseCoopers President & CEO, President & CEO, for Progress Progress Public Affairs, 4 Atlanta Housing Invest Atlanta Kaiser Permanente Westside Future Fund CREATING A NEW WESTSIDE FUTURE

Westside Future Fund (WFF) is a nonprofit formed by Atlanta’s public, private and philanthropic partners who believe in the future of Atlanta’s Westside and are committed to helping Historic Westside neighborhoods revitalize and develop into a community Dr. King would be proud to call home Engish Avenue • Vine City • Ashview Heights* • Atlanta University Center

-60% 43% 53% $24,778 live below of homes are median household 1960 NOW poverty line vacant lots or income structures POPULATION DECREASE SINCE 1960

Role of the Westside Future Fund With an emphasis on community retention and a compassionate approach to revitalization, Westside Future Fund is focused on creating a diverse mixed-income community, improving quality of life, and elevating and celebrating the Historic Westside’s unique history and culture.

Impact Areas Westside Future Fund’s holistic, partner-driven model is proving successful. Through our roles as participator, amplifier, convener, strategist and accelerator, WFF is delivering results in our four impact strategies.

SAFETY COMMUNITY HEALTH MIXED-INCOME CRADLE-TO-CAREER & SECURITY & WELLNESS COMMUNITIES EDUCATION

* Includes Just Us and Historic Booker T. Washington 5 Investing in a New Westside Future

• Westside Future Fund is deeply committed to community retention

• We created Home on the Westside as a signature initiative in partnership with Mayor Bottoms to drive equitable and inclusive redevelopment in the Historic Westside neighborhoods

• WFF's community retention guidelines prioritize individuals and families with ties to WFF’s historic neighborhoods to be first in line for housing opportunities and do not discriminate based on income

Using these guidelines, Home on the Westside prioritizes Westside legacy residents by providing high quality, permanently affordable housing opportunities

• Providing renters housing they can afford as area rents continue to rise

o Renters should not have to pay more than 30% of their gross income on rent

• Enabling homeownership with financial coaching and counseling

• Constructing and renovating new single-family homes, available for purchase and for lease- to-purchase, supported by down payment assistance

• Covering increases in property taxes for qualified legacy homeowners

If you are interested in housing opportunities through Home on the Westside, start by completing an interest form.

P.O. Box 92273, Atlanta, GA 30314 @westsidefuturefund (404) 793-2670 WestsideFutureFund.org6 @WFFAtlanta John Ahmann Jaren Abedania Rachel Carey Brenda Dalton Sonia Dawson President and CEO VP of Real Estate VP of Project Chief Operating Special Assistant to Financing Officer the President & CEO A Dedicated Team Charles Forde Lee Harrop Raquel Hudson Marni Pittman Deidre Strickland Director of Project VP of Real Estate Director of Westside Controller Development Financing Development Volunteer Corps Manager

Joan Vernon Cristel Williams Shandra Jordan Christal Walker Robyn Washington Director of Chief Senior Administrative 7 Staff Accountant Development Assistant Neighborhood Coordinator Development Engagement Officer Agenda

7:45AM – 8:00AM Welcome John Ahmann President & CEO Westside Future Fund

Ebony Ford Westside Resident English Avenue

Benjamin Earley Westside Correspondent Redclay-Hill

8:00AM – 8:15AM Opening Devotion Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum President Emerita Spelman College

8:15AM – 8:55AM Youth Development on the Westside Tangee Allen & Maria Armstrong Co-Founders Raising Expectations

Shirley Anne Smith Executive Director Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation

Quincy Springs Owner & Operator Chick-fil-A Vine City

8:55AM Closing Remarks John Ahmann President & CEO Westside Future Fund

9:00AM Summit Adjourns

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John Ahmann President & CEO, Westside Future Fund For more than 25 years, John Ahmann has been driven by the determination to improve the way communities and institutions function in Atlanta. From his early days working in Washington, D.C. to his positions with private, governmental, and organizational entities in the Atlanta area — including his eight years as an elected school board official in Decatur — he has focused his energy on solving the big problems whose resolutions can ultimately change Atlanta’s trajectory. He has worked primarily behind the scenes, bringing together diverse stakeholders and managing initiatives through to fruition, and has had a hand in some of the region’s most important public policy initiatives and cross-sector collaborations. Along the way, John has built a vast network of individuals who are impacting Atlanta and its future. John is a native son. He was born at Grady Hospital in Atlanta in 1965, was one of Paideia School’s first graduates in 1983, and earned his BA in Political Science from in 1987. After having moved to Washington, D.C. and worked for Representative Pat Williams of Montana and then Congressman Ben Jones of Georgia, he entered Yale School of Public Private Management in 1991 and graduated with seven letters of recognition in 1993. Within months after returning to Atlanta, John was hired by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games as the Program Coordinator of Government Relations. He was soon promoted to Manager of Federal and State Government Relations where he worked with officials from four federal government offices, including the White House. Following the 1996 Olympic Games, John worked at Edington & Wade, a public affairs firm, and then Georgia’s Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (GDITT, now the Department of Eco- nomic Development), where he led and managed strategic planning teams. From there he moved into GDITT’s newly created position of Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Research. In 2000, John was hired by the Metro Atlanta Chamber to serve as its Senior Vice President of Community Development. There he oversaw the Chamber’s initiatives regarding trans- portation, education, arts and culture, the environment, and legislative affairs. In 2003, John bought the majority interest in a local public affairs firm, and in 2006 he established Ahmann, Inc. While in private practice in 2004, John began his engagement as the out- sourced Executive Director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP), a group of top CEOs and university presidents that advises and supports the mayor on priorities critical to Atlanta’s economic vitality. While with ACP, he was heavily involved in launching the Atlanta Beltline, the acquisition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Personal Collection, the 2015 Re- new Atlanta Bond Program, and ACP’s Westside Redevelopment Task Force that lead to the launch of the Westside Future Fund. John is currently the President & CEO of the Westside Future Fund. John has also been an elected public servant. He won his race for the City Schools of Deca- tur Board of Education in 2003, was re-elected in 2007 without opposition, and served until 2011. John was the first Paideia School alumni invited to join the Paideia School’s Board of Trustees where he served for four years. John’s unwavering commitment to Atlanta and deep knowledge of specific areas such as education, economic development, infrastructure and local fiscal policy make him a unique presence in Atlanta’s change landscape. He is honored to serve the board of West- side Future Fund as its President & CEO.

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Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum President Emerita, Spelman College

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in higher education. Her thirteen years as the president of Spelman College (2002-2015) were marked by innovation and growth and her visionary leadership was recognized in 2013 with the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award. The author of several books including the best-selling “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”and Other Conversations About Race (now in a new 2017 20th anniversary edition) and Can We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007), Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topics of racial identity development, race and education, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments, and higher education leadership. In 2005 Dr. Tatum was awarded the prestigious Brock International Prize in Education for her innovative leadership in the field. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she was the 2014 recipient of the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.

A civic leader in the Atlanta community, Dr. Tatum is engaged in several initiatives designed to expand educational opportunity for underserved students and their families. She serves as Board Chair of the Westside Future Fund, as well as serving on the boards of Achieve Atlanta, Morehouse College, and the Tull Charitable Foundation. She is also on the boards of Smith College, the Educational Testing Service and Sesame Workshop.

She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Wesleyan University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan as well as an M.A. in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary. Over the course of her career, she has served as a faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Westfield State University, and Mount Holyoke College. Prior to her 2002 appointment as president of Spelman, she served as dean and acting president at Mount Holyoke College. In Spring 2017 she was the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford University. She is married to Dr. Travis Tatum; they are the parents of two adult sons.

Benjamin Earley Senior Consultant, Redclay-Hill

Benjamin Earley is a web developer, creative writer, and musician born and raised in Atlanta, GA, where he continues to call the Westside home. He holds two certificates from Berklee College of Music for Music Business and General Music Studies. In addition to pursuing his passion for songwriting and music production, Benjamin also builds websites and web-based solutions for clients as an independent contractor with Redclay-Hill.

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Ebony M. Ford Westside Resident, English Avenue

Ebony purchased a home in English Avenue after moving from her home state of Michigan more than 10 years ago. She was drawn to the potential of the Westside and wanted to be a part of what was sure to be its uprising in the very near future. She is a divorced mother to a 4-year old son, and an IT Analyst for the State of Georgia. Ebony has started an organization, English Avenue Tea, to bring awareness and an image of normalcy to the rest of Atlanta about the residents that live in historic Westside neighborhoods. The Westside is on the rise and Ebony is proud to go along for the ride.

Brittaney Bethea the Director of Communications and Dissemination for the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network at Morehouse School of Medicine

Brittaney J. Bethea is currently the Director of Communications and Dissemination for the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) at Morehouse School of Medicine, providing strategic direction for applied communications research, partnership development, digital media (web, mobile apps), public relations and dissemination and implementation (D&I) evaluation.

Her public health career has focused exclusively on health communications and social marketing efforts that translate science and evidence-based guidelines around chronic and infectious diseases to the media, policy decision-makers, and lay community members in underserved communities. She’s worked in a wide range of professional settings, including academic institutions, community-based organizations, federal organizations, and creative firms, while leveraging her skills in public health practice, social science research, and marketing strategy.

Shirley Anne Smith Executive Director, Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation

Shirley Anne Smith, affectionally known as SAS, is the executive director of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, Inc. (AFRF). AFRF is the nonprofit fundraising entity of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (AFRD). As the Executive Director of the Fire Foundation, Shirley Anne brings prudent leadership, fundraising acumen and nonprofit management experience to her daily responsibilities.

The AFRF mission is to directly support the 1,100 City of Atlanta firefighters and their commitment to the citizens of Atlanta. The Foundation funds essential equipment, training, workforce readiness and community engagement as the first responder for first responders in support of a safe Atlanta and a city that is prepared to lead in fire safety and protection.

Shirley Anne as Advocate A passionate advocate for firefighters and other public safety first responders, a highlight of Shirley Anne’s leadership at the Foundation includes the commissioning of a pay raise study to assist the Mayor in a historic

11 Our Featured Participants announcement on behalf of City of Atlanta’s firefighters and EMTs. The study helped approve an average salary raise of nearly 20 percent. As a woman of color, supporting a fire rescue department in a city that primarily serves people of color, she believes that the diversity of the community should be reflected in the diversity of the fire industry. The foundation programs support the intentional recruitment of women, and members of the Latino and LGBTQ community. The Foundation’s diversity recruitment campaign, Step Forward, has been recognized by the advertising and marketing industries around the globe.

Shirley Anne as Fundraiser She’s prepared herself for this role starting with her love and pledge to the Girl Scout organization as both a scout and a top cookie seller and later in life as a working professional. Her original interest in medical school turned into a graduate degree in public administration and dual undergraduate studies in journalism and sociology. Since joining the Foundation in 2016, she has raised nearly $1.5 million.

Shirley Anne as Community Partner Always in the middle of it, Shirley Anne values every single relationship that she makes on behalf of the firefighters. Whether it’s the connection with neighborhoods where fire stations are located and neighbors who rally in support of the Adopt a Station program; or her coveted relationship with Chick-fil-A in support of the Cadet Program; or City of Refuge for office space; or Atlanta Technical College for a cadet training venue; or Rotary for tireless volunteer support; and local restaurants including Das BBQ, Inspire Brands and Slutty Vegan for meals for firefighters during the pandemic. The steadfast commitment and cultivation of partnerships like these came to play more than ever during the pandemic when the foundation was leaned on urgently by Atlanta Fire to safely protect its citizens. To date, Shirley Anne and her board have secured in-kind donations valued at more than $400K and more than $150K in cash donations to specifically support the 36 fire rescue stations and the needs due to COVID.

Shirley Anne as Industry Leader The Foundation shows up ready to lead, ready to lend a hand and always ready to take something to the next level. That's what Shirley Anne brings to her industry and ultimately to benefit firefighters. The Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation is the largest in Metro Atlanta and also the Southeast. With a passion for youth development, Shirley Anne created and launched two youth programs intended to create a talent pipeline for the next generation of firefighters. Shirley Anne believes that access to careers in public safety can break the chain of generational poverty in cities where racial inequality and wealth disparity are a challenge.

Shirley Anne as Working Mother At the end of her days, she returns home to the toughest job of them all. It’s the role she - hands down - cherishes the most but admits to the fact that her 3 children are her toughest direct reports. When asked recently how she defines success, she responded that as long as her kids are happy and proud then success has been realized.

Shirley Anne as Thought Leader Not only does she lead with her ideas, her inspiration and her spirit to put Atlanta’s firefighters first, she is also thought of by others as the go-to for getting things done.

As a result, here are a few of those accolades: • Cobb Chamber of Commerce Nomination • Council of Volunteer Administrators Member of the Year • Georgia Center for Nonprofits: 30 Under 30 Nonprofit Leaders • Georgia Trend’s 40 under 40 • LEAD Atlanta Class of 2017 • Outstanding Atlantan 2020 • Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sister of the Month • Voyage ATL: Atlanta’s Most Inspiring

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Quincy Springs Owner and Operator, Chick-fil-A Vine City

The corner of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is pretty much Main and Main for the civil rights movement in Atlanta. It’s at this intersection that leaders like Joseph E. Boone, Ralph David Abernathy and Andrew Young lived, worked and planned the protests and marches that would shape the country. It’s also the location of the newest Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta.

Honoring the ’s Westside Enter Chick-fil-A Operator Quincy L.A. Springs IV, who is opening the new Vine City Chick-fil-A in 2018. There’s no mistaking Springs’ passion for the historic Westside of Atlanta and its history – he can rattle off the names of the dozens of historic figures from the civil rights era who lived and worked in the community, he can drive the streets surrounding the restaurant site and point out the homes of these historic leaders, and, just as importantly, he knows the names of the people who call them home now.

“When it comes to the Historic Westside, the whole is greater than the sum total of its parts. The amount of love, pride of place and genuine caring for others makes it feel like home to me,” Springs says. “This community is so rich in spirit, and my hope is that my restaurant can be a gathering place for my neighbors and friends.”

Although Springs was raised in Buchanan, VA., he’s become such a part of the fabric of this community that he could easily be mistaken for a native Atlantan. He graduated from Washington and Lee University and then served in the Army for eight years, achieving the rank of Captain and receiving several awards. Springs was deployed to various parts of the world, including one of his most notable positions serving as a combat advisor to approximately 900 Afghan soldiers for Afghanistan’s counter narcotics initiative.

“My military service instilled in me the desire to become a leader within a community that needed leadership,” Springs says. “It’s important to me to identify and develop talent in people that they sometimes don’t even see in themselves.”

Helping the Westside Thrive Again Due to years of divestment, one-third of the homes surrounding the new Chick-fil-A in Vine City are vacant, and 60 percent of the children here live in poverty. Springs is aiming to change those statistics as he becomes further involved in the community and builds his restaurant team. The Chick-fil-A Foundation also is working to support existing community organizations aimed at reviving the Westside.

Prior to joining Chick-fil-A, Springs was the general manager of the neighboring Walmart. It was there that he began his mission to educate the community’s youth about the civil rights heroes who once were fixtures of the neighborhood. He notes with pride that Chick-fil-A Founder Truett Cathy also called the Westside home during his childhood.

“The young people of the Westside don’t have to look far to find heroes. People who made a lasting impact on the world lived right next door and still have family in the neighborhood,” Springs says. “I want to help tell the story of those heroes and show these young people that they can make a difference in the world just like these great men and women did.”

Inspiring Restaurant Team Members A mural inside Springs’ restaurant will be a constant reminder of those heroes from the neighborhood, featuring many of the leaders of the civil rights movement and will welcome guests as soon as they walk through the door.

“I hope it will serve as a source of inspiration for our team members as well as our guests,” says Springs. “I want the children in this community to know the heritage of the neighborhood and have the pride of knowing that giants walked the same streets they play on.”

To inspire his team members even more, Springs plans to use Chick-fil-A’s scholarship initiative to help them attend college, whether at Spelman College, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, which are right next to the Vine City Chick-fil-A, or at his alma mater, Washington and Lee University. 13 Our Featured Participants

He also hopes his approximately 70 full- and part-time team members will take the same lesson to heart that he learned from his first job – that hard work can be the best teacher – as he works to give them the same opportunities he’s received.

Tangee Allen Co-Founder, Raising Expectations

As a co-founder of Raising Expectations, Tangee Allen has worked alongside Maria Armstrong (the two met while both were enrolled as students at Georgia State University)to create and develop our nonprofit youth development organization into the award-winning program and resource it is today. In addition to Tangee’s experience working in the nonprofit sector, she has also worked for local government for over nine years. As a Program Manager in the Mayor’s Office for the community-focused Department of Weed and Seed—an innovative, comprehensive multiagency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization—Tangee was responsible for working with the designated Weed and Seed sites to develop and implement their 5-year strategy under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Justice. As an active participant in her community and staunch advocate for Atlanta’s youth, Tangee has been recognized by a variety of organizations and has received a host of community awards from the City of Atlanta, Spelman College, Enterprise Foundation, Morehouse College and the WB Channel 36.

Maria Armstrong Co-Founder, Raising Expectations

Maria Armstrong has served the Atlanta area for nearly two decades in a variety of academic and service-oriented capacities. In addition to her primary role as co-founder of Raising Expectations, growing and guiding our organization alongside Tangee Allen, Maria’s diverse educational experiences have also included working as a high school teacher, mentor, teaching in alternative educational settings and serving as an administrator in a public charter school. A graduate of Georgia State University, Maria was also the creator, director and administrator of a collaborative after school program model that served over 400 students with interactive academic and enrichment activities. Her comprehensive experience extends to resource development with community organizations and program development in elementary, middle and high schools.

Maria was a runner up for the MTV Brick Award and was featured in the inspirational book As I Am. She was also honored with a Sisters Who Serve Award from Spelman College and an Unsung Hero Award from the WB 36 television station as one of Atlanta’s top young leaders along with an Unsung Heroine Award from the Atlanta Chapter of National Coalition of 100 Black Women.

14 COVID-19 VACCINE INFO

Currently, COVID-19 vaccinations are only available to the following priority group in Phase 1A. This includes paid or unpaid people serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials. Those in this category include, but are not limited to:

Staff in clinical settings (e.g., nurses, physicians, EMS, laboratory, environmental services, etc.) Long-term care facilities (LTCF) staff and residents

Phase 1A also includes: Adults 65 and older Caregivers of those 65 and older First Responders (fire, police, sheriff, 9-1-1 personnel, etc.) Vaccination Sites

GA Department of Health of Public Health Good Samaritan Health Fulton County Center Mercedes Benz Stadium 1015 Donald Lee Hollowell 9 Mangum Street Parkway Atlanta, GA 30303 Atlanta, GA 30318 COVID Vaccine Line: (404) 613-8150 COVID Vaccine Line: (404) 523-6571

Morehouse Healthcare Family Health Centers of 455 Lee Street Georgia at West End Suite 200 868 York Avenue SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Atlanta, GA 30310 COVID Vaccine Line: (404) 752-1000 COVID Vaccine Line: (800) 935-6721

Appointments are required at all sites.

15 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good Samaritan Health Center and CVSHealth are offering free rapid COVID-19 testing with results in 20 minutes. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Call 404-523-6571to schedule. Good Sam is located at 1015 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30318.

Visit https://goodsamatlanta.org/COVID-19 for more info.

16 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS EXTERIOR OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM

Atlanta Housing, Invest Atlanta and the City of Atlanta have launched a deferred forgivable loan program that provides up to $70,000 in federal funds to eligible Ashview Heights and Atlanta University Center homeowners for exterior health and safety repairs on their home. Funds will be provided in the form of a forgivable loan at a 0% interest rate with payments deferred and forgiven until the earlier of loan maturity, sale, transfer of ownership, or failure to maintain the property as the primary residence during the loan term.

The maximum loan amount per home is $70,000, inclusive of all construction related costs and closing costs. Loan term will be determined by loan amount, not to exceed 10 years.

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES Homeowner must reside within the Choice Neighborhoods of Ashview Heights or Atlanta University Center. Must be a primary homeowner and existing resident as of September 30, 2015. Homeowners with 1st Mortgage iens are permitted. Second mortgages from Habitat for Humanity on a Habitat home, and Invest Atlanta will be treated as one mortgage for purposes of this program. Homes with other liens (tax liens, recorded Fi Fas, etc. are ineligible. Homes with water liens must have a payment arrangement to be eligible).

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY Contact the Choice Neighborhoods Exterior Owner-Occupied Rehab Program Manager Meals On Wheels Atlanta at [email protected] or 404-351-3889

17 LEARN MORE >> go.att.com/ConnectedLearning APPLY HERE >> https://att.connectednation.org/s3/connectedlearning

Home on the Westside is our Community Retention initiative.

LEGACY HOMEOWNERS | RENTAL HOUSING | HOMEOWNERSHIP | FINANCING SUPPORT

LEARN MORE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK >> https://www.westsidefuturefund.org/homeonthewestside/

18 The Beloved Benefit Conversation Series is a new virtual experience created to help us meet the extraordinary challenges of today. Season 1 features six, 30-minute episodes of national leaders in a candid conversation on race, economic mobility, and the building of Dr. King's beloved com- munity. Through this series, we hope to spark more than awareness: We want to ignite real-world impact and inspire deeper community connection. Join us as we create a way forward, together.

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20 Located at 2160 Metropolitan Parkway, our new store and career center will bring jobs and skills training to the local community. To start, this project is generating 30-40 new construction jobs for local residents. When we open, we will create an additional 50 jobs in the store, as well as in the career center.

Our focus will continue to be on not just helping our neighbors to fi nd work, but helping them move into successful careers. All of our career centers provide free access to job search resources like computers, résumé writing tools, job listings, employment seminars, software training and more.

21 VIEWPOINT: Fulfilling our vision of the beloved community By D. Makeda Johnson | First published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle May 5, 2017

Gentrification of urban American cities is a com- from traditional transactional approaches to com- plex phenomenon with social, political and eco- munity redevelopment. We had declared that our nomic implications. approach will be transformative and centered on It represents a double-edged sword with both op- the development of human capital. This innovative portunities and challenges. The infusion of high- transformative approach to community develop- er-income individuals into urban centers generates ment is no easy task. It requires that both residents, increased renewal investments in formerly ne- stakeholders and service providers rethink and re- glected and abandoned blighted communities. It set traditional mindsets associated with poverty provides needed revenue to local municipalities to that fails to see and value the many assets within meet the expense of much-needed infrastructure communities and design programs that empower and service delivery improvements. Unfortunately, residents with the skills and resources to be a part gentrification and displacement are manifesting of the solution with equality and equity. as symptoms nationally as the urban center across This writer loves living and working within the His- our nation thrives to attract upper-middle-income toric Westside Community. Having chosen to call it families while displacing current residents with in- home for nearly three decades, I proudly celebrate creasing housing costs that exclude the working the beauty of community. We are a very resilient poor and altering the cultural and historical fabric community that has, in spite of many challenges, of urban America cities. continued to make contributions to society, espe- Gentrification can be managed and provide an op- cially as it relates to striving for social justice and portunity for Atlanta, Georgia, to honor its most an equitable society. noted son and drum major for social justice: Dr. Unfortunately, too often those who seek to serve Martin Luther King Jr. often overlook the value of relational capacity that Atlanta can once again shine as an urban Ameri- exists within community, wealth of knowledge and can city “Too Busy to Hate.” We can redefine the G ability to be a vital asset to achieving transforma- word. We are in a moment of opportunity for the tive sustainable communities. creation of the “Beloved Community,” a communi- Envision what could happen as residents and ded- ty of racial and economic diversity. icated stakeholders shift their mindsets and rein- But it will not just happen, it must be intentionally vent how to renew communities without displace- developed. It is simple, but requires authentic part- ment, where there is the pollination of skills and nership between community, political and private the capacity to stay in communication even when stakeholders committed to the possibility of the they are difficult, seeking to establish trust and new “Beloved Community.” It will require a resident re- ways of engagement that produce the greater good tention plan that prevents forced displacement, in- for humanity while creating economically healthy, clusionary affordable housing policy that supports thriving businesses, well-kept homes, quality af- mixed income and racial diversity by acknowledg- fordable housing that is reflective of the earning ing the area median income, and a tax abatement of the communities’ workforce, accessible and af- program to protect vulnerable home and business fordable healthcare, high-performing education- owners. al institutions. In this moment of opportunity, we can be the change that the world is looking for and The Historic Westside Community is poised with the create the environment that produces productive opportunity to manifest not forced displacement, citizens with economic and social mobility by de- but demonstrate how to align urban transforma- sign. As residents and stakeholders, we will either tion with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of “The fulfill or betray the vision of the beloved community Beloved Community.” A community where justice based on our actions or inaction. There is a critical and equality is the order of the day; an authentic need for advocacy on behalf of the often-margin- mixed community where all can live, change and alized long-term residents in gentrifying communi- grow without the destruction of the Historic West- ties; we have the opportunity to shift that. Where side Community’s cultural integrity. do you stand? I shall continue to strive to be a drum To accomplish the building of the Beloved Com- major for justice, equality and inclusion for the es- munity, trust must be established requiring a shift tablishment of the “Beloved Community.” 22 THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVALUABLE SUPPORT IN MAKING THESE SUMMITS POSSIBLE:

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