AVLF works with low-income Atlantans who are facing eviction or deplorable conditions due to a landlord’s failure to repair. They provide legal, and support services to ensure the person and their family can remain in their home and stable.
The mission of the BaMO Academy Community Arts Foundatio is that through community collaboration, financial support and equitable access, Barack and Michelle Obama Academy students will receive diverse, creative and innovative training in th arts that will provide a foundation for their further education and life experiences.
Community Care, Inc. is a youth intervention program that has been serving the Atlanta neighborhoods of Peoplestown, Summerhill, and Mechanicsville since 1989. It operates out of the Rick McDevitt Youth Center in Four Corners Park in Peoplestown. Community Care’s approach is as straightforward as its mission – “to keep inner-city kids alive, in school, and out of jail.” We do this by providing a network of comprehensive, long-term, and compassionate support for the neighborhoods’ children and teens.
Black Too Earth is a 501(C3) Non-profit with a mission to connect black people with black environmental organizations through site visits and volunteer opportunities. We want to inspire and celebrate our community while investing in underrepresented organizations. Our activities aim to foster stewardship, community, and intentional consumption amongst our participants.
Emmaus House seeks transformation in the lives of individuals, within communities, and in the systems that shape our lives. To achieve this change, we believe that as an organization we must focus on both relationship and results.
Georgia Justice Project (GJP) will provide criminal record restriction legal services, information sessions on record restriction and early termination of probation, and individual readiness for employment sessions for the residents of all five stadium neighborhoods: Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh,
Summerhill and Grant Park.
GFDHA provides FREE onsite comprehensive oral services (dental cleanings, oral extractions, fillings, fluoride treatments, x-rays, oral cancer screenings and oral hygiene education) to the residents of the Peoples Town and neighboring Stadium Trust Communities. GFDHA is able to provide this unmatched level of care and outreach with the help of more than 95 dedicated volunteers. The GFDHA team consists of volunteer dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, pharmacists, medical doctors, nurses, pre-dental students and community volunteers).
HABESHA, Inc. is A 501c3 organization operating in Atlanta, GA since 2002, with a mission to cultivate leadership in youth and families through practical experiences in cultural education, sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurship, holistic health and technology.
HouseProud Atlanta provides critical, no-cost repairs for low-income senior, disabled an veteran homeowners with the mission of keeping them ‘warm, safe and dry’ in their homes. Typical repairs include roofing, plumbing, siding repair, heating and air replacement, painting and more.
The Stewart Center was established as the “Andrew Stewart Day Nursery” by Frances Stewart in 1916 in honor of her late husband, Andrew P. Stewart. Over the past 100+ years, the organization has served the English Avenue, Reynoldstown, and Pittsburgh communities of Atlanta. The Stewart Center began serving the Pittsburgh community in the fall of 2011 and moved its base of operations to the neighborhood in 2015. The Center is in the seventh year of a fifteen‐year commitment to direct all of its resources in service to the Pittsburgh neighborhood
In 2009, under the leadership of The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, the Atlanta Housing
Association of Neighborhood-based Developers and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a group of more than 30 public, private, nonprofit and community organizations created ALT to maintain
affordability in neighborhoods at risk of gentrification and displacement due, in part, to the Atlanta BeltLine, throughout the portions of the city of Atlanta directly impacted by the Atlanta BeltLine.
Blueprint 58, founded in January 2011, is a community development organization in the Pittsburgh neighborhood and surrounding areas of southwest Atlanta. Blueprint 58's vision is to assist in creating a vibrant and interdependent community in Pittsburgh that is thriving spiritually, emotionally, and physically; and to provide a beautiful, inspiring, and safe refuge for youth and their families to grow personally and in relationships. We believe that communities can be restored and flourish through building mutually transformative relationships.
Dream Builders of Atlanta is a community-based project that has been serving the Atlanta neighborhoods of Peoplestown, Summerhill, and Mechanicsville since January of 2019. It operates out of the Rick McDevitt Youth Center at Four Corners Park in Peoplestown. As frequent attendees of Four Corners Park; whether it's playing a game of pick up ball or visiting the youth center, we notice the park traffic decreased. There were no longer any neighborhood functions such as bar-b-ques. Weekend bar-b-ques are a staple. To continue the positivity, we purchased grills and sponsored multiple events to bring the flavor reminiscent back in our environment.
ECO-Action, the lead organization for this proposal, is a 501c (3) nonprofit working to strengthen individual and community strategies that prevent and solve the environmental health problems that affect them. Its headquarters is in the Summerhill neighborhood of NPU-V.
Good Food, Green City, formerly known as the Sustainable Urban Agriculture Youth Training Program, is a project that was launched in May, 2020 with an $8000 grant awarded by the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Office of Diversity and Inclusion to Summerhill resident and KSU geography professor Jason Rhodes. These funds, along with a $5000 Thriving Community Building grant, allowed Jason and a small group of KSU undergraduates to develop curriculum and implement a pilot version of this project at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh in Spring, 2021.
MCHealthcare, Inc. was established in November 2006 and moved into the Pittsburgh community in 2016. Its mission is to provide health and fitness information and activities to underserved communities, small businesses, and corporations. The activities include organizing health symposiums (10%), wellness seminars (10%), free community fitness classes (50%), sports and team building programs (30%). The activities are conducted by Moses, hired fitness trainers, nutritionists, medical professionals, and team building coaches. The activities are performed at FitSquad Studios, by a Collaborating Partner and are funded by donations and sponsorships.
Mimi’s Yoga Kids LLC was established in 2019 after the results of working in and introducing Yoga as an alternative in the Mechanicsville and Peoplestown communities through partner with Emmaus House and Chris 180 since 2017. Mimi’s Yoga Kids has been providing enrichment activities in the aforementioned programs and communities serving students of Dunbar Elementary School, Benteen Elementary School and Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary School.
Nicholas House’s mission is to help homeless families achieve self-sufficiency by providing them with a temporary place to live while addressing the root causes of their homelessness so that they never become homeless again.
Nicholas House first opened its doors in 1982. At the time, there wasn’t a single shelter in Atlanta capable of housing homeless families for more than a night and none were able to provide the long-term care and assistance to lead people back into self-sufficiency.Georgia Justice Project (GJP) will provide criminal record restriction legal services, information sessions on record restriction and early termination of probation, and individual readiness for employment sessions for the residents of all five stadium neighborhoods: Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh, Summerhill and Grant Park.
Noble Clay Fitness (NCF) is a non-profit gym, transforming lives and communities through whole-body wellness. Our unique model blends individualized, top-notch training, community focus, and sliding scale pricing, to ensure all people have access to the best training. We’re creating a fitness experience that is personal, equitable, and impactful. NCF opened its doors in January 2020 during the COVID pandemic and was able to serve the community and grow its membership. We are located right in the intersection of the four Atlanta neighborhoods of Summerhill, Peoplestown, Mechanicsville, and Pittsburgh where 380 families live under the poverty line (over half the families in the community) and over 60% of the population is Black/ African American.
Pittsburgh Community Market was officially established in November 2020, starting from the Pittsburgh Yards development planning groups in 2016. In the first year of operation Pittsburgh Community Market (PCM) in collaboration with community volunteers and the Annie E. Casey Foundation developed the Pittsburgh Yards Opening Celebration Festival. The Celebration Festival was a culmination of community arts, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and family engagement. The Nia Fest will be the Festival that reconnects the community on an annual basis thru exposure to art, resources, and opportunity.
Pittsburgh Neighborhood Resident Leadership Team, Inc., [PNRLT] has been serving the Pittsburgh Neighborhood of Atlanta for the last twenty years in various iterations and formats. The current legal entity was formed in 2016. Our mission is to work holistically and collaboratively with the families and institutions of Pittsburgh (Atlanta) to restore and uplift the community. We are organized exclusively for scientific, religious, literary, charitable, and/or educational purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501-c-3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
STEM Atlanta Women, Inc. was founded by Atlanta native, innovator, human resources
business professional and STEM advocate Maxine Cain to disrupt the unconscious bias in Tech and bridge the gender gap in STEM. Dr. Maxine Cain is the Founder & President of STEM Atlanta Women, Inc.
Street Smart Youth Project provides integral programming to under- resourced minority communities. Funding from this grant will be utilized to support community development, job training and vocational support as well as affordable housing assistance for families and youth who are experiencing barriers and challenges, which impact equity.
Be Bold! Coaching and Consulting is a community based social enterprise specializing in transformative developmental support for individuals, organizations and communities.
Our services include program development, education, training, and life coaching. We
provide a holistic, shared power, strength and asset based approach to minimizing barriers in order to maximize potential and improve quality of life. Our organization is proud to be a 2019 recipient of the Annie E. Casey Community Investment Fund grant. This funding has afforded us the opportunity to offer self-care workshops and healing circles to NPU-V residents.
Founded in November 1979, the Atlanta Preservation Center (“APC”) is a private
501(c) 3 nonprofit whose mission is to promote the preservation of Atlanta’s
architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods
and landscapes through education and advocacy. We serve as the center for
coordination, knowledge, and research on preservation for Atlanta. We collaborate with governments, businesses, community leaders, and individuals to preserve endangered residential and commercial structures, neighborhoods and landscapes to ensure the City’s rich heritage is preserved and honored.
In 2004, Mr. Rickey Ross decided to share his knowledge and experience to help others desiring to come into the music industry, to learn from his experience. His legacy to actualize that passion is “The Music Education Group (MEG).” MEG’s purpose is “to develop and prepare students educationally, socially, and intellectually to reach their highest potential using music as a bridge for such work.” Its mission is “to teach students life-skills and career development through music, film, and digital media.”
The Pittsburgh Collaborative, organized in 2017 by Elder Moriba Kelsey, is comprised of Pittsburgh residents, Pittsburgh business owners, Pittsburgh neighborhood organizations, and representatives from Atlanta's Historically Black Colleges and Universities who are concerned with preserving the history and culture of Pittsburgh, one of the oldest African American communities in South Atlanta, documented as being founded in 1883. Programs and projects spearheaded by TPC employ a wealth of human capital in the historic neighborhood. TPC has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine’s H.E.A.L. clinic, the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Association, the Blackberry Arts Collective, and Kilgore Music Foundation to bring intergenerational programming to the neighborhood.
Urban Oak Initiative is a non-profit organization who first received its 501(c)(3) designation in 1997 in the State of Missouri. For 25 years, the organization has provided services for the community including after-school programs, teen pregnancy prevention, nutrition education and vocational job training for youth. The organization began work in the Atlanta Metro Area in 2017 and formally registered with the State of Georgia in March of 2019. During these past two years in Atlanta, the organization has provided programming at no cost to churches and after-school
programs aimed at reducing obesity, diabetes and chronic illnesses in youth.
AVLF works with low-income Atlantans who are facing eviction or deplorable conditions due to a landlord’s failure to repair. They provide legal, and support services to ensure the person and their family can remain in their home and stable.
NPU-V Community Resource Program will provide residents of NPU-V with a culmination of services that will give them a sense security, dignity, and hope. Services include rental/utility assistance, assistance with security deposit and first month’s rent, behavioral health services, support services, and linkages to community resources to meet the needs of struggling families
Community Care, Inc. is a youth intervention program that has been serving the Atlanta neighborhoods of Peoplestown, Summerhill, and Mechanicsville since 1989. It operates out of the Rick McDevitt Youth Center in Four Corners Park in Peoplestown. Community Care’s approach is as straightforward as its mission – “to keep inner-city kids alive, in school, and out of jail.” We do this by providing a network of comprehensive, long-term, and compassionate support for the neighborhoods’ children and teens.
Danni Unwind Holistic (DUH) creates accessible cultures of wellness for underserved communities in the southeast Atlanta area. Their mission is to provide whole, health wellness programs that aim at supporting and educating individuals who suffer from neuropathy, low immune functions, auto-immune illnesses and chronic pain.
Emmaus House seeks transformation in the lives of individuals, within communities, and in the systems that shape our lives. To achieve this change, we believe that as an organization we must focus on both relationship and results.
Georgia Justice Project (GJP) will provide criminal record restriction legal services, information sessions on record restriction and early termination of probation, and individual readiness for employment sessions for the residents of all five stadium neighborhoods: Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh,
Summerhill and Grant Park.
GFDHA provides FREE onsite comprehensive oral services (dental cleanings, oral extractions, fillings, fluoride treatments, x-rays, oral cancer screenings and oral hygiene education) to the residents of the Peoples Town and neighboring Stadium Trust Communities. GFDHA is able to provide this unmatched level of care and outreach with the help of more than 95 dedicated volunteers. The GFDHA team consists of volunteer dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, pharmacists, medical doctors, nurses, pre-dental students and community volunteers).
HABESHA, Inc. is A 501c3 organization operating in Atlanta, GA since 2002, with a mission to cultivate leadership in youth and families through practical experiences in cultural education, sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurship, holistic health and technology.
HouseProud Atlanta provides critical, no-cost repairs for low-income senior, disabled an veteran homeowners with the mission of keeping them ‘warm, safe and dry’ in their homes. Typical repairs include roofing, plumbing, siding repair, heating and air replacement, painting and more.
Intrenchment Creek is the primary watershed area in south and south east Atlanta, but many residents aren’t aware of the creek because much of it is buried underneath asphalt and concrete. The Intrenchment Creek Community Stewardship Council is focused on the headwaters of the watershed, and we are working to reverse decades of environmental injustice impacting the residents of our south Atlanta communities.
The KSU Food Forest, planted on 1/3 acre at the KSU Field Station, aims to serve as a model of sustainable urban agriculture, and demonstrate the potential of food forest systems to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration, improve water security by enhancing the water-absorption capacity of the soil, and promote food security by realizing impressive yields of nutrient-dense food.
MAC’s mission is to provide emergency assistance to low-income families to prevent homelessness and hunger during period of crisis. MAC will utilize funding to prevent evictions and utility disconnections in the Stadium Neighborhoods.
Mimi's Yoga Kids goal is to teach kids 4 key aspects to create their own yoga practice. They include mindfulness, inner peace, meditation and imagination. Kids learn breathing, yoga poses and how to calm their bodies through meditation. The Yoga Project is a community development project to offer the wonderful benefits of yoga to kids and their families.
Music Education Group will strengthen and enhance the hands-on component by identifying five students to participate as studio engineers to deliver our DLMs. Student studio engineers (SSEs) keep the modules fun and engaging. These are young people who had participated in our programs at the Dunbar Multimedia and Technology Center and have served as studio managers.
Noble Clay aims to provide top-notch fitness and health coaching to all members of the community, regardless of socioeconomic status or income level. Noble Clay provides fully comprehensive fitness and lifestyle coaching and hope to change both the physical and mental wellbeing of our members.
ONS’ mission statement affirms that “The function and purpose of ONS is to unite the people of the Summerhill Neighborhood into an organization concerned with the common issues of the area, to provide a means for discussions and solutions of such issues and to maintain and enhance the quality of life for our community.”
PY Community Inc. volunteers are engaged in an online campaign to sell engraved bricks to several Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) residents and business. Proceeds for the nonprofit organization will go towards purchasing outdoor design elements to commemorate the Atlanta & West Point Rail Road that once ran in the 1800’s along the new Atlanta BeltLine path.
The Andrew P. Stewart Center (The Stewart Center) mission is to provide safe and quality housing to Pittsburgh neighborhood families at risk of displacement from rising property values and rent.
The Pittsburgh Collaborative’s Pittsburgh Renaissance Project Phase II will continue to employ strategic partnerships with Morehouse School of Medicine H.E.A.L. clinic, to convene health related programming for Pittsburgh residents and senior groups; with the Blackberry Arts Collective, LLC, who offer intergenerational arts and artisan education and programming through interactive activities based in Pittsburgh; and with the Ryan Kilgore Music Foundation to offer music education and enrichment to youth interested in learning to play instruments.
Bringing hands-on, plant-based, action-packed culinary skills to students. This program makes healthy eating a fun, accessible option by giving kids the knowledge and skills to whip up healthy (and delicious!) plant-based creations.
Received emergency grant funding to provide emergency rent/mortgage/utility relief to people in the stadium neighborhoods who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Received emergency funding to expand reach in services in the stadium neighborhoods. Services include food distribution, rental and mortgage assistance, and utility assistance.
Atlanta’s largest provider of pro bono legal services, AVLF stands with low-income tenants and survivors of intimate partner violence as they fight for justice. We harness the collective power of our professional community to provide free legal and social services, ultimately creating safer, more stable families, homes and communities, and a more fair and equitable Atlanta. The goals of our program are to prevent families from being displaced or becoming homeless and to prevent eviction and/or reduce the negative impact of eviction.
The Barack & Michelle Obama (BaMO) Academy is a Title 1 traditional elementary school located in the Peoplestown neighborhood. Currently serving approximately 301 students, the school has an 80% direct certification rate (apsinsights.org). The Barack & Michelle Obama (BaMO) Academy PTA has been supporting a uniform closet at BaMO Academy for the past 3 years. In addition to advocacy and family engagement, one of the key purposes of the PTA is to promote the welfare of children (georgiapta.org).
Greening Youth Foundation’s Urban Youth Corps will provide job training and employment for low-income, young adults from the Stadium Neighborhood communities. The program goals are to provide a foundation for both a lifelong interest in environmental protection and future employment in a natural resource field. The Urban Youth Corp is a yearlong, paid, training and work experience program.
HABESHA Gardens is located in Rosa Burney Park. HABESHA will provide afterschool enrichment activities offered to youth at the Dunbar neighborhood center, outdoor festivals promoting health and wellness and adult training opportunities in sustainable agriculture.
The Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) was formed in 1986 as a collaborative effort to pool the resources of Midtown Atlanta religious congregations and the Midtown Alliance to assist the working poor in Atlanta. MAC’s mission is to provide emergency assistance to low-income working Atlantans to help prevent homelessness and hunger during periods of crisis. MAC will help prevent evictions and utility disconnections in the Stadium Neighborhoods.
Mimi's Yoga Kids goal is to teach kids 4 key aspects to create their own yoga practice. They include mindfulness, inner peace, meditation and imagination. Kids learn breathing, yoga poses and how to calm their bodies through meditation. The Yoga Project is a community development project to offer the wonderful benefits of yoga to kids and their families.
Nicholas House helps homeless families reach self-sufficiency. The program provides a range of housing support stability services for families with minor children that may include rental/utility arrears assistance, move-in assistance, short-term rental subsidy, emergency shelter services, job placement assistance, food and transportation assistance and other referral services that may be needed.
PCX GO! is the non-profit arm of Pharaoh’s Conclave (PCX) and is pioneering eSports education by exposing, engaging, and preparing K-12 youth to eSports career pathways. In addition to educating youth, PCX GO! educates parents/guardians and larger society about what eSports is and how youth can get engaged.
We educate youth by exposing them to the career pathways in eSports; preparing them to successfully navigate those pathways that most align with their interests; connect youth to collegiate, internship, and career experiences and opportunities; and provide youth with access to scholarships to further their preparation for the eSports workforce.
The Pittsburgh Collaborative's Renaissance Project employs strategic partnerships with Morehouse School of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program to convene health related programming and screenings for Pittsburgh residents and senior groups who frequent Pittman Park Recreation Center. Along with the Blackberry Arts Collective, we offer intergenerational, on-site arts and artisan education and programming through interactive activities based in the Pittsburgh neighborhood. We also offer music education and enrichment to youth who are interested in learning to play instruments with the goal of creating a Pittman Park youth band in partnership with the Kilgore Music Foundation.
Summerhill Community Ministries Inc, (SCM)’s Job Training and Leadership Program is designed to give young people an opportunity to spend quality time in an environment that requires teamwork and individual responsibility.
SCM aims to develop youth so they become leaders and role models in their communities. The program offers leadership training, character building skills, and help youth develop positive lifelong skill that equip them for the future.
The Urban Advocate is a grassroots organization formed out of a gap between community researchers at a local research institution and residents from various West Atlanta communities.
STAND: Our Community, Our Voice” is a project that aims to provide a safe space for Mechanicsville residents to share their stories related to gun violence and trauma.
Urban Oak Initiative (UOI) is a non-profit organization who first received it's 501(c)(3)
designation in 1997 in the State of Missouri. For more than 20 years the organization has
provided services for the community including after-school programs, teen pregnancy prevention, nutrition education and vocational job training for youth. The organization began work in the Atlanta Metro Area in 201 and has since provided programming at no cost to churches and after school programs aimed at reducing obesity, diabetes and chronic illnesses in youth.
Community Care develops strategies and programs that offer alternatives for young people whom otherwise might become part of the statistics of their neighborhood.
Emmaus House seeks transformation in the lives of individuals, within communities, and in the systems that shape our lives. To achieve this change, we believe that as an organization we must focus on both relationship and results.
HouseProud Atlanta will utilize Trust funding to provide critical, no-cost repairs to low-income senior, disabled and veteran homeowners living in the Stadium communities. We will utilize a portion of the funding to assist homeowners who find themselves with code enforcement violations, by walking them through the process and providing repairs to remediate the violations.
The mission of Peoplestown Revitalization Corporation is to improve the quality of life for residents of the community. They are serving as the fiscal agent for 555 Community Information Champions. The goal of 555 is to serve underserved seniors who live and create an Atlanta Neighborhood organization that serves all of NPU-V (Neighborhood Planning Unit). 555 CIC has been in action for more than 5 years now. We seek to learn information that will lift our seniors and allow them to age in their community with connected resources.
The Center for Black Women's Wellness has been located in the Dunbar Neighborhood Center for over 30 years and has programming in three focus areas: women's health, maternal and infant health, and economic health/self-sufficiency. CBWW has a solid track record of working with the community to plan and implement impactful programs that serve over 3,000 individuals annually.
HouseProud Atlanta helps low-income senior, veteran, and disabled Atlanta homeowners make crucial home repairs so they can age in place in their communities.
WC-GA provides evidence-based programming and services to adolescents, adults, and their families in the State of Georgia and the tri-jurisdictional, greater Metro- Atlanta area .
Community Care develops strategies and programs that offer alternatives for young
people whom otherwise might become part of the statistics of their neighborhood.
Emmaus House seeks transformation in the lives of individuals, within communities, and in the systems that shape our lives. To achieve this change, we believe that as an organization we must focus on both relationship and results.
ECO-Action helps youth and adult residents understand the environmental issues in their neighborhoods and enable them to take meaningful action in response.
Housing Justice League (HIL) is a grassroots, community-led organization that works with homeowners and renters in Atlanta to preserve and create new affordable housing and launch democratic participatory campaigns for housing justice.
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