Run for East Lake 5K happening this weekend
The Run for East Lake 5K and Fun Run is happening this upcoming weekend. The 5K race will start and finish at Charles R. Drew…
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENTS, ACTIONS, AND PROGRESS IN SUSTAINABILITY
The 2023 edition of the TOUR Championship has become a GEO Certified® Tournament for the first time in the event’s history, recognizing its sustainability commitments,…
Affordable Housing Is Never the Only Problem – Or the Only Solution
Eva Belle Favors Davis was one of the first residents of East Lake Meadows, a public housing project in East Lake, having moved in with…
Fellowship Program Aims to Recruit Pre-K Teachers
Avyion Jackson graduated from high school in May, then immediately returned to her educational roots: Drew Charter Schoo in East Lake. Read More: Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
The East Lake Foundation is leading a new initiative to improve the community
WSB-TV’s Condace Pressley speaks to our Executive Director, Ilham Askia, about the Foundation’s goals and achievements.
In Atlanta, a neighborhood, a golf course and a charter school inspire Charlotte’s work
Charlotte’s Renaissance West Community Initiative, which is trying to break the cycle of poverty by pairing an education village with housing and other adult programs,…
5 Reasons to love East Lake
As the neighborhood slogan goes: “The sun rises first in Atlanta in East Lake.” Indeed, this quiet, walkable community of vintage bungalows is the city’s…
East Lake Foundation appoints new director of development
The East Lake Foundation has appointed Kivatah Castilla to serve as its new director of development. She brings to the job a wealth of experience in fundraising and philanthropy.
Students From Atlanta’s Drew Charter School To Unveil Artwork On Limited-Edition Lidl Tote Bags Benefitting East Lake Healthy Connections and Atlanta Community Food Bank
Three students from Atlanta’s Drew Charter School will unveil their artwork on limited-edition reusable charity tote bags, which will be available for purchase at Lidl’s…
East Lake Foundation students report on Tour Championship
The East Lake Foundation sent their own student correspondents to the Tour Championship this week to report on the action on and off the golf…
The Villages of East Lake reopen after renovations
The East Lake Foundation, along with Atlanta Housing, Invest Atlanta and Columbia Residential celebrated the grand reopening of the Villages of East Lake on Monday,…
Atlanta renovates 271 affordable housing units in the East Lake area
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined developers on Monday to celebrate one of Georgia’s largest affordable housing renovations, in the city’s East Lake community in DeKalb…
