Charles R. Drew Charter School Elementary Academy Named First STEAM-Certified School in APS

April 28, 2017 / Press Releases

The Georgia Department of Education has awarded Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) certification to Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) Charles R. Drew Charter Elementary Academy. Drew Charter is the second STEAM-certified school in the state of Georgia, the first STEAM-certified school charter school in Georgia, and the first STEAM-certified school in APS.

From Katrina wreckage, New Orleans public golf shines again

April 28, 2017 / In the News

On April 21, Bayou Oaks City Park South Course . A little more than a driver-5-iron from the third green stands 685 units of mixed-income housing spanning 13 city blocks complete with schools, recreation and support services on the site of the former St. Bernard public housing development. Columbia Parc is the first community after the East Lake Foundation to implement what is now called the Purpose Built Communities model of neighborhood transformation that has expanded to 16 other communities. At Columbia Parc, there is a 26-month waiting list to live there.

Good Works Show – NewsRadio 106.7

April 10, 2017 / In the News

The East Lake neighborhood that people know today is not one and the same of 25 years ago. Formerly overrun with blight and crime, the community has seen a resurgence and revitalization, offering a safe place for families to live and grow.

Much of this transformation is thanks to The East Lake Foundation, a community nonprofit whose mission is to redevelop the area through mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education, and community wellness.