Community Wellness
Community-specific mix of facilities, programs, and services that honor local history, reflect the priorities of residents, promote healthy lifestyles, create jobs, and reduce crime.
FIRST TEE — METRO ATLANTA
First Tee — Metro Atlanta (First Tee) seeks to enable kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with life skills curriculum, First Tee creates learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience.
If you are interested in learning more about First Tee registration at the Charlie Yates Golf Course, please fill out the registration form. Priority registration for First Tee — Metro Atlanta at the Charlie Yates Golf Course is provided for families at the Villages of East Lake, Charles R. Drew Charter School and East Lake/Kirkwood Neighborhoods.
First Tee – Metro Atlanta | Program Contacts
JENAE JENKINS
Executive Director
First Tee – Metro Atlanta
jjenkins@thefirstteeatlanta.org | 404-555-1212
PETER PEARCE
Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships
First Tee – Metro Atlanta
ppearce@thefirstteeatlanta.org | 404-555-1212
EAST LAKE HEALTHY CONNECTIONS
East Lake Healthy Connections (ELHC) ensures all eligible East Lake families have access to health insurance, effectively utilize primary and preventive health care services, properly manage chronic diseases, and establish contact with accessible medical homes.
ELHC leverages existing relationships with the Foundation’s partners, particularly the East Lake Family YMCA, to benefit families served by the East Lake Foundation’s programs and services. A program coordinator with a health background and three family health advocates staff the project to provide vital community health services.
East Lake Healthy Connections | Program Contact
DEDRA RIDGES, MSW
Program Manager
YMCA of Metro Atlanta
dedrar@ymcaatlanta.org | 404-370-5647
EAST LAKE FAMILY YMCA
The East Lake Family YMCA (The Y) serves individuals and families in Dekalb County and the city of Atlanta in the East Lake area—a diverse and thriving community thanks to a unifying network of local schools, nonprofits, businesses, and active community members. The Y serves the community by providing educational foundations for children from infancy to their teen years through programs including early learning, afterschool, day camp and teen leadership.
