Atlanta Thanksgiving Food Drives: Where Families Can Get Help This Year
Capital B Atlanta shares the East Lake Foundation’s Thanksgiving food distribution event as an opportunity to give back in the 2025 holiday season.
Ilham Askia with the East Lake Foundation, Digital Literacy & AT&T
President & CEO of the East Lake Foundation Ilham Askia talks with Metro Atlanta CEO about partnering with AT&T to help build a stronger community.
For many Black women, the shutdown was more than missed pay – it was a breaking point
Ilham Askia, the president and CEO of Atlanta nonprofit East Lake Foundation, said she is seeing and “hearing in real-time,” stories about families that are…
Atlanta’s East Lake community rallies as families lose government benefits
CBS News’ Daniel Wilkerson speaks with Villages of East Lake resident Nicole McClendon and East Lake Foundation President and CEO Ilham Askia about the challenges…
US government will fund SNAP benefits, but delays are expected
East Lake Foundation President and CEO Ilham Askia joins other Atlantans to speak with WSB-TV’s Eryn Rogers on the impact of SNAP delays.
East Lake transformation built on legacy, longevity
Shannon Heath-Longino, granddaughter of Ms. Eva Davis, and Vivian Moore, inaugural recipient of the Eva Davis Community Advocate Award, speak with Joe Ripley to reflect…
The East Lake Foundation is celebrating 30 years
East Lake Foundation President and CEO Ilham Askia and Board Member William Wesley joined Condace Pressley on WSB-TV’s People 2 People to talk about the…
The Pride of East Lake Meadows: The Cornbread Sisters
Toshia Tiller, 57, and her sister Shelia Tiller-Tooks, 55, are the Cornbread Sisters, the founders and owners of the brand of the same name. When…
No pressure: First Tee kids deliver splash-free opening shots
Putting a couple of high school kids on the first tee, surrounding them with hundreds of fans and dozens of cameras, then asking them to…
Inside the 2025 TOUR Championship: Drew Charter School senior Destiny Downie is destined for greatness
Destiny Downie stands out amongst the thousands of people making their way around East Lake Golf Club on a busy Friday morning. A native of…
How Tom Cousins practiced “golf with a purpose”
The Atlanta developer died in July at age 93, leaving behind several legacies, including the revitalization of East Lake Golf Club and the surrounding neighborhood.
TOUR Championship’s impact on East Lake
Ilham Askia, President and CEO of the East Lake Foundation, shares how the Tour Championship affects the community.
