Purpose Built Communities believes that we cannot address the root causes of poverty without directly addressing race and the continuing impacts of systemic racism. As a result, racial equity is … Continue Reading →
Tour Championship’s transformative role in the East Lake neighborhood
The East Lake Foundation was established in 1995 by philanthropists Tom and Ann Cousins to help transform the East Lake neighborhood and create new opportunities for the families who lived … Continue Reading →
SOURCE: Augusta Chronicle

East Lake foundation offers vaccines at the East Lake Golf Club
On March 15th, Piedmont Healthcare, in partnership with the East Lake Foundation, conducted a COVID-19 vaccination outreach clinic in which it vaccinated approximately 150 members of Atlanta’s East Lake community.
SOURCE: WSB TV Atlanta
Excitement in the air as Georgia expand vaccine eligibility
At the East Lake Golf Club, Piedmont Hospital teamed up with the East Lake Foundation to vaccinate about 150 members of the East Lake Community Monday.
SOURCE: Fox 5 Atlanta
Piedmont to provide COVID-19 vaccinations through partnership with East Lake Foundation
Piedmont Healthcare, in partnership with the East Lake Foundation, will conduct a COVID-19 vaccination outreach clinic on Monday, March 15, in which it will vaccinate approximately 150 members of Atlanta’s East Lake community.
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution
Piedmont Providing COVID-19 Vaccinations through Partnership with East Lake Foundation
Piedmont Healthcare, in partnership with the East Lake Foundation, will conduct a COVID-19 vaccination outreach clinic on Monday, March 15, in which it will vaccinate approximately 150 members of Atlanta’s … Continue Reading →
Drew Charter Students Among 13 Teams Nationwide Developing Inventions with Support of Lemelson-MIT
A team of 16 students from Charles R. Drew Charter Senior Academy in Atlanta is among 13 teams nationwide awarded the prestigious Lemelsom-MIT InvenTeams® grant to invent solutions that solve real-world problems. Since the … Continue Reading →
REACH Riverside Welcomes New Board Member: Daniel Shoy, Jr., President and CEO of the East Lake Foundation
REACH Riverside (REACH), a member of the WRK Group (The Warehouse, REACH, and the Kingswood Community Center) announces the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors following … Continue Reading →
Debunking the Black community’s distrust for the COVID-19 vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is now in phase two and many influential, Black people have shared videos of their vaccination on social media. Purpose Built Communities saw an opportunity to provide local Atlanta communities of color with factual information about the virus and the vaccine, to help inform and educate.
SOURCE: Atlanta Voice

Carol Naughton named CEO of Purpose Built Communities
The board of Purpose Built Communities on Thursday afternoon named Carol R. Naughton as its new CEO. Naughton has been serving as the nonprofits interim CEO since the departure of David Edwards earlier this year.
SOURCE: Saporta Report