Annie Slaughter moved to the Beallwood community at a very unique time in the neighborhood’s history. It was in 1994, when the neighborhood was overrun with drug dealers and users, that the residents banded together to “take back their streets” and formed B.A.N.D., the Beallwood Area Neighborhood Development, Inc. This was also Annie’s first year […]
Mrs. Ella Giles has lived in her house for more than 40 years. It’s a place she settled down for one last military assignment with her late husband. It’s a place where she can walk a block to her church. Truly, it’s her home. But, when she first came to NeighborWorks Columbus, her home was […]
NeighborWorks Columbus Receives $1.5 Million Financial Assistance Grant From The U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund Columbus, GA, (October 13, 2015)– NeighborWorks Columbus and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), has been awarded a $1.5 million Financial Assistance (FA) grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund. The grant will help NeighborWorks continue to expand […]
More than 20 years ago, Beallwood neighborhood residents and community leaders worked to make the area one of the safest in the city. Now, NeighborWorks® Columbus is leading an effort to make it one of the prettiest. Big 4 Beallwood is a neighborhood revitalization project, where several agencies will come together this summer to make […]
