Program areas at We Love Buford Highway
The Feeding Families and Wellness initiatives organized and/or participated in 7 community mobile events, 6907 individuals, and 80% were Dekalb County of Buford Highway Corridor Immigrants. We served 1449 families with 23,612 pounds of culturally centric foods; 48% were 18 years or younger and 25.1% were of families over 5 people. We worked with the Center for Pan Asian Community Services, the Latino Community Fund Georgia, CORE, Dekalb Board of Health, and funding from Dekalb Commissioner, Jeff Rader. We ensured that over 500 individuals received access to Covid-19 vaccines in three community mobile events (out of the 7 total events).
Buford Highway Business Circle through collaboration with Emory University's Community Building Social Change Fellowship Program and the Center of Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS). We created the First Buford Highway Immigrant Business Owner Survey, which was the creation of database representing operating businesses. 191 business were approached, 53 surveyed, with a 27.7% response rate. This translated into 5 local community languages that were as recognized 10 top challenges: 32% stated lack of customers; 30% responded they were finding workers.
ORCHESTRA PROGRAM was awarded a reimbursable grant opportunity with DFCS (Oct 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023). 11 local schools represented through 34 students, 15 Saturday Clinic sessions, 99% retention of students, 6 community-wide, free performances, and recorded 93% weekly attendance.
Other program expenses.