One Step at a Time
Dec 04, 2023

One Step at a Time

Sometimes the vision in your mind just needs a jolt of persistence and determination to make it a reality. The vision of Peace Prep Academy was born from a need to provide quality education to students and ensuring that their needs are met. But when thinking about the whole child, education can only reach so far. The child's life outside of school was crucial to their ability to succeed. Fast forward a year later, oaksATL was born.  

The biggest challenge when educating the children at Peace was the housing crisis that seems to be happening all over the state. As homes were being renovated and communities elevated in physical appearance, the price of the homes rose. This caused a lack of stability in the children's education, if they were displaced from their homes. OaksATL partnered with Peace Prep to acquire the properties located close to Peace Prep Academy.


With a growth mindset, Peace Prep knew that they were cultivating the class of 2028. In order to maintain the growing student body, OaksATL used the space between two of their apartment homes to make classroom space (pictured below).

Home Sweet Home

by Sergina Lafortune • 04 Dec, 2023
4 2 6 Cairo Finalizing a project always brings us joy. It has been a little over a month since our peace prep family moved into their new home. Our goal with this project, along with our other projects, is to keep English Avenue residents in their community. This project was a fun one for our construction team. Due to extremely generous donors we were able to provide a high quality renovation to a house the City of Atlanta deemed uninhabitable. Our new residents love their new house. They are looking forward to the holiday season to continue making their house a home.

The Space to Dream

by Sergina Lafortune • 13 Sept, 2023
A Dreamers Space In the same spirit of beauty in partnership, OaksATL is partnering with Peace Prep, Roots Down GA, and The Fruitful Community Foundation to imagine an even better landscape...together.On August 17, 2023, our OaksATL community came out into the lawn and soared into dreamland. The adults and children gave multiple suggestions about what they would like to see in their shared space. What would make them eager to spent time at home in their common space? The ideas were grand! Items such as vegetable and herb gardens, firepits, outdoor seating, and shade grew anticipating hearts. Reasonable, practical, and even edible ideas are what we want to see come to life. Stay tuned to see the progress and dreams become a reality.
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