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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

For those of us who work in place-based community development and affordable housing, the work can be challenging and very tiring at times. There are never-ending obstacles to overcome: rising construction costs, rising interest rates, legislative regulations, inequity of household incomes, the list goes on. Sometimes we need to lean on friends to help us […]

Resident advocates are an integral part of our work at oaksATL. They provide care and accountability for the residents in their buildings and foster a thriving community environment. Our resident advocates meet with a team from Oaks once a month and often throw out ideas on how to improve the community. Over the summer, the […]

A mama to many, Ms. Cassandra has become affectionately known as Grandma to our team at oaksATL and Peace Preparatory Academy. As a resident advocate for Oaks, whose job is to look out for her neighbors, and as a Christ follower, whose heart is to see her neighborhood thrive, she has a legacy of caring […]

At oaksATL we are so excited to be ringing in the new year. The 15 unit apartment building on Lindsay Street across from Peace Prep that we have been renovating is move in ready and awaiting residents! And thanks to our supporters, we have been able to put a purchase agreement on 2 of the […]

The Invest Atlanta Board of Directors has approved a Westside TAD grant of up to $500,000 to finance the renovation of sixteen school-adjacent multifamily apartment units in English Avenue. The developer, oaksAtl Community Development, Inc. (oaksATL), is a non-profit development associated with Peace Preparatory Academy, Inc. Together, the two entities aim to support low-income families […]