Southwest Atlanta Neighboring

al View Manor, and Adair Park). It has the highest concentration of Georgia prisoners within the penal system (80%). The schools are performing at the lowest levels in a state which rates amongst the lowest in the country. Additionally, the children in the area are subject to some of the highest exploitative activities in the city. SWAN’s vision involves youth who are positive, respectful (of self and others), secure, proactive, purposeful leaders, who can advocate for causes inside or outside of their community with diligence and dignity as well-spoken, well-educated, broad-minded productive citizens. We aim to create a future distinct from SW Atlanta’s past by convening new ways for leadership to emerge.