Category: News/Updates

  • DeKalb Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative

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    A few weeks ago, Dekalb County (and its project partner, Emory University Office of University-Community Partnerships) announced the implementation of a pilot community development program called the Dekalb Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative (DSNI).  In this program, seven targeted “neighborhoods,” or communities — Clarkston, Columbia, Cross Keys, Lithonia, McNair, Stone Mountain, and Towers (each identified by the…

  • CDF celebrates the partnership with Emory University students and faculty

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    Emory PHTC.  CDF is proud to have been selected as a site for the Emory Public Health Training Center (Emory PHTC):  Pathways to Practice Student Field Placement Program.  The Emory PHTC Student Field Placement Program is an opportunity for organizations to be a part of training the future public health work force while receiving valuable…

  • Plants go in the ground!!

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    After 5 months of preparation and classwork, the Urban Agriculture class meeting and working on the front of the Clarkston Community Center finally got to plant some trees this weekend!  We planted Mulberry, Persimmon, Cornelian Cherry and Fig Trees! This is just the beginning. Trees went in this weekend and next month bushes go in…

  • Happy New Year!

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    Clarkston Development Foundation is thankful for a great 2011 and all the wonderful people who made it special! We are looking forward to 2012 and all the possibilities it holds. We wish everyone a Happy New Year! –Clarkston Development Foundation Staff

  • Clarkston CommonPlace Launches

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    We are glad to welcome the CommonPlace team to Clarkston. This is a new community-building utility called The Clarkston CommonPlace. The Clarkston CommonPlace is like an online bulletin board for your neighborhood. It’s designed to make it easy for you to share events, needs, and announcements with your neighbors, and to help you keep up with what’s happening…

  • Youth Leadership DeKalb Visits Clarkston

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    On October 15, 2011, Clarkston First Baptist Church hosted around 30 sophomores and juniors working with Youth Leadership DeKalb. The group gathered to hear presentations given by organizations around the Clarkston community. With the theme of “Healthy Communities,” the church extended their hospitality by providing a great-tasting, healthy breakfast for everyone. Next, each organization presented…

  • Urban Agriculture Class Begins at CCC

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    On October 8th, CDF’s Urban Ag class met at the Clarkston Community Center. Click here to read about what the class entails. Below are some of the pictures from the class. Thank you to a great class and we are looking forward to next month!  

  • Thank you to Hands on Atlanta Volunteers

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    Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who came out to help on September 10th at the Clarkston Community Center. The plants that were planted are a part of a longer term plan for a Food Forest around the Clarkston Community Center field. Please continue to stay tuned about other urban agriculture developments from the…

  • CDF update meeting & Community Conversations

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    On June 1 and June 15 at the Clarkston Community Center, Clarkston Development Foundation gave a brief update about their current work in the Clarkston community and led each group in a visioning process that encouraged both residents and other people invested in the Clarkston community to share some of their hopes and dreams with…

  • A Welcome to our new Staff

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    March 1, 2011 – CDF hires Flo Shepley as the office administrator to help coordinate the growing work and programing of CDF and to allow for more focused efforts in community engagement and development. March 15, 2011 – CDF welcomes Sumaya Karimi as our full time Family Advocate.