Brush with Kindness on the Westside

Brush with Kindness is an extraordinarily impactful program that provides exterior painting to homes in neighborhoods where we build. The program was first developed to update older Habitat homes. It was then expanded to include other long-standing homeowners in rapidly changing neighborhoods.

Launched in 2018, Brush with Kindness on the Westside represented a new partnership between affordable housing champions Frank and Elizabeth Blake, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and Westside Future Fund to build homeowner retention. The program is proving to be effective. Homeowners are protecting their greatest asset and are part of the improvements happening in their neighborhoods, instilling a sense of renewed pride in their homes.

“Being on a fixed income, I really couldn’t afford to get my house painted. I’m so appreciative of Atlanta Habitat. The quality of work and the people were all great. They painted my house blue, my favorite color, said Cheryl, a 64-year resident of Atlanta’s Westside.

Atlanta Habitat has been building on the Westside for over 20 years. Today, it provides affordable homeownership opportunities and critical home repair and homeowner education programs to more than 300 Westside homeowners. In 2020, Atlanta Habitat completed 52 BWK projects throughout the city.