Sustainable Design Collaborative-Atlanta

Hello, Friends of SDCA! Our 2020 project with CFIT: The Center for Innovative Teaching and Barrow Community Foundation has successfully come to a close. This has been a year with plenty of opportunities to try new things, and we're excited to show the fruits of our efforts. Please view the book on our website here:

Projects PROJECT GALLERY

Our 2020 Design Charrette is this Saturday, and we can’t wait to get started! If you can’t attend on Saturday but are still interested in being a part of the project, let us know and we’ll keep you updated of other ways to participate. We have decided to revise Saturday’s timeline to still start at 9 AM, but we will end no later than 12:30 PM. Lunch will no longer be provided. Please feel free to reach out to our volunteer coordinator, Delaram Tafreshian at [email protected]. - https://mailchi.mp/104851b70126/our-2020-design-charrette-is-this-saturday-372020

Happy Monday, everyone! Thank you so much for your interest in SDCA’s 2020 collaborative project with the Barrow County School Systems, ArtsNow, and the Barrow Community Foundation. This year’s charrette has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 9 AM – 4 PM. We’d love it if you can still join us for this exciting endeavor. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Delaram Tafreshian, our Volunteer Coordinator, at [email protected]. - https://mailchi.mp/1a22846b7cf6/sdca-2020-charrette-new-date

Good morning, Friends of SDCA!

Due to forecasts of snow today, we have decided to reschedule today's (2/8) charrette. Thank you so much for your interest in joining us for today’s charrette at CFIT. We’ll let you know of the new date and time as soon as possible.

Have a great Saturday! We hope to see you soon.
- https://mailchi.mp/8a74e5a7375d/sdca-2020-charrette-rescheduled

Happy Holidays from SDCA! Click on the link to learn what we did in 2019 & see what we're up to in 2020 -

2019 in Review & 2020 News

The Friends of Refugees' Jolly Avenue Development Center, an innovative neighborhood development center based in Clarkston, GA, officially broke ground 10/29. Thank you for everyone who attended - we had an amazing turnout, including Ted Terry (Mayor of Clarkston) and Michael Thurmond (CEO of Dekalb County).

There is still much to be done, and below are some of JADC's greatest needs:

• Subcontractors (especially site work/grading, plumbing, concrete, parking lot, IT/Security/Access Control, windows/doors, etc.) who share the JADC vision and are willing to bid on the project at a lower than average cost. Winter Construction is the pro-bono GC, so subs need to be able to work on a commercial site like this.

• Material gifts-in-kind commitments for specific furnishings, appliances, plants/trees, finish material, and tech hardware

• A window and/or door sponsor

If you are interested in assisting or know of someone, please contact Brian Bollinger, Executive Director of Friends of Refugees, at [email protected].

Learn more here:

Jolly Avenue Development Center - Friends of Refugees The Jolly Avenue Development Center (JADC) is an innovative neighborhood development center being created by the nonprofit, Friends of Refugees (FOR), based in Clarkston, Georgia, a small town located near Atlanta. The mission of FOR “to empower refugees through opportunities that provide for thei...