March 2, 2022
Nedra Sims Fears is the executive director of the Greater Chatham Initiative, an organization focused on improving workforce and economic development in Chatham, Avalon Park, Auburn Gresham and Greater Grand Crossing. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CHRISTI LOVE
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Organization wants to bolster the community
The Greater Chatham Initiative was founded five and a half years ago to bolster workforce and economic development in the community. The organization was founded to address the number of Black residents from the community who were leaving, because jobs were not available, and it caused destabilization.