The Willing Workers Association of Central South

In July 1998, the Willing Workers Association of Central South (WWACS) was officially formed. (The name of the neighborhood was selected by the neighbors themselves as more inclusive than Tindall Heights or other names that refer to only a part of the neighborhood.) The Board of Directors for WWACS consists of nine officers and fifteen team leaders. There are 67 active members and a mailing list of 150 neighborhood residents. The organization represents a core area of sixty blocks in Central South (roughly half of the total Central South area) including two public housing neighborhoods, Oglethorpe Homes and Tindall Heights, with 1,256 residents. During the past year, WWACS has emerged as a crucial force for change in Central South.

The Central South Neighborhood Task Force

The purpose of the Central South Task Force is to advocate, plan, and organize for positive changes in the Central South area that will make Central South neighborhoods safe and attractive places to raise children and an asset to Downtown Macon. The Task Force Steering Committee consists of five officers, and fifteen active members. The task force priorities are: to clean-up neighborhoods; to increase police presence and public safety; to develop parks and recreational opportunities for youth and families; to upgrade existing residences and build new affordable homes to encourage home ownership; and to bring back commercial and retail services to our neighborhoods.