Photos: Families First breaks ground in Atlanta’s Westside

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Photos: Families First breaks ground in Atlanta’s Westside

Photos: One of the state’s oldest and largest family services agencies is returning to where it got its start 125 years ago: Atlanta’s Westside.

Kathryn Ethridge writes on a chalkboard before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Nicholas King (right) performs with the Kipp Schools drumline before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Demitrius Clark (center) and Nicholas King perform with the Kipp Schools drumline before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Bethaney Willis (left) speaks with Joe Arnold before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Supporters congregate near the cake celebrating the 125 years of service for the Families First organization before the start of the groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Nasim Fluker (right) and Robyn Sims fill in why family and community matter to them before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Atlanta City Council members Ivory Young (left) and Keisha Lance-Bottoms listen during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Jaleesa Schoolfield (center) and the Spelman College Glee Club perform during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Families First CEO Kim Anderson speaks during the organization's groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Atlanta City Council member Keisha Lance-Bottoms reads the proclamation by the City of Atlanta during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed speaks during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Families First CEO Kim Anderson (right), Lucy Vance, Julie Salisbury, Keisha Lance-Bottoms, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Ivory Young (left) and other dignitaries break ground on the new Families First Resource Center at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed writes why he thinks community matters during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (left) speaks with members of the media after the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Kathryn Ethridge writes on a chalkboard before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015. The school will become the new site of the Families First Resource Center. Families First is celebrating 125 years of helping Georgia families become self sufficient in a safe, stable and nurturing environement. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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