Atlanta home where 92-year-old woman killed by police, now non-profit to help youth

ATLANTA – A house that belonged to a girl who was shot and killed by police, is now the brand new residence for a company that helps Atlanta’s youth. 

It’s the residence on Neal Avenue the place Kathryn Johnston lived. In 2006 Johnston was shot and killed by police once they had been serving a no-knock warrant and went to the incorrect deal with.

The house on Neal Avenue in Atlanta is now the brand new headquarters for the non-profit, HEY! Serving to Empower Youth.

“We actually wish to use this house to honor Mrs. Johnston by how we serve our neighborhood,” stated KaCey Venning, HEY! Govt Director.

HEY! helps younger individuals locally get on the appropriate path in life.

“We help in tutorial achievement, job readiness expertise, however actually to assist them construct the arrogance they must be profitable,” stated Venning.

HEY! took over the home in April 2021. At the moment, the home had been nearly untouched because the night time Kathryn Johnston was killed. A lot of her issues, together with furnishings had been nonetheless inside. The wall calendar was from 2006.

For 18 months volunteers with HEY! labored alongside a few of the teenagers they mentor renovating the house.

Now, it is able to go. Marc Boyd gave FOX5 a tour.

“That is Ms. Johnston’s bed room, that is the place every part occurred, we’ll flip this into a piece house and zen house,” stated Boyd.

The teenagers within the HEY! program have discovered about what occurred right here. Whereas this might be their new starting, they will not overlook concerning the 92-year-old lady whose life got here to a tragic finish.

“We needed to have the ability to present younger individuals, who could should cope with tragedy regularly, that one thing good can come from it in case you’re intentional about what you wish to do with it,” stated Venning.

There might be a grand opening for the neighborhood, with a ribbon slicing, at 11 a.m. Saturday.