ATLANTA — Over on Atlanta's Westside sits a neighborhood in transition. Christian Clark-Ward moved to Atlanta as a boy and has seen change with the swing of a crane. Clark-Ward now has a daughter with autism, and she has inspired him to help build a better community for those with special needs.

"This side of town, there's progress, they’re making it better," Clark-Ward said. "Back then, it was kind of not so good. Now that the development is kind of happening, it’s looking a lot better."

Kyra Bowers and Clark-Ward are just a couple of the newest graduates of the Construction Ready program by Westside Works . The program aims to train a local workforce that will have a hand in building their own community.

The program was borne over ten years ago out of a need for more skilled lab

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