Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim, the CEO of the Future Foundation, a nonprofit that empowers Atlanta's youth, will be the guest speaker at our next Coweta's Women of Prosperity Lunch. This lunch will be Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Newnan Country Club, 1356 Highway 29, Newnan.

Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim is a status-quo disruptor. The Atlanta native, one of Georgia Trend's 2017 40 under 40, attended the University of California, Berkeley and realized local schools had not prepared her for college. She earned her degree in social work, then a master's from the University of California San Francisco, before returning to Atlanta to help kids like her. Transforming a small after-school program into a phenomenon spanning nonprofit, business, and government sectors, Abdur-Rahim quadrupled the Foundation's revenue while earning an MBA at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. The results speak for themselves: Future Foundation participants have a 100% high school graduation rate, compared to a 60% average across community high schools. Under her leadership, the Future Foundation recently won a five-year, $4.4-million federal grant to create an intensive model that gives children in poverty a "second family" of resources.

The cost for the lunch, which is sponsored by Progressive Heating and Air Conditioning and Carrier, is $35 for Chamber Members and $50 for General Admission. To RSVP now, click here.