The Austin Center for Community Development

Frank Austin is a advocate who is committed to empowering communities in despair.

Frank Austin is a nonprofit advocate who is committed to empowering the communities of Shalom zones around the City of Macon. He works to strengthen the community by developing neighborhood revitalization, informative workshops, and other service opportunities that service the Shalom sector.

In 2012, he founded Austin Smith Center for Community Development, to help Village Green Shalom Zone deal with economic disadvantages, and navigate transition. Since then, he has helped the Shalom Zones, and numerous organizations deal with their most pressing challenges, whether it is rehabilitation, or cleaning projects. Frank facilitates board meetings and strategic planning retreats for his organization.

Frank Austin brings a diverse range of approaches to the work of Austin Center for Development, by drawing the latest management, organizational, and nonprofit models with five outcomes. Those outcome areas include Housing, Education, Economic Development, Crime, and Health.