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Housing Restoration and Environmental Revitalization
The physical reclamation of Plateau-Africatown is a direct extension of our mission to honor the past by building a sovereign future. This is not a beautification project; it is a strategic intervention designed to reverse decades of environmental neglect and systemic disinvestment. Our restoration framework is a three-phase model that transforms vacant lots and crumbling structures into productive assets, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem for community wealth and environmental justice.
Our events serve as catalysts and for this revitalization. During the inaugural 2026 event, we will break ground on two pilot projects that serve as the cornerstones of our long-term vision: A historic House the community garden parcel on Paper Mill Road, and the Welcome Sign
A Three-Phase Restoration Model
Our approach is built on a methodical, scalable plan that ensures every action produces measurable returns—from stabilizing foundations to generating revenue.
Phase One: Structural Stabilization & Debris Removal (Year 1)
The Russell House: The cycle begins with Phase 1 Stabilization. We will execute emergency structural repairs to secure the building's foundation and prevent further decay, a critical first step in preserving this Community Anchor. The 2026 festival will feature a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site, marking the official commencement of our restoration commitment.
Paper Mill Road Garden & Market: The initial work involves the complete clearing of the lot, removing industrial debris to prepare the soil for its sacred purpose. This act of environmental cleansing readies the ground for its transformation into a productive green space.
Phase Two: Historic Preservation & Economic Activation (Years 1-2)
The Africatown Home: With the structure secured, we will restore the historic facade to its original integrity
Paper Mill Road Garden: We will install raised beds and launch the Africatown Market, featuring fruits, vegetables, and crops grown directly on-site. During the 2026 festival, we will hold a live demonstration of the solar-powered irrigation system, showcasing our commitment to sustainable, self-sufficient agriculture.
Phase Three: Sustainable Sovereignty & Scalability (Years 2)
We introduce, teach, train & place our young in the career opportunities within The Mobile Maritime, Trades, and Careers around the port city. But we also train them to be successful & educated people.
* Breakfast & Lunch Session
3-Weeks
* Reading & Math Enrichment
Mentoring & Etiquette
* Personality Trait & Soft Skills Dev.
Conflict Resolution
* Swimming, Games, Fun Fitness & Field Trips
* AfricanTown History
* Performance Training for student-athletes
*Transportation
*Free Membership & Open Enrollment/Contact us for details
The Nursery: A Hybrid Model for Revenue and Restoration
The modular nursery at the Paper Mill Road site is the heart of our environmental and economic strategy. It functions as a hybrid enterprise designed for both community sustenance and commercial viability.
Operational Focus Description Strategic Outcome Local Restoration (50% Yield) A portion of the yield is dedicated to local restoration projects, such as landscaping and providing free seedlings and soil to residents. Encourages home-front gardening and neighborhood-wide beautification, directly empowering the community to reclaim its land. Commercial Enterprise (50% Yield) Native Gulf Coast and West African plants are cultivated and sold as "Africatown Certified" legacy products to regional developers, industrial neighbors, and tourists. Generates a consistent revenue stream to fund the Sovereign Housing Trust, creating economic independence.
The 2030 Vision: A Sovereign Housing Trust
The 2026 festival is the launchpad for a five-year revitalization arc, culminating in the establishment of the Africatown Sovereign Housing Trust. This community-controlled entity will manage the assets created through our restoration efforts, ensuring that the wealth generated remains within Africatown. Our 2030 benchmarks define success:
This is the ultimate expression of the "Last Out" spirit: transforming the very ground of our ancestors into a source of enduring sovereignty and prosperity.

We seek support, sponsors and donations to administer this program on Summer Saturdays for Social Recreation.
Sign up for the middle school and high school workforce development workshop program.
Trades & Skills Education Curriculum
Personality Trait
Conflict Resolution
Critical Thinking Skills
Soft Skills Training
Community Projects for S
We seek support, sponsors and donations to administer this program on Summer Saturdays for Social Recreation.
Sign up for the middle school and high school workforce development workshop program.
Trades & Skills Education Curriculum
Personality Trait
Conflict Resolution
Critical Thinking Skills
Soft Skills Training
Community Projects for Stipends
Reading & Witing
Project Based Learning
KnowThySelf Course
Alabama Ports & Port City Careers Development
Cultural & Career Field Trips
Mentoring
Academic Enrichment
To Become a member email us at:
lastoutcommunityfoundation@gmail.com
Student Name & Grade
School & Career Interests
Parent/Guardian Contact
We will set up an intake phone call with you & a call with the student grades 9-12/PG
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Step into the story of Africatown at our 1st Annual Gala: The Africatown‑EGUNGUN (Ancestors in Yoruba). Experience Yoruba masquerade traditions, historic-inspired fashion, visual art, and live music that honor the last Afrikan captives, Juneteenth, Africatown ancestors, and the kinship between West Africa and Africatown.🎭
Your registration supports the Cleon Jones Last Out Community Foundation’s work to preserve Afrikatown’s heritage and to grow the community. Our fundraising goal for 2026 is $150,000
1) We are raising funds to restore, repair and refurbish historical homes in Africatown for our families.
2) We are raising funds for the JAMM Youth Maritime, Trades, Workforce Development and Personality Trait Development Program (Conflict Resolution/Soft Skills/Life Skills).
3) To Fund the JAMM Africatown Youth Athletics Department: we support our youth teams by providing uniforms, equipment, workshops, sports camps, Performance training, Academic Enrichment, Field Trips and Mentoring. And College for PG, 1, 2 & 4 year college programs
African History & Civilization
Africatown History
Africatown SUSU Flee Market @ Africatown Hall
Storytelling Grades 3-8
Lectures & Classes Grades 9-12/PG/Adult
Schools, Churches, Groups, & Events, Colleges




States, after the transatlantic slave trade was outlawed in 1808. Following the end of the Civil War, 32 of the 110 purchased land just outside of Mobile and founded Africatown, a diaspora community that remains inhabited to this day. The workshop will draw attention to the experiences of Africatown’s founding generation and their resili
States, after the transatlantic slave trade was outlawed in 1808. Following the end of the Civil War, 32 of the 110 purchased land just outside of Mobile and founded Africatown, a diaspora community that remains inhabited to this day. The workshop will draw attention to the experiences of Africatown’s founding generation and their resilience in creating a diaspora community. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with past and current residents and descendants.
Project Director(s)
Joe'l Billingsley; Ryan Noble
Lecturers and Visiting Faculty
Sylviane Diouf; Natalie Robertson; Nic Wood; Andrew Wegmann; Christy Garrison Harrison; Kenja McCray
Grantee Institution
Spring Hill College
Funded through the Division of Education Programs

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Donations to the JAMM Program & Africatown Revitalization
Send Payments/Donations To:
The Cleon Jones Last Out Community Foundation 751 Edwards Street, Mobile, AL 36610

The Last Out Foundation has been working tirelessly to help children in need, families and the Africatown community. Our founder Cleon Jones is an Africatown native, New York Mets hall of Famer and World Series champion that has dedicated his life to his historic community.

Founder & President: Cleon Jones
C.E.O.: Cle Jones jr., M.Ed., CSCS
Charlie Williams, Trades & Skills Instructor
Mrs. Young, MCTS Liaison & Female Student Instruction
Ms. Evans, Recruiting Coordinator & Resource Management
Angela Jones, Treasurer
Anja Jones, Administrator
located at the MCTS Whippets Den
Donations.can be sent to Cashapp: $Africa
Founder & President: Cleon Jones
C.E.O.: Cle Jones jr., M.Ed., CSCS
Charlie Williams, Trades & Skills Instructor
Mrs. Young, MCTS Liaison & Female Student Instruction
Ms. Evans, Recruiting Coordinator & Resource Management
Angela Jones, Treasurer
Anja Jones, Administrator
located at the MCTS Whippets Den
Donations.can be sent to Cashapp: $Africatown1859
or Email us @ lastoutfoundation@gmail.com
Thank You!

District 1 Commissioner Merceria Ludgood, who has spearheaded this project.
Located at 2201 Papermill Road, Africatown Hall & Food Bank is the new home of the Africatown Redevelopment Corporation and a community food pantry operated by Yorktown Missionary Baptist Church and the Africatown Community Development Corporation. The building al
District 1 Commissioner Merceria Ludgood, who has spearheaded this project.
Located at 2201 Papermill Road, Africatown Hall & Food Bank is the new home of the Africatown Redevelopment Corporation and a community food pantry operated by Yorktown Missionary Baptist Church and the Africatown Community Development Corporation. The building also provides office space and communal meeting/training spaces for the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation, Clotilda Descendants Association, and the Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition.

The Plateau was a self-sustaining African American neighborhood that emerged in the 1890s–1920s, centered around the Shell Bayou area. It was home to Black-owned businesses, churches, schools, and social organizations, serving as a cultural and economic hub for the African American population of Mobile County.
The Shell Bayou Elks Lodge
The Plateau was a self-sustaining African American neighborhood that emerged in the 1890s–1920s, centered around the Shell Bayou area. It was home to Black-owned businesses, churches, schools, and social organizations, serving as a cultural and economic hub for the African American population of Mobile County.
The Shell Bayou Elks Lodge was a central hub of community, celebration and commerce. The was established in 1931 in Africatown-Plateau, Alabama as a place where generations have gathered. We are in the process of renewing this cornerstone of this community to be better than before. Donate
Mobile County Training Den located at 800 Whitley Street, Mobile, AL 36610 251-221
is also the Home of The Jones Agee Mosley & McCants Maritime Young Peoples Career Trades & Soft Skills Development Academy
For Appointment text/call 251)635-8222
Email: lastoutfoundation@gmail.com


Your contribution can help us provide food, shelter, and medical care to those in need. No donation is too small, and every dollar counts.

Your contribution can help us landscape Africatown to eliminate blight

Your contribution can help us provide youth teams, our local school and programs with the financial resources they need to have everything they need to succeed. We have provided funds for KIDD Park youth basketball to travel to the championships this year, $1,500.

Your contribution can help us provide camps for our youth and the JAM Program

Your contributions can help us provide sports equipment that assist the procurement of items needed by each player in every sport.

Your donation can help fund our JAMM Mariners Baseball/Softball RBI Initiative for urban youth Grades 3-12 AT Kidd Park.
Mobile is home to more MLB Hall of Famers than any city in the USA. But baseball is not a viable option for grades 5-8. Less than %6 of the MLB is Afro-American

Join our team of dedicated volunteers and make a positive impact in your community. Whether you have a few hours or a few days to spare, we have a role for you.
Attend one of our upcoming events and help us raise funds for our cause. From galas to charity runs, there's something for everyone.
All Sports Combine, Speed & Sports Performance Camp is coming in August for Grades 5-12
Test your skill in our drills then learn how to improve in 1 day.
Football
Flag Football
Male & Female
Volleyball
All Sports
Learn about the programs we offer and how we're working to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. Camps, Training, Teaching, Personal Athletic Training, College visits & Mentoring are a few methods we use. We are committed to empowering our youth & exposing them broader horizons.
Learn more about our organization, our mission, and our values. We're dedicated to serving our community and making a positive impact in the world.
Have a question or want to get in touch? Use our contact form to reach out to us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Africatown’s own Cleon Jones has dedicated his life after retiring from major league baseball to the development of his community. He is a graduate of Mobile County Training School, a historic school that’s among the oldest schools in the state founded in 1888. His accomplishments: 1969 World Series and MLB All-State. Halls of Fame: NY Mets, State of NY & Alabama; Mobile Sports HOF, Alabama A & M among many other awards.

Cle is the son of Cleon Sr. and a graduate of CF Vigor HS after attending middle school at MCTS. At Vigor in Football: 2x State Champion, 1988 ESPN National title; AL HS Team of the 20 Century, All Area, A
Region & All America; Baseball All-Area, Region & America; USA Junior Olympic Baseball Team; Scholarship/Letterman at The University of South Carolina, SEC; 1994 CarQuest Bowl,1st Bowl winning team in school history; Professional Football Player & Coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, ARENA Pro Football; Indoor Pro Football All time leading rusher from scrimmage; CF Vigor Hall of Fame, City of Mobile Sports Hall of Fame, USC Gamecock Honors 2014, 25 plus years in education; 25 plus years working with youth; High School Region, Area, & State Champion @Blount HS; Multiple Youth Football/Baseball Titles; NFL Hall of Fame Youth 14U National Tournament #6 in USA; published author
Baltimore Ravens & Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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