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2025 Highlights

We are excited for the year ahead as we prepare to celebrate 10 years of service in our community, and continue to pursue the vision first realized at the Beacon ...

Beacon Ridge Residents Show Up Big To Shape a Stronger Community

August 31, 2025

On Wednesday, we held not only one, but two well-attended resident meetings at Beacon Ridge Apartments, located on our Beacon Site campus off Rock Quarry Road. Hosted by Southeast Raleigh…

CEO Yvette Holmes Named ‘10 To Watch’ by United Way

August 25, 2025

We congratulate our CEO Yvette Holmes on being selected for the 2025 “10 to Watch” cohort by United Way of the Greater Triangle! Under Yvette’s thought-driven, community-centered leadership, Southeast Raleigh…

Purpose Built Leaders Tour Beacon Site For First Carolinas Exchange

August 15, 2025

We had the honor of welcoming an inspiring group of representatives from Purpose Built Communities (PBC) across North Carolina, South Carolina, and the national network to our Beacon Site Campus!…

Fresh From the Community Garden: SE Raleigh Promise Hosts Live Cooking Demo

August 6, 2025

We’re cooking up wellness in Southeast Raleigh! We were excited to sponsor our very first live cooking demonstration this summer at the Black Farmers’ Market at the Beacon Site! The…

Neighbors, Partners Unite at Beacon Ridge For National Night Out

August 5, 2025

It was a night of unity, community, and family fun during National Night Out August 5 at Beacon Ridge Apartments at the Beacon Site, our Purpose Built Community Campus! It…

Hands-On Digital Literacy Program Empowers Legacy Residents With Lifelong Tech Skills

August 1, 2025

Close to 20 Southeast Raleigh Legacy Residents Ambassadors and other senior neighbors have completed our inaugural Digital Literacy Program. To mark their achievement and in recognition of their commitment to…

Rooted In Community, SE Raleigh Promise Plans For What’s Next

July 31, 2025

At Southeast Raleigh Promise, we believe that working alongside our neighbors to grow, thrive, and prosper means that we grow, too. Part of our growth involves approaching our next five-year…

Team Fitness Challenge Zeroes In on Health & Wellness, Crowns “Gym Stars”

June 30, 2025

To begin 2025, the Southeast Raleigh Promise team issued itself a challenge: As we promote health and wellness as a core pillar of community strength, let’s pass it on in…

Celebrating 5 Years of Service: Thank You, Renada Jackson!

June 25, 2025

We celebrated a very special milestone this summer: Our Office Manager Renada Jackson’s5th anniversary with Southeast Raleigh Promise! As our longest-serving team member, Renada has been a steady and compassionate…

Alliance: Small Businesses on the Rock Quarry Road Corridor

May 12, 2025

Ten entrepreneurs doing business in Southeast Raleigh helped us launch the Southeast Raleigh Rock Quarry Road Corridor Small Business Alliance. They joined us for dinner and discussion recently at our…

The Dr. James P. West Suite for Nonprofit Excellence

November 15, 2024

A Milestone to Celebrate and a Champion to Commemorate!   We are thrilled to share that we have officially moved into our new offices at the Beacon Site! This incredible…

Hillcrest Cemetery: A Southeast Raleigh Gem Worth Preserving

June 3, 2024

Historic Hillcrest Cemetery is a planned African American cemetery established around 1920 as an affordable option for Black families to bury their loved ones. Today, Friends of Hillcrest Cemetery Restoration,…

Triangle Tribune: Health and Financial Facilities Open at Beacon Point

April 30, 2024

RALEIGH — Southeast Raleigh residents, health care providers and elected officials celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for Advance Community Health, UNC Health and Self-Help Credit Union Friday at Beacon Point…

Welcoming Christy Austin to Our Team

January 21, 2024

We are thrilled to welcome Christy Austin to the Southeast Raleigh Promise team as our new Director of Finance and Operations. Christy brings a results-oriented approach to overseeing daily operations,…

Grateful For A Day Of Service

September 28, 2023

We are thrilled to share the incredible success of the 2nd Annual Southeast Raleigh Home Preservation Event on Wednesday, September 20th. This event was made possible through a strong partnership…

Southeast Raleigh Promise Benefits from the Mighty Give Back

September 27, 2023

We are delighted to announce our partnership with the United Way of the Greater Triangle as Southeast Raleigh Promise participates in this year’s Mighty Give Back Main Event Celebration. This…

Affordable Rental Housing Development Progressing

September 27, 2023

We are excited to provide an update on our ongoing efforts to expand small-scale affordable housing development in partnership with Urban Trends. Working closely with our design and construction team…

Richard Johnson joins Southeast Raleigh Promise as Director of Resource Development

September 18, 2023

We are pleased to welcome Richard Johnson to Southeast Raleigh Promise as our new Director of Resource Development. Richard, 45, brings more than two decades of experience in the nonprofit…

Lamar Hill Welcomes Students And Parents As New Principal At Southeast Raleigh Elementary

September 18, 2023

To complete his to-do list before the first day of school as the new principal of Southeast Raleigh Elementary School, Lamar Hill hosted three Meet the Principal sessions, inviting parents…

Cheryl Holland Fenner Retires as Principal of Southeast Raleigh Elementary School

September 18, 2023

The landscape of elementary education in Southeast Raleigh will look different when school re-starts for the 2023-24 school year. After 30 years in education, including nearly a decade as an…