Posts by Bill Cummings
The Beacon Site Celebrates 5 Years
The last Saturday of April was a moment to remember. On April 26, we joined with our partners, funders, supporters, and community, to celebrate a major milestone: the 5-Year Celebration of the Beacon Site and the completion of Raleigh/Wake County’s first Purpose Built Communities model! The 32-acre Beacon campus along Rock Quarry Road is home…
Read MoreRaleigh’s 31st Police Chief Greets SER Promise Legacy Resident Ambassadors
Raleigh City Police Chief Rico Boyce joined the Southeast Raleigh Promise Legacy Resident Ambassadors (LRAs) at the group’s April monthly meeting at the Ralph Campbell Community Center in Apollo Heights. Boyce was joined by the Southeast District’s Capt. Daniel Nieters, Deputy Chief D. Ford, Sgt. M.T. Lambe, and district community officers R.A. Lee, B.G. Powell,…
Read MorePublix Volunteers Help Ready Community Garden for Spring Opening
We share a huge Thank You to 30 volunteers from Publix who joined us in April to help spruce up the Beacon Site Community Garden, located across from the pool area at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA. We were also joined by three team members of Duke University’s Clinical Translational Science Institute(CTSI), which has provided funding…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Property Tax Relief
We’re joining with others to make an impact! In partnership with the Wake County Property Tax Working Group, we co-hosted property tax relief workshops and one-on-one sessions at Martin Street Baptist Church and Southeast Raleigh Table. It’s part of our continuing efforts to help preserve generational wealth and ensure that legacy residents in Southeast Raleigh…
Read MoreHillcrest Cemetery: A Southeast Raleigh Gem Worth Preserving
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, Inc., a group of nine community volunteers from Southeast Raleigh, oversees the site. Located at 1905 Garner Road, Hillcrest was the brainchild of the founders…
Read MoreGrateful For A Day Of Service
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 with Rebuilding Together, the American Red Cross, and Wells Fargo as part of their WelcomeHome National Initiative, which promotes wealth creation and preservation through homeownership.…
Read MoreSoutheast Raleigh Promise Benefits from the Mighty Give Back
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 exciting event is set to take place on Saturday, October 7th, at the Red Hat Amphitheater, featuring headlining acts Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit,…
Read MoreAffordable Rental Housing Development Progressing
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 and our funding partners, we are making significant progress in realizing our vision for 27 units of affordable rental housing within our Promise Zone. Our…
Read MoreRichard Johnson joins Southeast Raleigh Promise as Director of Resource Development
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 realm to work for us as we position our organization for new avenues of outreach and engagement of people and partnerships, resources, and support. In…
Read MoreLamar Hill Welcomes Students And Parents As New Principal At Southeast Raleigh Elementary
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 and students into the school’s media center. “I really value the students and parents as thought partners,” Hill said. “I like hearing their perspective because…
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