SECU Beacon Site

A 32-acre campus where housing, education, health, and community spaces come together to expand opportunity
in Southeast Raleigh.

Southeast Raleigh Promise is part of a national network — the 16th of more than 25 Purpose Built Communities in the country — and the first in the Triangle to lead a place-based partnership model.

We bring partners together around the health priorities residents tell us matter most, including the annual Youth Mental Health Summit.

The campus is home to:

Southeast Raleigh YMCA with an outdoor pool
Southeast Raleigh Elementary School, a Wake County public school
Beacon Ridge Apartments, 120 affordable rental homes developed by DHIC
Beacon Point, we invite you to learn more about the commercial and office development on the Beacon Site

The Beacon Site connects to the Walnut Creek Greenway, sits 12 minutes by bike from downtown Raleigh, and includes a community garden that produces more than 1,000 lbs. of fresh produce each year.

Our Home at the Beacon Site

Southeast Raleigh Promise is proud to be headquartered at Beacon Point, home to the James P. West Nonprofit Suite of Excellence — a shared office space designed to strengthen the capacity of nonprofit organizations serving Southeast Raleigh and the broader community.

How the Beacon Site Came to Be

The Beacon Site didn't happen overnight. It grew out of years of listening, community-building, and a shared belief that Southeast Raleigh deserved more than programs — it deserved a place.