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New elementary school in Y facility aims to turn Southeast Raleigh’s image around
The News & Observer By: T. Keung Hui The Wake County school system has 191 schools, but the only school with a swimming pool is not in affluent western Cary but in Southeast Raleigh. Southeast Raleigh Elementary School opened Aug. 26 with features not found in typical Wake elementary schools, such as an outdoor swimming…
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Read MoreSaving the lives of black babies in Wake County is the goal of a new effort
The News & Observer Lynn Bonner Black babies in Wake County are six times more likely to die before they reach their first birthday than white babies. The higher death rate for black babies is a statewide problem, but the gap between black and white babies’ survival was wider in Wake in 2017 than it was…
Read MoreWarm welcomes encourage children on first day of school in Wake, Durham, Cumberland counties
The majority of students in central North Carolina headed back to school Monday. Wake County Public School System schools on the traditional calendar, Durham Public Schools, and Cumberland County Schools all start the 2019-2020 school year. In Wake County, there were more than 10,000 teachers and administrators ready to greet 161,000 students on the first…
Read MoreSECU Foundation Provides Funding to Help Revitalize Southeast Raleigh Community
Raleigh, N.C. – A $2 million grant from the member-funded SECU Foundation will help revitalize the Southeast Raleigh community. SECU Foundation Board Chair Cynthia Jolly announced the grant and presented a ceremonial check to the Southeast Raleigh Promise organization during a special event held last week at the Raleigh Pathways Center. Ms. Jolly was joined…
Read MoreGrowing Leadership
Dalia Place Southeast Raleigh Promise Do you believe the old adage “They’re a natural born leader”? As the oldest of six, you can imagine how many times this has been referenced in regards to my leadership skills. Although I agree my birth order has had some effect on my leadership abilities, I don’t think leadership…
Read More‘It’s hard.’ Forum focuses on gentrification and mental health in Southeast Raleigh.
The News & Observer By Anna Johnson Much like their parents and grandparents, teenagers and children in a community feel the effects of gentrification, including the havoc it can wreak on their mental health. On Saturday, giving the youngest residents of Southeast Raleigh access to support networks and resources — while also lifting up their…
Read MoreGroundbreaking held for joint YMCA, school in southeast Raleigh
Gloria Rodriguez RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — Community leaders celebrated a joint school and YMCA being built in southeast Raleigh. The project on Rock Quarry Road will include pools, playgrounds, an athletic field and a 115,000-square-foot building. Representatives from the YMCA of the Triangle, Wake County Board of Commissioners and Wake County Board of Education attended…
Read MoreBy The Community For The Community
Entrepreneurship is critical to the vitality of the local economy and a resource for community health and well-being. Creating a culture of entrepreneurship among community residents generates empowerment within the communities in which they live. You could actually feel that empowerment as the five finalists from the Southeast Raleigh Innovation Challenge took the stage and…
Read MoreWelcome Jennifer Castillo to Southeast Raleigh Promise
Jennifer is returning to graduate school for a Master’s in Social Work (with a certificate in family life coaching) because as much as she loves first generation college students, she also loves being in and with the community; social work offers the opportunity to potentially bridge these passions. She has always been passionate about the…
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