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Shamrock Stroll Highlights Healthy Living and Sustainable Transportation
Black History Month
Honoring Black History Month Through Community and Conversation The team at Southeast Raleigh Promise spent time during Black History Month out in the community celebrating culture, history, and the leaders…
We Went to Washington and Brought Our Neighbors With Us.
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to join fellow members of the Purpose Built Communities (PBC) network at the Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. It was a powerful reminder…
CEO Yvette Holmes Honored for Transformational Leadership at the 22nd Annual Harambee Women of Excellence Luncheon
We joined a celebration of phenomenal women last month at the 22nd Annual Harambee Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon presented by the Capital Area Section – National Council of Negro…
Southeast Raleigh Promise Announces New Small Business Grant
Small businesses in Southeast Raleigh will soon have access to a new funding opportunity designed to strengthen and grow the small business community along Rock Quarry Road. The Rock Quarry…
UNC Medical Students Tour Beacon Site, Learn from the Southeast Raleigh Community
A group of 30 fourth-year medical students from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine recently visited the Beacon Site campus in Southeast Raleigh as they prepare to begin…
Big Dreams, Real Steps: Beacon Ridge Residents Level Up – Together
At Beacon Ridge, while residents build their community together, they also are building their futures through the Level Up Workshop Series, an initiative to connect families with resources that support…
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…
Legacy Resident Ambassadors Voices Strengthen City’s Home Repair Programs
The ideas and insight of Southeast Raleigh Promise Legacy Resident Ambassadors (LRAs) led the City of Raleigh to make updates and changes to its Home Repair and Substantial Rehabilitation Programs.…
Paving Pathways to Prosperity with Preparation and Access to Opportunities
At Southeast Raleigh Promise, we believe pathways to prosperity are built through preparation and opportunity. To move forward, we must first understand where we’ve been and where we are today.…
SERP Draws One Step Closer to Delivering on the “Promise of Home”
After more than three years of planning, determination, and coordination, Southeast Raleigh Promise (SERP) is one step closer to delivering on the “Promise of Home”: we have officially closed on…
UNC Health Championship Golf Tournament — Raleigh’s Premier Golf & Hospitality Event, Hosted in Southeast Raleigh
Purchase a Ticket and Support & Southeast Raleigh Promise May 29 – June 4, 2023 Raleigh Country Club 400 Donald Ross Dr., Raleigh, NC Southeast Raleigh Promise will receive 100%…
Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors
Our very own Yvette Holmes and Charles McCall have been named Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors as members of the Purpose Built Network. The Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassadors program…
Southeast Raleigh Promise Advances First Affordable Housing Development
Our excitement is mounting as we advance the development of our Small-Scale Affordable Housing Project, an unprecedented opportunity to advance new solutions to creating affordable housing opportunities in Southeast Raleigh.…
Beacon Point Scheduled to Open to the Public Later This Year
In October, ground was broken on Beacon Point, the final parcel to be developed at the Beacon Site located along Rock Quarry Road. The 32-acre site, now home to the…
New Fire Station coming to Rock Quarry Road: Vote on Public Art
In 2017, Raleigh City Council approved relocating Fire Station 3, now located on S. East Street in Southeast Raleigh, to 1000 Rock Quarry Road. The new site is located at…
Margaret Rose Murray’s Gentle Spirit Spoke Loudly For Education, Community Empowerment, Social Justice
One thing Margaret Rose Murray knew for sure: Black history is more than a month of lessons and the nod of pomp-and-circumstance. She knew the achievements of black folks are…
Dr. George Clyde Debnam’s Legacy is Southeast Raleigh History
Southeast Raleigh is a cornerstone of Black History, from its institutions to its neighborhoods and its people. Known as one of Raleigh’s most prominent black physicians, the late Dr. George…
Year-End Support
We invite you to make a year-end donation to support Southeast Raleigh Promise as we continue to work alongside our neighbors, key partners, and funders to create equitable opportunities for…
Beacon Point Groundbreaking
On December 8, we celebrated the official groundbreaking of Beacon Point, along with Self Help Credit Union, Southeast Raleigh YMCA, and Advance Community Health. Beacon Point will be a community…
Players Coalition Awards $30,000 to Southeast Raleigh Elementary School
On November 1, Players Coalition, a nonprofit founded by former NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins, dedicated to making an impact on social justice and racial equality, awarded $30,000…