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Yvette Holmes Joins Southeast Raleigh Promise as CEO
Southeast Raleigh resident brings more than 30 years of non-profit leadership experience RALEIGH, NC (July 15, 2021) – Today, Southeast Raleigh Promise (SERP) announced that it has named Yvette Holmes as its new CEO, effective August 1, 2021. Holmes, a proven...
Two United Way- Funded Organizations are Partnering to Offer Arts Programming to Southeast Raleigh Students.
By: United Way of the Greater Triangle Raleigh was named one of the top 10 cities in the world for quality of life last month and residents could easily point to the many amenities, low unemployment rate, or nationally award-winning magnet schools for...
Amazing students’ at Enloe High School raise $207,000. See who the money will help.
The News & Observer BY T. KEUNG HUI Praises are pouring in for Enloe High School students who raised more than $200,000 this year to help a non-profit group trying to break the cycle of inter-generational poverty in Southeast Raleigh. At Saturday night’s 2019...
Enloe High students set goal of raising $200,000 for Raleigh nonprofit
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — They’re only in their teens, but students at Enloe High School in Raleigh have worked to raise $1 million over the years. Its money to help nonprofits in the Triangle. “We’re kids, doing not kid things,” Sydney Marks said proudly. This year is...
Enloe High School has raised $1 million for local charities. It needs $60,000 more.
The News & Observer BY T. KEUNG HUI Enloe High School’s Charity Ball has raised more than $1 million over the last 15 years to help local charities, but this year’s efforts to help a Southeast Raleigh-based organization will go down to the wire. Charity ball...
EDUCATION PNC Foundation gifts $250,000 to 3 groups serving Raleigh children
WRAL By Ken Smith, anchor/reporter RALEIGH, N.C. — The PNC Foundation gifted $250,000 on Tuesday to three local groups that serve children and specialize in early childhood education. Stakeholders and recipients gathered at Southeast Raleigh Elementary at noon for a...
SERP Launches Early Learning and Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program
In partnership with several Southeast Raleigh early learning centers, Southeast Raleigh Promise kicked off the Early Learning and Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program. We are working to ensure that every child, from birth to 5 years of age will have a high-quality...
#AliveWithPurpose
By: Carter Wood Enloe Magnet High School I am extremely fortunate to have been a part of Enloe Charity Ball throughout my four years at Enloe. Enloe Charity Ball (ECB) is an annual student-led effort to raise funds and awareness for a local nonprofit, which culminates...
Kia Baker, our Tar Heel of the Month, is a beacon for revitalizing Southeast Raleigh
The News & Observer By T. Keung Hui Kia Baker was a college senior when she shared with her friends her dream of creating a village in Southeast Raleigh where people would have convenient access to all the services that they’d need. Fourteen years later, Baker’s...
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...
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Saving 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’...
Warm welcomes encourage children on first day of school in Wake, Durham, Cumberland counties
By Gloria Rodriguez, Anthony Wilson and Morgan Norwood 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...
Southeast Raleigh Elementary a step forward for struggling community, residents say
CBS 17 Russ Bowen There’s hope for a new beginning for a southeast Raleigh area that has suffered economic hardships for years. The new Southeast Raleigh Elementary is not just partnered with the YMCA. They share the same brick and mortar. They are physically...
New Southeast Raleigh Elementary School designed to be a game-changer for the community
ABC 11 Joel Brown Eight new schools are opening in Wake County this school year -- but none like this one. It's not just a school, it's a YMCA. Plus, affordable housing. And, eventually grocery store, even a bank. It's all happening on 32 acres of land in an area of...
Digging Into Gentrification In North Carolina
WUNC Amanda Magnus, Paul Kiefer and Frank Stasio Word is getting out that North Carolina is a great place to live. The state has been readily attracting people from other parts of the country in recent years, but the rising tide has not lifted all boats. The influx of...
The Neighborhood Is Mostly Black. The Home Buyers Are Mostly White.
The New York Times Emily Badger, Quoctrung Bui and Robert Gebeloff In the African-American neighborhoods near downtown Raleigh, the playfully painted doors signal what’s coming. Colored in crimson, in coral, in seafoam, the doors accent newly renovated craftsman...
Meet and greets bring SE Raleigh together
RALEIGH – Southeast Raleigh Promise has introduced a new blueprint of community engagement that is gaining momentum and ensures the residents it serves are aware of the available resources and how to tap into them. The organization’s Southeast Raleigh Community...