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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 typical...
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’ survival...
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...
SECU 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...
‘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...
Groundbreaking 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...
A partnership will boost SE Raleigh with a new Y, school and housing
The News & Observer BY KIA BAKER AND DAVID EDWARDS Do you know the ZIP code where you were born? Research shows there is no greater indicator of a person’s potential life outcomes than exactly where he or she is born. Poverty in this country is tied to place. Today,...
Joint Southeast Raleigh elementary school/YMCA may open in 2019
In three years, part of the former Watson’s Flea Market in Southeast Raleigh could become the site of a joint Wake County elementary school and YMCA facility that would serve one of the most economically depressed areas in the county.
YMCA to build branch in Southeast Raleigh
The YMCA has branches across the Triangle, and it plans to fill in a hole in its map in the next couple of years by opening a complex in southeast Raleigh.