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2025 Highlights
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…
Southeast Raleigh Coalition Wins Statewide Award for Property Tax Justice
We’ve been awarded for impact! Southeast Raleigh Promise, along with the Men of Southeast Raleigh, Raleigh Village East, and Southeast Raleigh Table, has received the Best Grassroots Mobilization award from…
Preserving Legacy, Building Hope: Southeast Raleigh’s Volunteer Day Delivers Impact
The 4th Annual Southeast Raleigh Home Preservation Volunteer Event on September 24, 2025, was an incredible day of unity, purpose, and impact! Thanks to over 100 volunteers and community partners,…
Partnership Brings Free Estate Planning Services to Southeast Raleigh
We are proud to continue our partnership with Legal Aid of North Carolina and Smith Anderson Law Firm to host free Wills & Estates Clinics. Over the past two years,…
Your Voice Helps Build Promise: Join the NCSECC Campaign
The North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign (NCSECC) is in full swing—and this year, social media is taking center stage. With fewer in-person events, online storytelling is how we’ll connect…
Bringing Small Business Together: RQRC SBA Hosts First Networking Event for Corridor Entrepreneurs
Our Rock Quarry Road Corridor Small Business Alliance (RQRC SBA) is excited to announce its first-ever networking event, created specifically for the small businesses located along the Rock Quarry Road…
Southeast Raleigh 4th Annual Home Preservation Volunteer Event Will Repair Homes, Help Build a New Home, & Beautify Southeast Raleigh
On Wednesday, September 24, Southeast Raleigh Promise will join with Wells Fargo and Habitat for Humanity for the 4th Annual Southeast Raleigh Home (& Parks) Preservation Volunteer Event. Partners for…
Neighbors Win Historic Property Tax Justice in Southeast Raleigh
In June, Wake County took an unprecedented step: reducing the tax values of 600 longtime neighbor properties across six historically Black neighborhoods—just one year after a countywide revaluation. This outcome…
Volunteers provide critical repairs & updates to 4 homes in SE Raleigh
We’re so grateful for all the volunteers and community partners who came together last week to provide critical repairs and updates to four homes in Idlewood Village, Kingwood Forest, and…
Black History Month: Continuing a Legacy
As we celebrate Black History Month, we are reminded of the rich history that Southeast Raleigh holds and the contributions and sacrifices made by ordinary citizens who have impacted our…
From Our CEO: Activating the Promise of Southeast Raleigh – Moments of Connection
I am happy to share that I am settling into my new role as CEO of Southeast Raleigh Promise. My first 90 days have been filled with a warm and…
N&O Article: To keep Raleigh’s housing more affordable, make housing more abundant
BY NED BARNETT UPDATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 Photo Credit: Looking east on East Jones Street shows new and old homes on Hill Street in Raleigh, N.C. Photographed Wednesday, Sept. 15,…
Community members in Southeast Raleigh find creative solutions to combat food deserts
North Carolina Public Radio | By Kamaya Truitt, Charlie Shelton-Ormond At the corner of Fayetteville Street and Levister Court in Southeast Raleigh sits a modest single-story building with beige aluminum…
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…
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…
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…
