Lemay Homes Groundbreaking – Hot Partnership!
The Lemay Homes Groundbreaking took place on 7.28.2015 at 10 AM on a hot St. Louis summer morning. In fact, this has been hottest day of the year so far with temperatures topping out a 100 degrees!...
View ArticleRise Up Festival Main Stage Entertainment
RISE UP FESTIVAL- Check Out the Main Stage Entertainment Schedule. Come and join us, it’s going to be a blast! Click a link below to learn more about bands and acts performing at the festival. Papa Ray...
View ArticleHouse Bill 613 – Improving Sustainability of Affordable Housing
HB 613 is a victory for the affordable housing sector in Missouri. Previously, low-income residents began receiving unreasonable hikes in their real property tax because some assessors had begun...
View ArticleLon Brauer – Best Of Show Winner at the 2015 Rise Up Festival
Rise is pleased to announce Lon Brauer as the winner of Best Of Show at the 2015 Rise Up Festival Fine Arts and Crafts Show! “Lon Brauer is an artist, photographer, and painter living and working in...
View ArticleWells Fargo HomeLIFT Program
One of Rise’s longtime partners, Wells Fargo Bank, has an exciting opportunity for qualifying home buyers. If you have a goal to become a homeowner, you won’t want to miss the HomeLIFT event, sponsored...
View ArticleRise Announces 2016 Collaborative Grant Opportunity
Rise’s mission is to work in partnership with community-based and other organizations to redevelop and strengthen neighborhoods and communities. By providing capacity-building assistance, housing...
View Article2015 Rise Up Festival Video
Warm greetings, friends of Rise! We here at Rise Community Development want to share this wonderful video shot and produced exclusively to highlight the amazing artists, musicians, sponsors, and YOU –...
View ArticleKoch Elementary builds community and playground:
Brian Hurd, Rise Technical Assistance Program Manager, recently joined his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha in volunteering to assist in the construction of a playground for Koch Elementary School. Please...
View ArticleLemay Chamber Awards – Fantastic Community Spirit
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Rise received the Community Service Award from the Lemay Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards dinner. Stephen Acree, President of Rise, accepted the award on...
View ArticleWellston Case Study Features Rise
Rise has been a local partner for some time with an organization known as the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) convened by the Urban Institute. Eleanor Tutt (Data Mangement...
View ArticleRise Young Professionals Prepare New Markets Tax Credit Application
With substantial assistance from its Young Professionals Board, on October 1, 2014 Rise submitted an application for a $30 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation. Administered by the U.S....
View ArticleRise YP Roasting & Toasting – Great Entertainment
The Roasting & Toasting Party hosted by the Rise YP’s on 11.7.14 was full of great entertainment, great drinks and mouth watering Galettes. Beth Diamond prepared the Galettes with a little help...
View ArticleRise Open House is a Crowdpleaser
What do you think was most popular at the Rise Open House on 12.5.2014? a. The fantastically brilliant colors the new office space boasted. b. The warm and friendly greeting guests received from the...
View ArticleGet invested in the Rise Annual Appeal
It’s the time of year when we reach out to the community and ask for support for Rise. Your support helps us continue our vital mission of revitalization in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Please...
View ArticleThe Rebirth of 4247-49 Russell
Here is a fantastic article put out by Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Redevelopment: Four years ago, 4247–49 Russell was a vacant shell of building with multiple owners and no future. The...
View ArticleCommunity Development is a Good Investment Strategy – Mary McMurtrey Speaks Out
Mary McMurtrey wrote an important and informative article for the Community Builder’s Network. We would like to share this insightful article with you and ask that you share it with others. Mary...
View ArticleThe Rise Up Festival is Coming! – 8.21.2015
Rise is thrilled to invite you to the 3rd annual Rise Up Festival – Celebrating Revitalization, a St. Louis-centric, family-friendly, multimedia street festival that will be a memorable and fun event...
View ArticleCBN Awards Reception Honors Community Impact
March 31, 2016- The fourth annual Community Builder’s Network (CBN) Awards Reception was held last night at downtown St. Louis’ coworking space and technology incubator, T-REX. It was an enthusiastic...
View ArticleThe CRA Ladder of Capacity Building Initiative
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was enacted by Congress in 1977 for the purpose of ensuring that financial institutions are accommodating the needs of their entire community including low to...
View ArticleThe Original Wailers at the Rise Up Festival
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