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POWER IS THE ABILITY TOSELF-DETERMINEDEFINE OUR FUTURECHANGE THE SYSTEM

Over the next year, 21c will feature businesses that have graduated from the WEPOWER Business Accelerator in their gift shop.

Early Childhood Educators: Putting Our Whole Heart Into It

October 20, 2025 Early Childhood Educators: Putting Our Whole Heart Into It Tina Mosley and Adrienne Pennington Executive Directors [email protected] [email protected]  Photostory by Kiara Fite and Lindy Drew / Humans of St. Louis.   TINA: “When people ask, ‘Are those all your children?’ I say, ‘Yes, they are.’”  ADRIENNE: “I met this young lady on…

Childcare Keeps Missouri Working

September 26, 2025 Childcare Keeps Missouri Working Before we get into our next series, we’d like to share a bit of background about how it came to life. WEPOWER and HOSTL teamed up to amplify the stories of educators and families who are part of the childcare community. Families with children aged zero to five…

WEPOWER Wednesday: Updates & Opportunities

August 06, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Updates & Opportunities When the May 16th tornado tore through North St. Louis this spring, Miss Bettie-who has run a 24-hour daycare in The Ville for nearly 40 years-sheltered children in her basement while the building next door collapsed onto hers. Today, she’s rebuilding, not just her center, but the…