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St. Louis Founder La’Crassia Wilderness Wins Business Support Grant
Congratulations to La’Crassia Wilderness, founder of Butter Love by L.C. and winner of WEPOWER’s Dream of Change Entrepreneurship Survey drawing for a $1,500 business support grant!
Read MoreSt. Louis City School Board Candidate Questionnaire
The Better Budgets, Better Schools coalition developed questions to ask the candidates running for two open seats on the Board of Education. Their responses are included here.
Read MoreBetter Budgets Better Schools Policy Solution Case Studies
The Better Budgets Better Schools coalition researched policies and outcomes nationwide when developing their own policy solutions for the city’s school district. We’ve profiled two case studies below.
Read MoreEast St. Louis, The April 2nd Election is Approaching—Build your Vote Plan!
If you have questions about the election, build your vote plan with this handy flow chart.
Read MoreSt. Louis City, The April 2nd Election is Approaching—Build your Vote Plan!
If you have questions about the election, build your vote plan with this handy flow chart.
Read MoreI’m calling on my neighbors to improve our schools, our homes | The St. Louis American
You’re looking at a miracle. I had open heart surgery and two strokes. I wanted to volunteer in retirement, but I never got a chance to because I kept staying sick. So once my youngest grandchild started school, I decided it was time to go do something. I told myself, “I’m not an old lady. I’m 61.”
Read More14 St. Louisans, Educators, and Parents Commit to Reimagine and Redesign Early Childhood Education
WEPOWER is thrilled to announce the incoming Tomorrow Builders fellows. Over the next two years, the 14 fellows will reimagine and redesign the region’s early childhood education (ECE) system to be more equitable and innovative.
Read MoreChildren are not problems to be solved, but humans to be loved | The Belleville News-Democrat
There’s the person you are, and then there’s the person people see. And for me growing up, there was always a big gap between one and the other. In school, people knew me for my behavior problems.
Read MoreRise 189 Policy Solution Case Studies
The Rise 189 coalition researched policies and outcomes nationwide when developing their own policy solutions for East St. Louis School District 189. We’ve profiled three case studies—one for each of the Rise 189 policy solutions.
Read MoreWhy I Signed on to the Rise 189 Policy Solutions
When people sign on to our policy solutions, there is a space that says, “This is important to me because…” Here are a few of our favorite responses!
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