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April 30, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Apps Now Open For Accelerator Cohorts! Friend, Applications are officially open for WEPOWER’s Construction and All Industry Business Accelerators! At a time when headlines remind us of everything that’s broken in our economy, these accelerators are about building what’s possible: businesses that create good jobs, grow community wealth, and lead…

April 16, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Hope in Action Friend, We know you may be feeling overwhelmed with bad news and headlines that make you lose hope. But here’s the good news: for every bad headline, there’s almost always an opportunity to take action and to work towards positive change. We are who we’ve been waiting…

April 02, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Facing the Headwinds, Fueling the Change Friend, This spring, the literal and figurative headwinds we’ve faced in our region and beyond have been strong, unpredictable, and downright dangerous. Yet, even with the strong winds coming from every which direction, we gotta keep going outside and leaning into the work of…

March 19, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: St. Louis is Powered by the People Friend, Coming off the energy of 314 Day, we’re reminded that St. Louis is powered by its people—by the dreamers, the doers, and the organizers working to build a more just future. As we move through Women’s History Month, we celebrate the women…

March 5, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Solidarity is the Antidote Friend, As we transition from Black History Month to Women’s History Month, it is a time to celebrate the trailblazing women who have shaped our past and continue to inspire our future. It’s also the season of local elections, Mardi Gras festivities, and most importantly, planting…

February 19, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday’s Back & Celebrating Black History! Friend, During a moment like this, things can feel so overwhelming that we become paralyzed. With approximately 85% of the region’s childcare funding coming from the federal government, WEPOWER’s 2025 budget relying on a significant amount of federal funds, ICE raids at our doorstep (literally),…

August 16, 2024 The Fierce Urgency of Now Charli’s 2024 Garden Party Remarks Good evening, it means so much to me to have so many of you here tonight celebrating our third annual Garden Party and engaging in the WEPOWER Wknd experience. Thank you to our sponsors for tonight and this weekend: our presenting sponsors…

August 9, 2024 Then, now, and forever honoring Mike Brown Jr. Do you remember where you were on August 9th, 2014? I will never forget. I was the Executive Director and co-founder of inspireSTL, a St. Louis-based direct service education organization focused on supporting young people from middle school through college completion. It was a…