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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…
Read MoreChildcare 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…
Read MoreWEPOWER 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…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: Support biz owners like Justin and Chef Nesee
June 11, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Support biz owners like Justin and Chef Nesee To date, WEPOWER has supported 100+ Black and Latinx businesses with intense wraparound services and capital. These STL rooted and growing businesses are critical to our region’s economy. Local entrepreneurs—like Justin Harris, owner of Saint Louis Hop Shop—are currently crowdfunding their business loans,…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: Rebuild STL’s economy June 24th & beyond
June 11, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Rebuild STL’s economy June 24th & beyond Friend, We are being attacked on all fronts, and the only way to resist is to build systems designed by us, for us. WEPOWER is grateful to have engaged in a community-driven reimagination of the STL economy, and we believe now more than…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: Biz, Babies, and Tornado Relief
May 28, 2025 WEPOWER Wednesday: Biz, Babies, and Tornado Relief Friend, In the past two weeks, we’ve witnessed both the heartbreak and the power of community. From devastating tornado damage to child care centers across our region, to the nationwide Day Without Child Care mobilization, one thing is clear: we are stronger when we show…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: Apps Now Open For Accelerator Cohorts!
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…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: Hope in Action
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…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: Facing the Headwinds, Fueling the Change
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…
Read MoreWEPOWER Wednesday: St. Louis is powered by the People
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…
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