Last Night We Won + Today We Build – Join Us April 13th and May 13th!
Last Night We Won + Today We Build – Join Us April 13th and May 13th!
April 10, 2023 Last Night We Won + Today We Build – Join us April 13th and May 13th! Over the past couple of months, we’ve knocked on 5,000+ doors, texted 85,000 voters, and had hundreds of community convos. Last…
Community Benefits Agreements emerge as top issue in Spring 2023 election cycle
Community Benefits Agreements emerge as top issue in Spring 2023 election cycle
February 20, 2023 Community Benefits Agreements emerge as top issue in Spring 2023 election cycle A new group of more than 100 residents, developers, business owners, philanthropists, and local organizations have announced the Community Wealth Action Group to advocate…
BJC Makes Anchor Investment in WEPOWER Capital
BJC Makes Anchor Investment in WEPOWER Capital
January 24, 2023 BJC Makes Anchor Investment in WEPOWER Capital BJC’s anchor investment will go toward focused, revenue-based funding (RBF) investments in Black- and Latinx-owned businesses with strong growth trajectories. WEPOWER Capital works to ignite equitable economic growth and…
What it Takes to Thrive: The Importance of Investing in Everyone
What it Takes to Thrive: The Importance of Investing in Everyone
November 29, 2022 What it Takes to Thrive: The Importance of Investing in Everyone By: Amina Abdul-Malik “The conditions I saw growing up in North City just didn’t seem to reflect the beauty and intelligence I saw in the…
We Dream, We Build, We Win
We Dream, We Build, We Win
November 29, 2022 We Dream, We Build, We Win If Harriet Tubman didn’t dream, if Dr. King didn’t dream, if Dolores Huerta didn’t dream-where would we be? Dreams are sacred and necessary. They reveal possibilities, and affirm the necessity…
Meet WEPOWER’s Fall Cohort of Biz Owners!
Meet WEPOWER’s Fall Cohort of Biz Owners!
November 16, 2022 MEET WEPOWER’S FALL COHORT OF BIZ OWNERS! We are SO HAPPY to share that we have welcomed our fourth cohort of amazing Black and Latinx founders to the WEPOWER family! Take time to get to know each…
St. Louis County Council Votes to Allocate $5.6 Million in ARPA Funds to Improve Local Early Childhood Education
St. Louis County Council Votes to Allocate $5.6 Million in ARPA Funds to Improve Local Early Childhood Education
October 25, 2022 St. Louis County Council Votes to Allocate $5.6 Million in ARPA Funds to Improve Local Early Childhood Education The vote follows months of public testimony and advocacy from The Early Childhood Power & Policy Action Group…
Protecting STL Children
Protecting STL Children
October 24, 2022 Protecting STL Children On Monday, St. Louis experienced one of the greatest fears of our time: a school shooting. The Central Visual and Performing Arts High School community faced an active shooter situation which led to…
WEPOWER Announces First Investment in St. Louis Startup, Bold Xchange
WEPOWER Announces First Investment in St. Louis Startup, Bold Xchange
September 22, 2022 WEPOWER Announces First Investment in St. Louis Startup, Bold Xchange Today WEPOWER announced Bold Xchange was selected as the inaugural capital recipient from the organization’s $1.5 million dollar investment fund. The pilot fund offers targeted investment…
For Us, By Us, with Love
For Us, By Us, with Love
August 25, 2022 For Us, By Us, with Love By: Coral Bello-Martinez What drew me to work in education? I wanted to become the teacher that I had needed when I was in high school. I was born…