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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

We Have More Power Than We Recognize

We Have More Power Than We Recognize

August 4, 2022 We Have More Power Than We Recognize By: Jacqueline Person   You don’t know what I’m going through, and at the same time I don’t necessarily know…

You Have a Future in This: How vision can help build a village

You Have a Future in This: How vision can help build a village

July 14, 2022 You Have a Future in This: How vision can help build a village   By: Tim Eleby (aka Tim the Caterer)   I’m a dreamer. I get a…

Keeping Kids at the Center

Keeping Kids at the Center

June 13, 2022 Keeping Kids at the Center By Adesha Armstrong   This kind of work we do? It isn’t about us-it’s about the kids. If we’re not holding kids…