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…
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…
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…