As we wind down Rise’s Spring/Summer appeal we would like to give all of our friends in the region an opportunity to view a letter we published earlier this Spring demonstrating the two most important things that ensure successful community development: people and the places they live, work and play. The appeal will close on July 20, 2015. Please read this letter from our president and consider investing in your community with Rise!
Rise has been creating homes for almost 20 years and when we say homes, we mean clean, comfortable, safe and affordable homes in neighborhoods with a strong sense of community. In fact, we have created homes for nearly 5,000 people!
Since 1997, Rise has developed over 2,100 homes and apartments throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Many of these buildings were abandoned in the damaging wake of vacancies and blight due to neglect and foreclosures and could very well be in that same condition today if it were not for Rise.
St. Louis is growing regionally and evolving through creativity, ingenuity, and optimism. Rise supports this evolution by providing homes for the building blocks of our communities – its people.
Let us introduce you to some of the families living in our homes:
They live in Emerald Ridge in East Alton, which was completed in April of 2015. This development was originally built during World War II as employee housing for the nearby Olin munitions plant. Designed to be strictly temporary, this sub-standard, obsolete housing changed ownership many times and ended up in the hands of absentee landlords. Today, this neighborhood consists of 46 new, single-family homes with a recreation complex and park as its central focus. Excellent schools, lots of retail businesses, and a walkable neighborhood make this a great place to raise a family.
Jean, another resident of Emerald Ridge, has this to say about her new home: “I feel very safe, the first night I spent here, I felt better than I have in years.”
Old North St. Louis, once a densely populated neighborhood, experienced a decline fueled by post-war highway and suburban development. Rise began work in the neighborhood in 2002 and has redeveloped over 130 homes and apartments along with 33,000 square feet of commercial space.
Robin is a single mother, who lives with her school age son in Old North St. Louis. They both love their home and enjoy their neighborhood.
These are just two of the communities Rise is creating and revitalizing, changing lives one development at a time.
Your support will allow us to continue our valuable work in areas like Old North, Ducthtown South, Forest Park Southeast and the Greater Ville. Diversity, accessibility and vibrancy define Rise neighborhoods and we clearly see their success extending to other areas of our region.
Your tax deductible gift to Rise will make a difference in the quality of life of thousands and will insure the future of our community.
On behalf of the Rise team and our residents,
we thank you.
Stephen Acree
Executive Director/President
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Rise Up Festival on ABC30
/in Events /by Larry PerlmutterHere’s a preview of the promotion for the Rise Up Festival, airing on ABC30’s the Allman Report starting July 29th. See you at the festival on August 21st!
Rise’s Spring/Summer Appeal Winding Down
/in Rise News /by Larry PerlmutterAs we wind down Rise’s Spring/Summer appeal we would like to give all of our friends in the region an opportunity to view a letter we published earlier this Spring demonstrating the two most important things that ensure successful community development: people and the places they live, work and play. The appeal will close on July 20, 2015. Please read this letter from our president and consider investing in your community with Rise!
Rise has been creating homes for almost 20 years and when we say homes, we mean clean, comfortable, safe and affordable homes in neighborhoods with a strong sense of community. In fact, we have created homes for nearly 5,000 people!
Since 1997, Rise has developed over 2,100 homes and apartments throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Many of these buildings were abandoned in the damaging wake of vacancies and blight due to neglect and foreclosures and could very well be in that same condition today if it were not for Rise.
St. Louis is growing regionally and evolving through creativity, ingenuity, and optimism. Rise supports this evolution by providing homes for the building blocks of our communities – its people.
Let us introduce you to some of the families living in our homes:
They live in Emerald Ridge in East Alton, which was completed in April of 2015. This development was originally built during World War II as employee housing for the nearby Olin munitions plant. Designed to be strictly temporary, this sub-standard, obsolete housing changed ownership many times and ended up in the hands of absentee landlords. Today, this neighborhood consists of 46 new, single-family homes with a recreation complex and park as its central focus. Excellent schools, lots of retail businesses, and a walkable neighborhood make this a great place to raise a family.
Jean, another resident of Emerald Ridge, has this to say about her new home: “I feel very safe, the first night I spent here, I felt better than I have in years.”
Old North St. Louis, once a densely populated neighborhood, experienced a decline fueled by post-war highway and suburban development. Rise began work in the neighborhood in 2002 and has redeveloped over 130 homes and apartments along with 33,000 square feet of commercial space.
Robin is a single mother, who lives with her school age son in Old North St. Louis. They both love their home and enjoy their neighborhood.
These are just two of the communities Rise is creating and revitalizing, changing lives one development at a time.
Your support will allow us to continue our valuable work in areas like Old North, Ducthtown South, Forest Park Southeast and the Greater Ville. Diversity, accessibility and vibrancy define Rise neighborhoods and we clearly see their success extending to other areas of our region.
Your tax deductible gift to Rise will make a difference in the quality of life of thousands and will insure the future of our community.
On behalf of the Rise team and our residents,
we thank you.
Stephen Acree
Executive Director/President
The Role of Residents in Building a Future for Neighborhoods
/in Interesting /by Larry PerlmutterThe role of neighborhood residents in building a community-driven future for neighborhoods
Guest blog by Rick Bonasch – Director of Technical Assistance for Rise
Many people wonder if they have much impact on the future direction of their communities. In St. Louis, the answer is a definite “yes”. However to be able to realize that future, residents need to be engaged, work together, build shared vision, work with community leadership, and offer a supportive voice for the changes it wants to see.
First, residents need to get to know each other and learn about shared interests and goals. If there’s not an active neighborhood organization in existence, then consider starting one or re-energizing an inactive group with new members.
Next, review what is currently planned or proposed for your community, with an eye on long term priorities. Do those goals still make sense for what the community needs today? What sorts of other goals do residents have for their area? Engage local leaders in the discussion with the intent to gain information and understanding and to learn how to influence positive growth and change. You can be sure there’s a lot of history you’ll be tying in with that will have a role in guiding future efforts. Build on that background. Explore ways to leverage neighborhood history and previous planning and development efforts toward accomplishing important priorities today.
Where possible, create coalitions and neighborhood committees to create an organized structure to maintain long term focus on neighborhood priorities. Organized residents help create strong neighborhood leadership. Strong leadership is necessary to accomplish community goals. Residents, working together with community leaders, is the best way to accomplish desired goals.
Through community organizing, capacity building, neighborhood planning, organizational strategic planning, and other community development services, Rise helps neighborhood residents and community based organizations build the capacity to drive neighborhood revitalization.
For more information regarding Rise’s capacity building services, please call Rick Bonasch, Director of Technical Assistance, 314-333-7007.
The Rise Up Festival is looking for a few good fundraisers!
/in Events /by Larry PerlmutterRise is looking for 25 people to help us raise money for the rise Up Festival on August, 21, 2015 using MobileCause. Its easy. Sign up, set up your page with your goal and share it on Facebook and Twitter once a week until the festival. Thanks for helping Rise in “lifting our communities”!