Southeast Raleigh Promise

For years, the YMCA of the Triangle studied the possibility of a new facility in Southeast Raleigh. As their conversations gained momentum, volunteer and staff leadership from the organization learned about Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood, where partners worked together to build a YMCA, a charter school and mixed income housing as part of a comprehensive effort to completely transform the area. East Lake is a part of the Purpose Built Communities Network; Purpose Built is a nonprofit community development consulting group that offers their services free of charge to neighborhoods that are serious about breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Southeast Raleigh Promise now serves as the “community quarterback” for the initiative. It helps coordinate with partners and local residents to ensure that the vision of a healthy, economically diverse neighborhood becomes a reality. Southeast Raleigh Promise is also a member of the Purpose Built Communities Network, which means the organization will benefit from similar efforts in communities across the country. We are blazing our own path for others to learn from as well – neighborhood revitalization with the YMCA as a lead partner is a unique approach.
http://serpromise.org/