Get invested in the Rise Annual Appeal

It’s the time of year when we reach out to the community and ask for support for Rise.  Your support helps us continue our vital mission of revitalization in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.  Please take a moment to read a letter from our President, Stephen Acree, as you consider making a gift to Rise:

What kind of neighborhood did you grow up in?

What kind of neighborhood do you want your children, grandchildren, nieces and
nephews to inherit?

At Rise, we believe that neighborhoods should be safe, vibrant, and friendly. We know that the most successful neighborhoods include a diversity of incomes, cultures and lifestyles and are rich in amenities like grocery stores, restaurants and schools.  Our work strengthens neighborhoods and communities, making successful neighborhood revitalization possible. We would like to share with you what we have accomplished in the past year:

• We celebrated the first new residents moving into their new homes at Emerald Ridge in East Alton, where we are developing 46 new single-family homes to replace deteriorated and obsolete barracks-style housing that was built for munitions plant workers during WWII
• In all, we had 116 homes and apartments under development
• Our “Rise Up Festival” brought the most people ever together for a fantastic family friendly event celebrating community revitalization
• We provided capacity-building technical assistance to 12 community-based nonprofit organizations, applying our expertise to help them achieve sustainable success

As much as we have accomplished, we have as the old song says, “Only just begun.”

With your help, we can make St. Louis a city with more of the kind of vibrant neighborhoods that can sustain regional economic growth.  We can build on the success factors of diversity, accessibility and vibrancy that we already see in some of our neighborhoods to extend their success to other areas of our region.

What will it take to do this and how can you help?

It will take creation of places and spaces that respond to community needs and that’s what we at Rise do best.

By the way, did you know that Rise was named “Best Worthy Cause of 2014” by the Riverfront Times? The cause is worthy and we need you to continue our mission of enhancing the quality of life in our communities and making St. Louis a great place to live, work and play.

Please invest in the future of our community by giving generously to Rise.

Executive Director and President

To make a secure one-time or recurring donation to Rise,  please click the Donate Now (PayPal) button.  Please note: The PayPal form requires that you spell out “Saint Louis” rather than “St. Louis.”  If you have difficulties utilizing the PayPal form, contact Larry Perlmutter.