Please take a moment out of your busy day to read a special message from our President at Rise:

Rise creates homes for everyday people. Teachers, Police Officers, Bank Tellers, Healthcare workers… people you meet everywhere you go, people who are the backbone of our communities.

Rise builds affordable housing for people that make 60% or less of the Area Median Income. These people need Rise to provide places and spaces to live and raise their families. Rise needs YOU to help make these places a reality.

Here are some facts about these everyday people:

The entry level salary for a St. Louis City Police Officer is $37,889. If that officer has a small family (a wife and one child) he makes less than 60% of the Area Median Income. Our police officers make great sacrifices to protect our citizens. They shouldn’t have to sacrifice when it comes to providing safe homes for their families.

 

 

 

 

 

The average salary for a preschool teacher in St. Louis is $27,640; this is less than 60% of the Area Median Income for a single person.

 

 

 

An Emergency Medical Technician in St. Louis makes $28,314, well below the Average Median Income.

Between 2000 and 2013, the number of residents living below the federal poverty line in St. Louis’ suburbs grew by 53 percent. Recent research suggests that the lack of stable housing is a primary driver of high healthcare costs and poorer health outcomes for people. Lack of affordable housing and safe communities impacts access to education, safety, healthcare, food, and jobs.

 

 

Everyone deserves clean, safe affordable housing and Rise provides 5,000 homes (and counting) in our neighborhoods.

Rise partners with communities to build stronger, more equitable St. Louis area neighborhoods. Help us continue “lifting our communities” for everyday people by donating to the 2015 Rise Annual Appeal Today.

St. Louis needs Rise and Rise needs YOU!

Thank you for your assistance.

Stephen Acree, President/Rise

Tom Reeves, Rise Community Development (Rise) board member and President of Pulaski Bank, graciously accepted the 2015 Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award for Pulaski Bank’s commitment to exceptional business ethics and customer satisfaction. The BBB Torch Awards were held on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Chase Park Plaza’s Khorassan Ballroom. Businesses are evaluated for their commitment to customer service through exceptional standards for ethical business practices. The awards committee, made up of previous winners, looks at how the company benefits customers, employees and the larger community. They also must meet BBB ethical, advertising and selling standards.

The remainder of the board of directors and the staff at Rise would like to extend our congratulations to Pulaski Bank and Tom Reeves. Keep up the good work Tom!