This Day Fresno: St. Rest CEDC


About Saint Rest CEDC
Saints Rest Community Development Corporation is counting on the CORE Initiative for valuable leadership training and increased staff capacity. The organization works to improve opportunities and the overall health of children and families in the Saints Rest neighborhood in southwest Fresno and to support resident engagement in a community where 54% of children live in poverty.
The 12-month CORE Initiative engagement will begin with a retreat next month for grantees and their mentors. The Initiative also includes a storytelling component through film, podcast, and other media to capture the program’s processes and outcomes in order to raise awareness and understanding of the transformation that is underway in Fresno and to increase neighborhood-level civic participation among audience members.

CVCF Blog
It’s Time to Reinvest in Southwest with St. Rest Community EDC
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate Saint Rest Baptist Church has maintained a footprint in the Fresno community for the last 75 years. They have become one of the largest and most recognized congregations serving Southwest Fresno families. The southwest...
At Home in the Lowell Neighborhood!
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate A couple of weeks ago, Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) staff took a trip to the Lowell Neighborhood for the Lowell Historic Home Tour. Visitors were welcomed into four unique and charming homes, all of which...
Chinatown Fresno Foundation Sees a Better Future for Chinatown
By Elisabeth Parra, CVCF Intern For as long as I can remember I have been told not to go the Chinatown alone. As someone who grew up going to church in the downtown area, I have never been one to shy away from the homeless people or to be afraid of the “rough”...
Live Again Brings Light to Parkway Drive Children
By Elisabeth Parra, CVCF Intern In 2012, Richard Burrell, founder and CEO of Live Again Fresno (LAF), and his wife Roxanne Burrell went to Parkway Drive and what they found touched their hearts and changed lives for years to come. When the Burrell’s first went to the...
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