Carver-Kemp Neighborhood Association dba Minority Economic Revitalization Council

MISSION To improve the quality of life and bring positive life style changing experiences to low-to-moderate income families who live in Brazos Valley Community. This includes minority, business ownership, training, education, and networking opportunities.

Minority, Business, Ownership Training
Offers resource partners, and additional partnerships to help level the playing field for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs who historically have lacked access to wealth or business opportunities. Participants create a three-year strategic growth action plan with benchmarks and performance targets to help them emerge as self-sustaining businesses creating jobs.

Literacy and finance education programs
Our program represents an authentic, dynamic learning tool that delivers far more than just education; it imparts real-world skills that participants can apply to practical decision-making. From creating viable budgets, to reviewing credit histories, to accounting for inflation in one's retirement planning, these practical lessons leave students with personalized financial plans to last throughout their lifetimes.

Collaborations and interactions with local school and Educational Institutions
As the old African proverb says, "It takes a village to raise a child." One could imagine then that it would take a community to raise a school. We can't rely on local, state, or federal governments to take ownership of the issues we face locally. We need to work as a community to nurture our schools for our particular community needs. When families, community groups, business and schools band together to support learning, young people achieve more in school, stay in school longer, and enjoy the experience more.

Community networking opportunities
Our networking program fosters professional development, helps participants gain access to career resources and can even introduce them to new lifelong friends. Community networking offers personal experiences which will help to connect with others who you may never would have met if it weren't for a networking group. Through our program, individuals share their experience and will provide ideas to help participants grow professionally.

Testimonials

- Provided 30 Air Conditioning units to senior citizens during the summer
- Organized several summer community lunch programs for our youth and families
- Coordinated vaccination program - "Operation Covid-19" - with the American Red Cross and Brazos County Department of Health
- Provided open forums to decimate information relevant to our demographics and geological area. This included, current housing data, free and reduced medical and Medicare
information, coordinated current veterans services panels and sponsored Covid -19 vaccination subject matter to our community.