About Us

Cultural Renaissance for Economic Revitalization (CRER) is a grass roots, 501c (3) not-for-profit-organization dedicated to empowering individuals and families with practical approaches and teaching methods that develop asset-building practices and self-sufficient lives. CRER's mission is to educate undeserved and disenfranchised populations primarily from the Bronx and Manhattan on the importance of Financial Education. The clients CRER seeks to serve are those at risk of becoming homeless, the re-entry, the faith-based and community based organizations and those with limited credit access. CRER provides Economic Literacy, Train the Trainer workshops, Entrepreneurial training & One-on-One credit counseling services.

 Economic Literacy for the
 Re-Entry and Homeless Populations

 According to the Department of Corrections, 14,000 men & woman are released from NYC Prisons on a daily basis and nearly 26,000 men and woman are released from New York State Prisons on an annual basis. Once released, the re-entry population is returning to the same communities from which they came from. How do we begin to address the employment, housing, entitlement and mental health needs of the re-entry and homeless population?

 CRER is addressing the needs of the homeless and re-entry population by partnering with government agencies, not-for-profit organizations and the private sector in an effort to reduce the rate of recidivism and help bring this population to a level where they can reach self-sufficiency. The goal is to educate this population on the importance of making positive choices with resources that will allow them to make the transition back into society a positive one.

 CRER is committed to educating this population so that they can qualify for mainstream financial services and in doing so, they will learn how to track their expenses, develop a financial fitness plan, open savings accounts, and maintain good credit.