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    Category: Newsroom

    Therence’s Journey to Homeownership Through UREC’s Lock & Key Homebuyers Club

    posted on August 4, 2025

    Therence M., an instrumentation and electrical Planner from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is now a proud homeowner thanks to his participation... Continue reading →

    UREC & Cadence Bank Team Up to Offer Lock & Homebuyer’s Club for Future Homeowners

    posted on June 11, 2025

    Homeownership can feel like a distant dream for families facing credit challenges or financial roadblocks, but it doesn’t have to... Continue reading →

    Persistence and Community Support Help Lead Local Mom to Homeownership

    posted on May 27, 2025

    Becoming a homeowner was a significant milestone for Nicole Perkins, a 50-year-old mother of three from Baton Rouge. Thanks to... Continue reading →

    Apply for the UREC Academy Entrepreneurship & ACT Prep Institute

    posted on May 15, 2025

    (Baton Rouge, LA) – Baton Rouge area high school students are invited to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, business planning,... Continue reading →

    Register for the UREC Academy Technology & ACT Prep Institute

    posted on May 15, 2025

    (Baton Rouge, LA) – Baton Rouge area high school students are invited to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, business planning,... Continue reading →

    UREC Academy Opens Applications for Summer Entrepreneurship & Technology Institutes

    posted on May 15, 2025

    Programs Offer Career Exploration & FREE ACT Prep to  Baton Rouge Area High School Students   (Baton Rouge, LA) – Urban... Continue reading →

    Apply for the 2025 Ronnie Edwards Scholarship

    posted on April 14, 2025

      Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation (UREC) is accepting applications for the 2025 Ronnie Edwards Scholarship Award. Ronnie Edwards founded Urban... Continue reading →

    UREC & Red River Bank to Host a Homebuyer Seminar on March 29

    posted on March 17, 2025

      Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation (UREC) will host a homebuyer seminar on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 10 a.m. to... Continue reading →

    Wynn Family Wins at Homeownership

    posted on March 10, 2025

    UREC’s Lock & Key Program Helps Baton Rouge Families Become Homeowners For April Wynn, homeownership once felt out of reach.... Continue reading →

    UREC Invites Baton Rouge High School Students to Apply for the 2025  Pre-law & ACT Prep Institute

    posted on February 25, 2025

    (Baton Rouge) – Baton Rouge area high school students interested in exploring careers in law are invited to apply to... Continue reading →

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    • Mar 2, 2026
      Now Enrolling: 2026 UREC Academy Technolgy + ACT Prep Institute for High School Students
    • Mar 2, 2026
      UREC Academy 2026 Entrepreneurship + ACT Prep Institute | Accepting Applications
    • Feb 13, 2026
      APPLY FOR THE 2026 RONNIE EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP
    • Jan 23, 2026
      Feb. 2026 Lock & Key – Cohort #1
    • Dec 29, 2025
      UREC + Chase to Host Seminar on January 17, 2025

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    Urban Restoration Enhancement CorporationUrban Restoration Enhancement Corporation is a non-profit community development organization that serves the Greater Baton Rouge Area with the purpose of Building Today’s Communities for Tomorrow. UREC realizes this purpose by fulfilling its mission—“Transforming communities by investing in people and restoring neighborhoods."

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