During much of the 20th Century, the Historic Upton Neighborhoods were known as a wellspring of African American culture, achievement, and activism. Bethel AME Church acquired 1429 McCulloh Street in 1988 as a space to provide resources for the Upton community. The building was used as a community center until its closure in 2010. Bethel Outreach Center, which now owns the building, has been working towards bringing this resource back online, and has raised almost a third of the funds needed to fully renovate the building. Potential capital funders and service providers have expressed interest in the project once it is further along in its planning for tenant occupancy and programmatic offerings. This grant provided funds for staffing the project and fundraising to help move this effort from a planning stage to execution.