Beyond Housing Saddened Over the Passing of G.W. ‘Bert’ Walker III
Former Beyond Housing Board Member and longtime contributor George Herbert ‘Bert’ Walker III died on Saturday, January 18th at a hospice facility in St. Louis. He was 88. Bert was a cousin of two presidents, a former United States ambassador to Hungary, and a prominent St. Louis businessman and philanthropist. He grew up in Greenwich, […]
2020: Why We Can’t Wait
2019 BROUGHT MORE SUCCESS FOR THE FAMILIES WE SERVE AND FOR BEYOND HOUSING AS AN ORGANIZATION. The following is a listing of mission related accomplishments for us and those we so proudly support: This list, not meant to be exhaustive, is a great indicator of the scope and scale of our mission and how we […]
A Family Forever Changed: This is What Happens When We All Come Together
For “Ms. S” and her three children, December 17th of this year was the fulfillment of a Christmas miracle. But it wouldn’t have happened without the generosity of others and the support of people like you. Every year, Beyond Housing runs a gift-giving program called “Holiday Friends” that invites St. Louisans to adopt one of […]
Tune in to The Pulse of St. Louis on Saturday, December 14 at 7PM
Normandy Superintendent Dr. Charles Pearson was interviewed for this weekend’s The Pulse of St. Louis TV show, which will air 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 on Ch. 11/KPLR-TV, and 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 15 on Fox 2/KTVI-TV. Dr. Pearson was joined by our partners at St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley Provost Dr. Elizabeth Gassel Perkins and […]
Beyond Housing was Recognize as a Change Agent Within Our Region as a Community Partner with the US Probation Office, Eastern District of Missouri
Project Home from Inlightenment Pictures on Vimeo. Beyond Housing’s Homeownership Center has partnered with Probation for more than a decade in its Project Home initiative, educating and counseling returning citizens on how to become a homeowner, and connecting them to resources including the Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance loan program administered by the Financial Advising department.
Eight Municipalities in the 24:1 Community Awarded Grants from Missouri Department of Conservation
Eight municipalities within 24:1 Community have each been awarded special grant of up to $10,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) through its Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) program. The municipalities are Bel Nor, Greendale, Northwoods, Pagedale, Pasadena Hills, Velda Village Hills, Vinita Park, and Wellston. The 24:1 Community is comprised of the […]
Divide Emerges Over Whether Parson Should Restart Low-Income Housing Tax-Credit
Mary Harris poses outside her new townhouse in Pine Lawn. Nonprofit group Beyond Housing built dozens of affordable homes in the area using a low-income housing tax credit.CAROLINA HIDALGO | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit is a complicated program that often gets debated in […]
Pagedale, MO and Calhoun County IL, United by William Shakespeare
Pagedale, Missouri and Calhoun County, IL are very different communities. One is urban. The other is rural. Though they are divided by the Mississippi River, in many ways they are worlds apart. But on September 13th and 14th these two communities were brought together in a truly remarkable, one-of-a-kind event—a traveling performance of Shakespeare’s As […]
When Your Name Goes Home
The absolute bedrock of our foundational thinking in our comprehensive community building work is that “community building happens at the speed of trust.” The critical point is that until we earn the trust of those we serve, we have nothing. Our efforts mean little if we do not, by our actions, show our community that […]
Ameren Makes Generous Donations to Beyond Housing for Youth Programs
Beyond Housing is excited to announce that Ameren has made a $20,000 donation to support programs for youths in the 24:1 Community. Each year these programs support hundreds of students within the 24:1 Community in North St. Louis County. In addition to helping further the academic achievements in the Normandy Schools Collaborative, the programs play […]
