Home Buyers Get Government Help with Down payments
Ben Eisen and Laura Kusisto Maiya Jones didn’t have money saved up for a down payment when she started looking for a house in the St. Louis area last summer. Her real-estate agent told her about a program that would cover the 3.5% required on a Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgage for those who meet certain […]
Pine Lawn and Northwoods Celebrating New Transformations with Pine Lawn Community Park Grand Opening
Community leaders and residents of the City of Pine Lawn and City of Northwoods will be celebrating community partnerships and progress with the Pine Lawn Community Park Grand Opening on Saturday, June 1st 2019. The event commemorates the completion of both Pine Lawn Community Park and Pasadena Parkway—a new walkable environment along Pasadena Blvd. Both […]
Humanity in the Middle
Bridging the Gap Between People of Color and the Police Since the inception of the North County Police Cooperative, we have partnered with Beyond Housing on many different community related initiatives. From Movie Nights in Pagedale to a United States Armed Forces Veteran’s home rehab project in Pine Lawn. We are proud to work side […]
Four Municipalities in the 24:1 Community Win Municipal Tree Grants
Four municipalities within 24:1 Community have received an award of up to $10,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) through its Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) cost-share grant program. The municipalities are Cool Valley, Glen Echo Park, Uplands Park, and Greendale. Beyond Housing wrote grants in coordination with 13 municipalities within the 24:1 […]
Loving Our Children
When I think about all the things we adults can do to help the children of our community be all that they can be, at the top of the list is to always love them. Love them in a way that they can see, feel, and fully understand. Early this month I visited our Family […]
Beyond Housing’s Anti-Bias and Anti-Racism Commitment
Beyond Housing seeks to be accountable in our work, especially to communities of color, to hold the principles of social justice, equal rights, and equitable opportunity and access at the core of everything we do. Beyond Housing recognizes that racism is a barrier to the effective delivery of our mission and acknowledges that racism and […]
How Home Affects Health
Amy Gillman of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation A safe, secure home is where health begins. To build more equitable, healthier communities, we need to boost people’s ability to afford a good place to live. A roof over our heads. Shelter from the storm. A beautiful day in the neighborhood. Home is where the heart […]
Swings
I frequently get asked “how have you been able to do this work for 25 years?” There is no easy answer to this. The work of community building is challenging. The ups and downs are many, and often extreme. We confront many obstacles as we try to help improve the lives of those we serve. […]
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Task Force Issues Report
The Affordable Housing Trust Fund Task Force, convened in June, has concluded its study and presented a report to St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger. The group’s objective was to study housing affordability in St. Louis County with a focus on promoting access to areas of opportunity. The report of recommendations includes goals and corresponding […]
Better Yet
As most everyone is aware by now, Better Together has developed recommendations for moving our region forward that call for merging the St. Louis City and County administrative, elected, economic development, and police functions into one centralized body. Their intent with these recommendations is to “remove the barriers that impede our community’s ability to thrive” […]
