Home for the Holidays Benefit Concert
On Wednesday, December 7th, Beyond Housing hosted hundreds of guests at their annual benefit concert featuring America’s Got Talent and Emmy Award-winning artist Damien Escobar, along with St. Louisan Brian Owens. Both played to a crowd of over 700 guests while raising money for thousands of residents living in the Normandy school district. Before the […]
Moments
As I age and watch my children grow, I find myself trying to capture more moments in my mind. The pace of our lives moves quickly most days, but I am trying to savor the moments that mean the most to me. We can get caught flying through our days, rushing from one thing to […]
Women Going Beyond
On Wednesday, November 9th we were thrilled to host our “Women Going Beyond” Event. More then 65 attendees spent the evening enjoying great conversation, cocktails, hosd’oeuvres, and shopping at The Vault Luxury Resale in Brentwood. Event Speakers Celeste Player (VP, Strategy and Transformation, Express Scripts), Lydia Padilla (Owner, TRC Staffing Service, Tina Mosley (Owner, Our […]
Washington University School of Medecine Honors Beyond Housing with Homer G. Phillips Lecture Series Founders Award
Washington University School of Medicine has recognized Beyond Housing, a comprehensive community development non-profit organization, with the 2016 Homer G. Phillips Lecture Series’ Founders Award. Over the years the Founders Award has recognized healthcare professionals, community agencies and non-profit organizations that have tirelessly worked to revitalize St. Louis neighborhoods. The lecture series is named in […]
Beyond Housing and Affinia Healthcare Form Partnership for New Pagedale
A community-development organization focusing its revitalization efforts in the 24 municipalities that make up Normandy school district, and Affinia Healthcare, one of Missouri’s most significant community health organizations, have formed a partnership to open a new healthcare center aimed at providing convenient primary care to those in need. Currently, residents in the Pagedale area have limited […]
Hope is Back
The great American storyteller Studs Terkel called one of his last books “Hope Dies Last.” In it he chronicles the great resilience of so many people across our country. White, black, men, women, urban, suburban, rural, educated, uneducated, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters – all who struggle mightily. Through their sometimes unimaginable stress and strain […]
Be Kind, Again and Again
Two things come to me that reminded me of a blog I posted earlier this year entitled “Be Kind”. First, I was reading “Becoming Wise” by Krista Tippett, my favorite of many wonderful NPR voices, and she shared an author’s description of Dorothy Day the renowned founder of the Catholic Worker. The author said about […]
Beyond Housing and the Supreme Court of Missouri Announce Partnership to Reform Courts
Beyond Housing, the Missouri Supreme Court, and several 24:1 municipalities will partner on a pilot project that will consolidate and streamline municipal court systems within the 24:1, with the goal of bringing equity and efficiency to courts. Over the next year, the Missouri Supreme Court’s Office of State Court Administration (OSCA) will work to bring […]
Beyond Housing Encourages a Yes Vote on Amendment 3
Vote Yes on 3 for Kids! Beyond Housing strongly encourages the passage of Amendment 3 (formerly known as Raise your Hands 4 Kids). “One of our organization’s most vital mandates is to help entire communities become better places to live, by addressing the entire range of community needs. Chief among these needs are access to health programs and access […]
It’s a Big Deal
I usually reserve this space for reflections on those we serve, our work and it’s many challenges. Today, I want to do something different. Today, I want to share the good news that our work and that of so many of our partners was recognized by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJ) with one of […]
