Another Successful Back to School Event
In August, we hosted our annual “Beyond the Backpack” event at Normandy High School where we provided an estimated 1700 backpacks full of school supplies to families living in and around the 24:1 Community. In addition, students received health screenings and immunizations, haircuts and other resources from 50 + participating organizations. The day was filled with sunshine […]
Beyond the Backpack Community Event Helps Families Prepare for Start of School
Bounce houses, Bubble Bus, and fire trucks provides activities for children at the 24:1 Beyond the Backpack event. The year’s event will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday August 5 at Normandy High School. Beyond Housing and its community partners are making the final preparations for this year’s Beyond the Backpack community back-to-school […]
The Awe of the Ordinary
I recently had a wonderful – albeit painful – reminder of the beauty in the everyday things of life. After waking early one ordinary Saturday morning, feeding the dog and cats, and enjoying my cup of coffee, I read a column by Omid Safi, the Director of Islamic Studies at Duke University, entitled “The Spirituality of […]
Sights and Sounds of a Neighborhood
On a recent beautiful spring day in St. Louis, I had a rare break and decided to take a walk during the lunch hour. I was even dressed for it, wearing comfortable jeans and a Beyond Housing shirt – another rarity. I walked out of our beautiful new offices and headed east, toward Barack Obama […]
Perceptions and the Helpers
Subsequent to the latest global tragedy in Manchester, England they were several posts reminding us about the famous Mister Rogers quote of “look for the helpers”. The story behind the quote was that as a child, Mister Rogers was frightened by the news reports he saw about the tragic things happening when he was a […]
Small Theater Strives to Change a Neighborhood’s Reputation
As the lights go down and the music swells, patrons of 24:1 Cinema on Page Avenue in north St. Louis, dig into their popcorn and prepare to be entertained for a couple of hours. Read more on CBS St. Louis
Beyond Housing and Affinia Healthcare Open Only Primary Care Health Center in Pagedale
ST. LOUIS – Beyond Housing has partnered with Affinia Healthcare, one of Missouri’s most significant community health organizations, to bring primary healthcare services to the 24:1 community, now a “healthcare desert”. The Affinia Pagedale Healthcare Center opens today at 6763 Page Avenue with a community open house from 10:00 – Noon. Beyond Housing focuses revitalization efforts in […]
A Great 30 Minutes
My normal mode of operation at my job is not to look back at anything we accomplished in the past, but rather to look ahead to what else needs to be done. To paraphrase the old adage: “I’m a windshield guy, not a rearview mirror guy, because the windshield is much bigger.” When I drive […]
New Headquarters and Center for Community
Photo – Left to right: Terry Wilson, Annual Giving Manager, Beyond Housing; Tony Grandison Jr., Staff for U.S. Rep, Wm. Lacy Clay; Hazel Erby, St. Louis County Councilwoman; Ethel Byndom, Director of the St. Louis County Office for Community Empowerment; Terry Epps, Mayor of Pine Lawn; Chris Krehmeyer, President and CEO of Beyond Housing; Jackie […]
A Blank Blue Sign
I recently drove to Louisville to visit a dynamic organization named IDEAS xLab that joined us as one of seven communities nationally in winning the Culture of Health Prize from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2016. Their work uses the arts in community building in a way that would be wonderful to replicate through Beyond Housing – but more about […]