A Global Enterprise Powering Local Impact
For Emerson, investing in community means helping create the conditions where more people and neighborhoods thrive
Investing in Possibility
Orv Kimbrough on impact banking, human potential, and regional prosperity.
The Sinkhole Beneath Our Feet
When a massive sinkhole opened in the heart of downtown St. Louis, it seemed to happen almost without warning. Streets closed. Traffic was disrupted for days. Repairs would be neither quick nor inexpensive. But the collapse itself wasn’t the real story.
More Than a Handout: Why Ongoing Relationships Matter for Longtime Supporter Aaron Hempel
When communities lack stability and continuity, success can feel fleeting at best and unachievable at worst. Growing up in inner-city Cincinnati, Aaron Hempel saw this all too often among his friends and neighbors. Their experiences motivated him to seek out organizations making a steady impact.
Beyond Housing Launches New Family Cohort (Part One)
Our latest State of the Community focuses on the new Family Cohort—an exciting evolution of our work designed to help more families build stronger futures through opportunity, partnership, and commitment.
From Normandy to Law School: Lauren Bowers Encourages the Next Generation of Viking Advantage Graduates
Standing before a gymnasium filled with graduating Normandy High School seniors and their families, Lauren Bowers had a simple message to share: Success isn’t always a straight line. It’s a lesson she knows firsthand.
What’s Good for Home Is Good for Business
For Reed Rubber Products, Business and Community Success Are Closely Intertwined
Building More Than Buildings
For S.M. Wilson & Co., Construction and Community Impact Go Hand in Hand.
Beyond Housing Welcomes Founding Members—including STL Cabinetry—to New Community Chamber
The newly established Beyond Housing Community Chamber is an innovative network of trusted partners from the trades and related industries who share a deep commitment to community, service, and collaboration.
Nonprofit Leaders Critique St. Louis Political System as ‘Highly Unsophisticated’
Three leaders of nonprofit groups offered a measured critique of the political system in the St. Louis area, saying there’s a need for elected officials to work with the business community to confront the region’s challenges.