Ameren Missouri Donates In-Kind HVAC Repairs and Upgrades Totaling $600,000 to Our Rental Housing
The comfort of a cozy home is not something Missouri residents take for granted in the winter. But even in the best of times, routine maintenance and upgrades to furnaces are not at the top of families’ to-do lists—and 2020 was definitely not the best of times. In a normal year, the CommunitySavers® Programs from Ameren Missouri […]
Food Donations are a Win-Win Solution for a Small Business Owner’s Dilema
Joe Jovanovich has a knack for connecting people. Local residents saw Jovanovich’s generous community spirit firsthand during the five years he worked for Beyond Housing, using his background in social work. His customers have seen it during the past six years since he started running his family’s historic restaurant, Pat Connolly Tavern in Dogtown. And […]
EPA Grant Spotlights City Trees’ Connection to Health, Utility Costs, and More
Even before the coronavirus rocketed respiratory health into the daily news, the federal budget for 2020 included the largest-ever allocation for urban forestry: $32 million toward planning, planting, and caring for trees in cities. The boost in spending comes as more government leaders at all levels recognize the benefits of tree-filled communities—everything from keeping residents […]
Wellston Forward: A $635,000 Federal Grant to Improve Public Safety
For the City of Wellston, 2021 marks the start of an ambitious four-year, $635,000 project to reduce crime and strengthen police-community relations. The Wellston Forward project focuses on three overarching goals: “This grant will allow us to do so many great things to protect our citizens, police department, and our business sector,” said Wellston Mayor […]
Trim Grants Help Communities Manage Their Public Trees
The phrase “conservation of trees on public lands” brings to mind lush forests in the Ozarks, not the buildings, streets, and sidewalks of North St. Louis County. But under a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) Grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation, it doesn’t matter where a tree has put down roots. The cost-share […]
Grant of $105,000 Will Help Small Businesses Build Out New Eateries in Pagedale
Entrepreneur Quiana “Queen” Chapple has been self-funding her catering business, Goss’up Pastas, for 25 years and her restaurant in Chesterfield for seven. In early 2020, she was poised to expand into the upcoming Pagedale Town Center II development—a golden opportunity to reach new customers in the neighborhood where she grew up. All she had to do was […]
Thankful
I know. How on earth can anything in 2020 give me reason to be thankful? It has been an awful year in so many ways. The global pandemic and all its ramifications, from physical and mental health to the economy, has wrecked the lives of so many in 2020. The never-ending battle of people of […]
Bigger Than Golf: Why Preserving the Normandie Golf Club is Essential
Earlier this year, we announced that Beyond Housing and the Metropolitan Golf Foundation, the charitable arm of the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (MAGA), have begun a joint partnership to lease the Normandie Golf Club from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an option to buy. Initially, the lease and option to purchase was effective through October […]
A Partnership Built to Last: 31 Years with the St. Louis Equity Fund
Among the many partners who are integral to our work, the St. Louis Equity Fund stands out. In the three-plus decades since we started our collaboration in 1989, the Equity Fund has made $44.9 million in project equity commitments toward 18 housing developments. The longevity of this partnership is a remarkable story—from both organizations’ perspectives. […]
A National Award for Wellston’s Trojan Park
Residents’ Input During Planning Helped Create a Civic Space Honored by The Urban Land Institute Traffic zooms past an industrial cityscape along North Skinker Parkway—until it reaches the intersection with Etzel Avenue, where there’s a colorful oasis geared toward pint-sized pedestrians. Trojan Park is tucked just within the Wellston city limits on one of the […]
