Three Affordable Housing Program Grants Secure $3 Million in Home Repairs
Repair projects at up to 150 homes in North St. Louis County will move forward in 2021 after Beyond Housing received $3 million in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines). In December, the FHLB Des Moines approved all three applications from Beyond Housing as part of the 2020 […]
Chris Krehmeyer Receives MLK Drum Major Award from Christian Hospital
“If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice; say that I was a drum major for peace; I was a drum major for righteousness … We all have the drum major instinct.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., […]
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 […]
