St. Louis, Cincinnati, and the Power of Coming Together
If there is a theme to this week, it’s about strength in numbers and what we can achieve when we all come together. This week we’ve been honored to host our partners from Cincinnati who’ve been visiting as part of our joint peer-learning effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This effort has provided […]
Family Engagement Liaisons Program Earns National Recognition from Mutual of America Financial Group
Luncheon and Award Presentation Salutes Beyond Housing’s Program Helping Students from an Under-Resourced Area of the City Achieve Success. Beyond Housing was recognized by Mutual of America Financial Group for its Family Engagement Liaisons program during a special luncheon and award presentation at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis on February 13. Family Engagement […]
Ameren Funds Ring Camera Safety Initiative for Residents of the 24:1 Community
At Beyond Housing we continually work with residents, community leaders, and other partners to make the 24:1 Community a better place to live. Our model of Ask, Align, Act ensures that the people within the community guide our actions by telling us what is needed most. We then align resources from other partners, from non-profits […]
Beyond Housing Saddened Over the Passing of G.W. ‘Bert’ Walker III
Former Beyond Housing Board Member and longtime contributor George Herbert ‘Bert’ Walker III died on Saturday, January 18th at a hospice facility in St. Louis. He was 88. Bert was a cousin of two presidents, a former United States ambassador to Hungary, and a prominent St. Louis businessman and philanthropist. He grew up in Greenwich, […]
A Family Forever Changed: This is What Happens When We All Come Together
For “Ms. S” and her three children, December 17th of this year was the fulfillment of a Christmas miracle. But it wouldn’t have happened without the generosity of others and the support of people like you. Every year, Beyond Housing runs a gift-giving program called “Holiday Friends” that invites St. Louisans to adopt one of […]
Tune in to The Pulse of St. Louis on Saturday, December 14 at 7PM
Normandy Superintendent Dr. Charles Pearson was interviewed for this weekend’s The Pulse of St. Louis TV show, which will air 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 on Ch. 11/KPLR-TV, and 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 15 on Fox 2/KTVI-TV. Dr. Pearson was joined by our partners at St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley Provost Dr. Elizabeth Gassel Perkins and […]
Beyond Housing was Recognize as a Change Agent Within Our Region as a Community Partner with the US Probation Office, Eastern District of Missouri
Project Home from Inlightenment Pictures on Vimeo. Beyond Housing’s Homeownership Center has partnered with Probation for more than a decade in its Project Home initiative, educating and counseling returning citizens on how to become a homeowner, and connecting them to resources including the Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance loan program administered by the Financial Advising department.
Eight Municipalities in the 24:1 Community Awarded Grants from Missouri Department of Conservation
Eight municipalities within 24:1 Community have each been awarded special grant of up to $10,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) through its Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) program. The municipalities are Bel Nor, Greendale, Northwoods, Pagedale, Pasadena Hills, Velda Village Hills, Vinita Park, and Wellston. The 24:1 Community is comprised of the […]
Divide Emerges Over Whether Parson Should Restart Low-Income Housing Tax-Credit
Mary Harris poses outside her new townhouse in Pine Lawn. Nonprofit group Beyond Housing built dozens of affordable homes in the area using a low-income housing tax credit.CAROLINA HIDALGO | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit is a complicated program that often gets debated in […]
Pagedale, MO and Calhoun County IL, United by William Shakespeare
Pagedale, Missouri and Calhoun County, IL are very different communities. One is urban. The other is rural. Though they are divided by the Mississippi River, in many ways they are worlds apart. But on September 13th and 14th these two communities were brought together in a truly remarkable, one-of-a-kind event—a traveling performance of Shakespeare’s As […]
