MEETS EVERY 3rd WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

The Community Builders Network (CBN) “Civic Capacity Building Committee” purpose and functions are:

• Define and chart the direction of CBN’s initiatives around systems that impact community development. 

• Involves members and supporters who bring expertise or resources around civic capacity building, policy, and advocacy. 

• Meets regularly (every month) to review work, set goals, coordinate action, and monitor progress. 

APPLY BY Monday, October 13

PlanSTL Recruiting Neighborhood Planning Committees in North St. Louis City

As part of the PlanSTL neighborhood planning program, the City of St. Louis is looking for community members to serve on Neighborhood Planning Committees for Plan Areas 4, 5, and 6, which encompass 11 North St. Louis City neighborhoods. Committee members will:

• Shape the vision, priorities, and goals for their area.

• Serve as community ambassadors during the planning process.

• Help ensure neighborhood plans reflect the voices of all residents.

• Lay the foundation for lasting change during implementation.

Together with the PlanSTL planning teams, the City is inviting neighborhood residents and leaders from nonprofits, local organizations, school districts, and businesses to apply to one of five Neighborhood Planning Committees. We encourage all community builders with roots in Plan Area 4, 5, and 6 neighborhoods to consider applying! Visit PlanSTL.com to learn more and submit a short application by Monday, October 13.

Ready for another small business event in Dutchtown? Check out the night market on Saturday 10/11 where vendors on Meramec will be open later! You can also still sign up to be a vendor!

Seed St. Louis’ class Building a Children's Garden is this Saturday, October 11th at 10:30 am! Whether you tend a home, school, or community garden, this class will help you build a safe and inviting space for children. This in-person workshop is open to any and all educators, caregivers, and community members interested in gardening with children!

This Saturday, October 11, 10:30 am

Bell Community Garden, 3815 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108

Please RSVP to help with planning ~> https://buff.ly/pGFE6Xc

Join the Vacancy Collaborative and Pocketparks this Saturday, October 11 for the Baden Pocketpark Placemaking Blitz Day!

Here’s what to expect:

🌳 Put on your gardening gloves to help plant flowers, shrubs, and trees

✨ Decorate the fence with ribbons and Put-In Cups

💧 Install rain barrels, a shade sail, and trash can

👥 Connect with neighbors and volunteers

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/jW3KYNGspJW4TzF9

No experience or equipment is needed. This is a family-friendly event.

Sign up to volunteer and help us transform vacancy into a vibrant space that Baden neighbors can all enjoy!

Tower Grove CDC: Sustaining Housing Dreams 2025

Thursday, October 9⋅5:30 – 9:30pm

Das Bevo, 4749 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO 63116, USA

Join Tower Grove Community Development Corporation to celebrate and support their work for their community!
 
The event is free of charge, but registration is required. The event starts at 5:30 PM with a short awards presentation at 6:30 PM. We hope to see you there!

Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 10 a.m. – Noon

Scott Joplin House, 2658 Delmar Blvd.

 Join Forest ReLeaf on Saturday at their Nursery and Arboretum in Creve Coeur Park to enjoy creative homebrews (all will include at least one ingredient sourced from a tree!), craft beer, food, tours, live music, raffle prizes, and more! Early access available to VIP ticket holders. Parking is limited, so carpooling is strongly recommended.

Tower Grove Community Development Corporation will host our "Sustaining Housing Dreams" fundraiser on November 7,2024 from 5:30-8:00 sponsored by Midwest bank Centre. There will be a short awards presentation at 6:30PM. Complimentary drinks and nibbles will be available throughout the evening! We hope you support our mission with a suggested ticket donation of $25-$100 per person that can be made on Eventbrite.

Please, make sure attendees names ( and affiliation, if you like) are listed for each ticket, we would love to have a name tag ready for each attendee!

Register here

Celebrate 170 years of beauty, and history in St. Louis' Historic Hyde Park!

This is not your average fundraiser - no, way. No suits and formal dresses here. Pick out your favorite summer look and relax at this private event.

Enjoy a gourmet lunch, desserts, drinks, and live entertainment. Raffles, dancing and a ton of outdoor enjoyment. Learn more about the improvements to the park and the surrounding areas. Take a tour of the park, let us share our vision with you, and learn how the Purpose of the Park Fundraiser and your continued support will bring Hyde Park back to its glory!

Join North County INC at their annual Golf Tournament at Glen Echo Country Club!

The third annual Brewed Arts Festival will bring good beer and art to all corners of Cherokee Street — with more in store than ever before!

This event will feature 25+ unique brews in the street's shops, galleries & bars, curated by Saint Louis Hop Shop. Buy a ticket and cruise the street with a complimentary tasting glass

But that's not all — the festival also celebrates the Cherokee Arts community & intersection of art & beer with live performances, painting & arts indoors & outside, curated by the street's Screwed Arts Collective.

Join North County Inc. for their annual North County Golf Tournament! The event includes on-course refreshments and snacks, an awards reception, and dinner after play.

You are invited to a Tues., August 23, 6:30-8:30pm, Landlord & Rehabber Training on Tax Sales & Proposition NS, offered online in a Zoom meeting. Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/93551410397?pwd=Q0ZDcFpBbkpVaG45VUlpOTh4RjNtQT09

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom. Save that email or copy and paste the information into your calendar. You will need that information to join the June 28 virtual workshop.  This session will feature:

• Dale Sweet, attorney specializing in tax sale acquisition, will review the process for purchasing real estate at a tax sale in STL city & county. He will also share an overview of land banks and LRA.

• Sean Thomas, Proposition NS – Neighborhood Stabilization, will review the process for nominating an LRA property for stabilization investment by the city, highlight properties already stabilized, and share some success stories

LRA  - Land Reutilization Authority, St. Louis City’s land bank is undergoing organizational changes and therefore unable to present at this time. We will welcome LRA back into our line-up of presenters in 2023.

The 2022 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, or have any questions, please contact dana@towergrovecdc.org

The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance.  The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices.

This activity is funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant via the St. Louis Community Development Administration and coordinated by Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC, North Newstead Association, and The Vacancy Collaborative.

You are invited to a Tues., July 26, 6:30-8:30pm, Landlord & Rehabber Training, on Nuisance & Abandonment Lawsuits, offered online in a Zoom meeting. Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98982639582?pwd=dlUzT3BjcVVtQ2s2Um9ZcTB0VWhjdz09

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom. Save that email or copy and paste the information into your calendar. You will need that information to join the June 28 virtual workshop.  This session will feature:

• Rachel Waterman, attorney with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, who will review the City of St. Louis’ Nuisance & Abandonment ordinance, it's history, how it has been utilized by residents and community organizations across the city to encourage owners to take action on neglected property, or as a last resort forfeit ownership.

Have you rehabbed a property recently or currently rehabbing a property?  Let us know!   We would love to celebrate the process.   Email dana@towergrovecdc.org with details on your project and she will follow up.

The 2022 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, or have any questions, please contact dana@towergrovecdc.org

The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance.  The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices.

This activity is funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant via the St. Louis Community Development Administration and coordinated by Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC, North Newstead Association, and The Vacancy Collaborative.

https://northstlouiscounty.com/events/north-county-uncorked/

Registration required. Please see the link above for more information.

Join North County Inc. for another roast and toast celebration at North County Uncorked!

You are invited to a June 28, 6:30-8:30pm, Landlord & Rehabber Training, Marketing and Adhering to Fair Housing Laws, offered online in a Zoom meeting. Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvfuugqDMvGdIz0zFPFcYtaLDZhsfVmumw?_x_zm_rtaid=5_wRPF1TTJKdpbSQxDAp4Q.1655319305285.b3495afc2ccf23749e47a92f15e61ec9&_x_zm_rhtaid=899

After registering you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom. Save that email or copy and paste the information into your calendar. You will need that information to join the June 28th virtual workshop. This session will feature:

• Equal Housing Opportunity Council’s Marissa Cohen, Director of Education, Outreach, and Advocacy, will review Fair Housing Laws and focus on the rules relative to property management and marketing.

• Tower Grove CDC’s Dana Gray, Community Outreach Coordinator, will review marketing outlets for rental units

Have you rehabbed a property recently or currently involved in a rehab? Let us know! We would love to celebrate the process. Email dana@towergrovecdc.org with details on your project and she will follow up.

The 2022 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, or have any questions, please contact dana@towergrovecdc.org

The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance. The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices.

This activity is funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant via the St. Louis Community Development Administration and coordinated by Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC, North Newstead Association, and The Vacancy Collaborative.

https://bit.ly/PeopleAssembly

RSVP required. Please see the link above for more information.

With the initial North Central Plan complete, it is time to focus on implementing the vision laid out in the plan. To achieve the plan’s community-driven vision, the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being and community leaders will pilot a People’s Assembly.

The People’s Assembly is a community-led method of self-governance and advocacy, creating an open forum for individuals to become active participants and leaders within their communities.

RSVP for this resident-driven meeting at Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being to determine how the North Central Plan drives neighborhood priorities and issues, generate solutions in how to make the North Central Plan a reality, and determine the best course of action to hold accountable the implementation of the plan.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cbn-2022-annual-neighborhood-celebration-tickets-289939495837

Tickets required. Please see the link above for more information.

Join the Community Builders Network of Metro St. Louis (CBN) for our annual celebration of the leaders and changemakers who are building strong, inclusive St. Louis neighborhoods!

We'll be gathering outdoors for maximum COVID-19 safety at the beautiful World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. Appetizers, drinks, and parking are included with your ticket purchase.

CBN members, Friends, & Affiliates receive discounts on the full ticket price; please reach out to the CBN team for details!

Join Delmar Main Street for a Juneteenth Festival and day celebrating health, wealth, and culture. See the flyers below for more information.