CBN members DeSales Community Development, Dutchtown South Community Corporation, Employment Connection, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Park Central Development, and Rebuilding Together St. Louis have been awarded $370,000 in funds from the City of St. Louis’ Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support housing and social services projects. The Affordable Housing Commission awarded roughly $5.3 million for FY 2022.
DSCC Partners to Host Environmental Racism Solution Series
Last year, Action St. Louis, Arch City Defenders, Dutchtown South Community Corporation, & Sierra Club worked with the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University School of Law to produce the Environmental Racism in St. Louis Report. As a follow-up, the partners recently hosted the Environmental Racism Solution Series, a set of five educational virtual discussions. Each workshop began with a presentation highlighting the report’s findings on a specific issue and then moved into a discussion group.
Image by Dutchtown South Community Corporation
CBN Members Working Near Cherokee Street Profiled in Next City Article
Photo by Anne McCullough
Next City’s recent article “Are You Planning to Stay?” spotlighted several CBN members working near Cherokee Street, including Dutchtown South Community Corporation and Cherokee Street Community Improvement District. The article is an excerpt is from Main Street: How A City’s Heart Connects Us All by Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, which was published in September and documents Dr. Fullilove’s visits to Main Streets in 178 cities across 14 countries.
Dutchtown South CC & DeSales CD Team Up to Provide COVID-Safe Fall Soccer
Dutchtown South Community Corporation and DeSales Community Development are partnering up through the Southside Rec program to bring small-group soccer training to Marquette Park this fall! To keep this activity COVID-19-safe, soccer teams will be limited to 8 kids and won’t play other teams. Instead, they’ll have weekly practices and a scheduled time on Saturdays to scrimmage their own team.
Register your child(ren) to participate here, or contact Abby Miller (abby@desalescd.com) with questions!
Image by DeSales Community Development & Dutchtown South Community Corporation
DSCC, DeSales, & Partners Team up to Provide Free Summer Art Kits to Kids
Dutchtown South Community Corporation, DeSales Community Development, Cherokee CID, & Cherokee Street Reach have partnered to provide the SouthSide Arts Virtual Summer Program, which is offering free art kits to children ages 6-12 from Juneteenth through July 25.
Dutchtown Hosts Neighborhood Drive-In Movie Night
Dutchtown community organizations came together to host a socially-distant drive-in movie night for neighbors! This was thanks to a partnership between Downtown Dutchtown and numerous other partners including CBN members Dutchtown South Community Corp & Habitat for Humanity St. Louis.
Habitat for Humanity was able to use their large wall and parking lot to host the showing of Independence Day. Residents wore masks when outside of their cars and even set up a pedestrian area as well.
This collaborative event was also an opportunity for residents to buy food from local businesses, register to vote, and learn about neighborhood resources!
To watch a video to learn more about the Dutchtown neighborhood, click here.
Take a look at photos of the event from Downtown Dutchtown & Cross Grand below!
DSCC Community Champions to Lead Canvases, Clean-Up Efforts
Dutchtown South Community Corporation is hiring Community Champions to lead canvases & clean-ups from June through October! Community Champions receive a monthly stipend & training, support, & resources from the DSCC team. Email Karisa@DutchtownSouth.Org for more information.
DSCC Tenant Rights Coordinator Discusses Tenant's Rights with CREA
Dutchtown South Community Corporation’s Tenant Rights Coordinator Myisha Johnson recently spoke with the St. Louis Civil Rights Enforcement Agency about tenant’s rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tenant rights education & organizing at DSCC was funded in part by the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the City of St. Louis.
