Jazmin Wright and Naila Lacey both participated in the Viking Advantage college savings program as high school students, and now their small businesses are on a trajectory for success thanks to the classwork and coaching the founders received through Biz Smart Start.
The partnership between Beyond Housing and the KPMG continues to grow in ways that are reshaping lives and communities across North St. Louis County.
The fund development team at Beyond Housing recently added Nico Krehmeyer as a gift officer. He comes to the community development nonprofit from Midwest BankCentre, where he served as project coordinator for the Community and Economic Development team.
Beyond Housing is determined to revitalize North St. Louis’ 24 communities
After more than three years of work by 17 municipalities in North St. Louis County, a new transportation development district (TDD) received a green light in the Aug. 5 election.
Construction on Beyond Housing’s Pagedale Town Center Homes project wrapped up in May, and all 36 families have moved into their newly constructed affordable rental homes.
When Michelle Byrd looks back on her journey, she sees a story of overcoming. As a mother of two daughters, she’s faced challenges that could have easily held her back. But instead of giving up, Michelle kept moving forward with determination and faith. Today, she and her two daughters are thriving.
An important message from Dick Gephardt on the growing crisis impacting low-income St. Louis families and Beyond Housing’s ability to serve.
Funds will revitalize neighborhoods and improve living conditions for 222 low-income households in North and South St. Louis County and South St. Louis City
Over the past six years, Carrie Collins has emerged as a passionate advocate for children, families, and community transformation at Beyond Housing. Known for her unwavering dedication to building strong, trusting relationships, Collins has been instrumental in creating supportive environments where individuals and families can thrive.
Beyond Housing President and CEO Chris Krehmeyer writes why, after 50 years of transformation, the organization’s future and those it serves are in jeopardy.
Our latest State of the Community highlights Beyond Housing’ new Transformative Services Division as well as other exciting updates on our ongoing work.
Construction on the $12 million Pagedale Town Center Homes project, which broke ground last November, is on target to be completed in early 2025.
The new department is designed to remove the barriers imposed by systemic poverty to help low-income St. Louisans achieve economic mobility more effectively—strengthening under-resourced communities and also the greater St. Louis region.
Rebuilding the Dream is a story of people coming together to overcome adversity and decades of decline—and a film that all of St. Louis and America need to see.
