Category: Community Development

Kids Money Skills for Teens

Topics: (1 hour) ·         Banking 101 ·         Budgeting (Needs vs Wants) ·         Games/Activities Option to open accounts on site (1 hour): ·         If the youth is under 16, parents will need to bring a valid government-issued ID and social security for the child to open an account. ·         If the youth is 16 and over, they need to have a […]

COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT AND BLOCK UNITS

A PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION – HOW YOUR COMMUNITY CAN HELP YOU RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND THE BENEFITS OF BEING TAPPED INTO A BLOCK UNIT Ivy Grant, Realtor – Broker Associate – St. Louis Metro Realtors – Moderator COUNCILMAN SMOTHERSON – UNIVERSITY CITY KEVIN SPRAGGINS – CITY OF BERKLEY ALDERWOMAN DWINDERLIN EVANS – ST. LOUIS CITY FARRAKAHAN […]

Access to Affordable Housing- Policies, Products and Partnerships

This event will highlight polices, products, and partnerships that are instrumental for increasing access to affordable housing in low to moderate-income communities. Featured speakers for this event includes: Presenter: Faith Weekly, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Faith will discuss how products like the Small Dollar Mortgage Program could be instrumental […]

OVERCOMING THE APPRAISAL GAP

JOIN US FOR A DISCUSSION ON THE BENEFITS OF REDEVELOPING A PROPERTY FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP PANELISTS INCLUDE: RANDEN CLICK, JUSTINE PETERSEN – THE GATEWAY NEIGHBORHOOD FUND JAYCEE GREEN -  CDI FUND CLAYTON EVANS – SIMMONS BANK BISHOP JONES – FRIENDLY TEMPLE CHURCH PASTOR ANDRE ALEXANDER – THE TABERNACLE CHURCH Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96003426777 Meeting ID: 960 […]

Can You Really Buy A House for $1?

In this workshop you will learn different ways of purchasing properties from the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA).  Shavette Wayne-Jones, Real Estate Specialist III will walk you through what it means to purchase a property from the courthouse steps.  Looking for a LRA property with a little more stability?  Sean Thomas, Program Manager for the Prop […]