CBN Member Bright Spots
St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO)
Members of the St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO) teamed up with Americorps VISTAs to build 13 Lil Libraries to place along the Hodiamont Greenway!
If you’re interested in a little library for your community, contact the Change and Action for Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.) Group for more information.
Photo courtesy Tashara Earl
Dear Friends of SLACO,
What gratitude we feel for each and every one of you. Your support means the world to us in any climate, but the steadfast commitment of our SLACO community throughout the pandemic -- that was truly something special. We share our 2020 Annual Report with you today not just as a collection of facts and numbers, but as living testimony to the work that SLACO does at the direction of our membership.
There are many takeaways from 2020, but the most important is that we took care of kids. We turned our afterschool program into a full-time remote learning school, because we are unwilling to let our children fall behind. We find great joy and thankfulness in the fact that we were able to help our kids keep learning, and safely – not one child in our care caught COVID-19.
Now that our staff is fully vaccinated and infection rates are falling in the St. Louis region, we look forward to getting back out into the community and to seeing you at in-person events. For all that you do for our community, our families, and our children: Thank you. May you see the differences you made in the annual report we’re sharing here.
With gratitude,
Kevin B. McKinney
Executive Director, SLACO
The St. Louis Association of Organizations (SLACO) was out in neighborhoods educating new voters in St. Louis for the upcoming April election. So far SLACO has registered 25 voters and continue to do outreach via social media.
Photo by Jessica Rogen, via UMSL
Exciting news about home repair in the City of St. Louis! The Community Innovation & Action Center at UMSL received a grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging to conduct a study of the home repair needs of older adults in the city of St. Louis. Congrats to the grant partners: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO), Rebuilding Together St. Louis, the St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative, Mission: St. Louis, St. Louis Senior Fund, & the St. Louis Community Development Administration.
The St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO) has been working with volunteers to make calls reminding voters to get to the polls. The calls are non-partisan and serve as a reminder and opportunity to share information about free rides to the polls.
UMSL at Grand Center
3651 Olive St., Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-730-5449
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