5th annual SLACO Trivia Fun Night

5th annual SLACO Trivia Fun Night

Join SLACO on Saturday, April 15, 2023, for our 5th Annual Trivia Fun Night! We’ll be at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (5020 Rhodes Avenue, 63109) for this great fundraiser. Doors open at 6p, and trivia begins at 6:30p. We’ll play eight rounds of general trivia,...
FREE Financial Literacy Workshop!

FREE Financial Literacy Workshop!

SLACO is offering a FREE Financial Literacy Workshop for young adults (16-24)! This is our first financial literacy workshop of the year, and we would love for you to join us. We’ll be meeting via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023. To register, please...
Keeping It Clean in Dutchtown!

Keeping It Clean in Dutchtown!

SLACO was so happy to join our friends in Dutchtown for the Keep It Clean event! We headed out into Marquette Park and across the neighborhood to tackle trash, pull weeds, and do other beautification activities.

Exciting News: The Transformation of the Steinberg Rink

The Steinberg Pavilion and Rink has been providing ice skating memories for individuals and families since 1957. Now Forest Park Forever, along with the City of St. Louis, are transforming the complex into an all-season facility so you can make new memories...

ArchWell Health

Are you 65+ and do you have Medicare Parts A and B? Would you like to find a doctor who truly listens to you and spends more than a few minutes visiting with you? Check out ArchWell Health, a great new addition to our community! Click on the flyers for more...

Become a Neighborhood Leader with Brightside!

Neighborhood Leaders Unite! Do your part and encourage others to keep your community clean, green, and thriving! The first step is signing up to become a Neighborhood Leader with Brightside. Next, in March, you will receive a copy of Brightside’s 2022...

Great Rivers Greenway: The Brickline

We are so excited about Great Rivers Greenway’s plans for the Brickline, an approximately ten-mile stretch of bike and walking paths that would connect Fairground Park in the north to Tower Grove Park in the south, and Forest Park to the Gateway Arch. As Steph...
Neighborhoods United for Change 2026

Neighborhoods United for Change 2026

The mission of SLACO is to create an equitable and just society by advancing resident engagement city-wide.  Neighborhoods United for Change #NU4Change pairs residents from a North City neighborhood with residents from a South City neighborhood for a half-day of...

NLF 2026 Applications Open

Neighborhood Leadership Fellows 2026 Application is Now Open The NLF program is for individuals residing or working in St. Louis City and parts of North St. Louis County. NLF is now open to an increased set of neighborhoods, beyond the Promise Zone. Neighborhood...
MLK Corridor: Sites of Cultural Memory in St. Louis

MLK Corridor: Sites of Cultural Memory in St. Louis

Dear Friends of SLACO: Over the last year with the support of a grant from the Missouri Humanities Council, SLACO has collaborated with the Creative Exchange Lab (CEL), a local design nonprofit, to collect oral histories from stakeholders in neighborhoods that abut...

Assessing Tornado Damage

If your business sustained damage, please complete the Business Assessment Form from St. Louis Development Corporation by clicking the button below: Damage Assessment Tornado Response...

STL Tornado Cleanup

The St. Louis Area was hit by a tornado and intense storms on Friday, May 16th. Many homes were left with damage or without power. Here is how you can help: As of this Monday morning, May 19: The priority is getting the following supplies in advance of expected...
The MCE Alert: Spring 2025

The MCE Alert: Spring 2025

The Spring Alert from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment is here. Learn what they have been up to so far this year, along with updates from across the state on topics like: The Impacts of Battery Mining on Missourians in Madison County The Environmental...
St. Louis Drivers & Pedestrians — Be Alert. Be Safe.

St. Louis Drivers & Pedestrians — Be Alert. Be Safe.

 The 2024 Crash Report is out — and the numbers are alarming.  Pedestrian deaths in St. Louis City jumped 187% this year alone. Whether you’re behind the wheel or on foot, we all have a role to play: Use your turn signal Keep both eyes on the road Slow down near...
SLACO Receives Funding

SLACO Receives Funding

SLACO and several member neighborhoods (Vandeventer, Academy/Sherman Park, and North Pointe) recently received capacity building funds. Dear SLACO, Congratulations! We are absolutely thrilled to share that your organization has been awarded funding, and we are so...
2025 Conference

2025 Conference

28th Annual SLACO Regional Neighborhoods Conference – “Keeping It Clean, Calm and Collaborative in St. Louis” Honoring Rick Bonasch Community Development Award. March 8th, 2025, Saint Louis University, Busch Student Center 20 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103 7:00am...