ST. LOUIS — A construction dumpster parked behind the four-unit apartment building on Newberry Terrace was filled to the brim Friday with remnants of the structure’s collapsed floor. Surrounding it, a construction crew of about 10 people was busy hauling
Documentary Production “Why are Black Men Afraid of the Police”
Since 1978 The St. Louis Association of Community Organizations, a.k.a. SLACO has been the umbrella organization for several St. Louis City Neighborhood Associations. SLACO has collaborated with numerous organizations in addressing several challenges and issues our residents face daily. We
Article: SLACO works to register, educate ahead of April election
SLACO featured in the St. Louis American March 11, 2021 OpEd Press Release St. Louis American Article Part 1 Article Part 2
KSDK Video: Progress on St. Louis city’s vacant buildings
KSDK piece on vacant and abandoned buildings in St. Louis.
SLACO’s Ride To The Polls
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — In the final hours leading up until Election Day, candidates and local organizations are putting in all the efforts to ensure everyone votes on Tuesday. At St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO), volunteers are making
Sean Thomas appointed to head Proposition NS Fund
The battle against derelict buildings in St. Louis just got a new leader and $6 million-a-year war chest. On Monday, Sean Thomas started work as leader of Project NS, a city effort to shore up salvageable homes owned by the
Grant Will Support Free Legal Help In St. Louis Neighborhoods With Vacant Properties
In 2018, Mayor Lyda Krewson’s office found that of the 129,000 properties in the city of St. Louis, about 25,000 were vacant and abandoned. Beginning this month, residents and community organizations in four high-vacancy neighborhoods will have extra support in reducing that
SLACO Executive Director Kevin McKinney on the CREA Podcast
On Tuesday, October 1st, our Executive Director, Kevin McKinney, sat down with Charles Bryson of the City of St. Louis’s Civil Rights Enforcement Agency for an interview about who we are and what we do. Check it out below or
Development north of Delmar Boulevard encouraging to St. Louis residents
“A development north of Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis is encouraging to residents in the area. “It gives people hope,” said Judith Arnold. “It gives them hope that their neighborhood can change for the better.” Arnold points to new homes
Touring the Divided City
How Neighborhoods United for Change transforms St. Louis into a journey toward equity. As we drove by properties and land slated for development, St. Louis residents, black and white from north and south, expressed frustration the type of development that