SLACO Takes Action

SLACO Takes Action

Campaigns Over the Years Have Run the Gamut SLACO has led numerous action campaigns during its history.  Currently SLACO is focused on reducing Vacancy, improving relations between neighborhoods, and fostering dialogue between the community and the police. Among past...
Revealing Our Humanity

Revealing Our Humanity

In 2014 the St. Louis region became the epicenter of tensions between police forces and communities of color with the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. Suddenly, the strained relationship, that had existed for decades, was a national news...
Etzel Community Center Programs

Etzel Community Center Programs

After School Program SLACO has a free after-school program in the Etzel Community Center.    Neighborhood Houses, an organization highly experienced in delivering quality after-school programs, manages all aspects of the program under contract with...
Neighborhoods United for Change 2023

Neighborhoods United for Change 2023

The mission of the SLACO Community Development and Engagement Institute is to create an equitable and just society by advancing successful practices of resident training and engagement city wide.  We shall do this with opportunities to further citizen...
Vacancy Committee

Vacancy Committee

Vacancy Approaches Seen as Critical to the Success of Neighborhoods The scourge of vacancy in St. Louis developed over many years for many reasons and needs a variety of approaches and time to address it. Vacant properties pose many problems, including: Attracting...