Causes: Unknown
Mission: Desales community housing corporation is a community-based non-profit formed in 1976 to serve the Fox Park and Tower Grove East neighborhoods in the city of St. Louis and subsequently expanded to serve other areas in metropolitan St. Louis. Governed by a board of directors composed of residents, business people and property owners and employing a full-time staff, DeSales promotes the ongoing growth of neighborhoods as healthy, diverse urban communities with quality affordable housing.
Target demographics: Youth, neighbors
Geographic areas served: Fox Park and Tower Grove East in St. Louis, MO.
Programs: Community development - neighborhood support services, including block unit organizing, safety strategies, neighborhood planning and beautification. Includes the operation of the management assistance program (map), a city-funded program that provides professional management of problem properties.
Property management - high quality management of multi-family properties with attention to financial performance and neighborhood improvement, all with an emphasis on the provision of quality affordable housing.
Housing development - single-family and multi-family housing development, both new and rehabilitation property acquisition and resale for development by others; guidance in financing and contractor selection; technical assistance to individuals and developers, all with an emphasis on the provision of quality affordable housing.
Community recreation - DeSales offers the bulk of community recreation activities through the program SouthSide Rec. SouthSide Rec offers free and low-cost programming to neighborhood youth aged 5-18.This multidisciplinary program offers a variety of sports and arts and culture programs including, but not limited to, soccer, basketball, martial arts, dance, and cooking classes.
Community-based service coordination - Through Community-Based Service Coordination, DeSales helps neighborhood residents access the health and social services they need. The Service Coordinator can help community members find affordable healthcare, food assistance, childcare resources, educational and job-training opportunities, and much more.
Mission: Desales community housing corporation is a community-based non-profit formed in 1976 to serve the Fox Park and Tower Grove East neighborhoods in the city of St. Louis and subsequently expanded to serve other areas in metropolitan St. Louis. Governed by a board of directors composed of residents, business people and property owners and employing a full-time staff, DeSales promotes the ongoing growth of neighborhoods as healthy, diverse urban communities with quality affordable housing.
Target demographics: Youth, neighbors
Geographic areas served: Fox Park and Tower Grove East in St. Louis, MO.
Programs: Community development - neighborhood support services, including block unit organizing, safety strategies, neighborhood planning and beautification. Includes the operation of the management assistance program (map), a city-funded program that provides professional management of problem properties.
Property management - high quality management of multi-family properties with attention to financial performance and neighborhood improvement, all with an emphasis on the provision of quality affordable housing.
Housing development - single-family and multi-family housing development, both new and rehabilitation property acquisition and resale for development by others; guidance in financing and contractor selection; technical assistance to individuals and developers, all with an emphasis on the provision of quality affordable housing.
Community recreation - DeSales offers the bulk of community recreation activities through the program SouthSide Rec. SouthSide Rec offers free and low-cost programming to neighborhood youth aged 5-18.This multidisciplinary program offers a variety of sports and arts and culture programs including, but not limited to, soccer, basketball, martial arts, dance, and cooking classes.
Community-based service coordination - Through Community-Based Service Coordination, DeSales helps neighborhood residents access the health and social services they need. The Service Coordinator can help community members find affordable healthcare, food assistance, childcare resources, educational and job-training opportunities, and much more.
info@desalescd.com
2759 Russell Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
314-776-5444
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