📣 Public Safety Town Hall
On January 8, 2024, we attended the Public Safety Town Hall hosted by the Board of Alderman of St. Louis City and Board President Megan Green at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. The evening was presented by a number of local organizations and was an evening for public officials to give an update on the state of public safety in the city and discuss solutions that are being implemented to make St. Louis safer.
4th Annual National High School Mediation Tournament at Principia 🤝
On November 17-18, 2023, Principia School held its 4th Annual National High School Mediation Tournament to provide students with a hands-on understanding of mediation and the role it plays in the practice of law and in everyday life. Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, participants practiced their mediation skills in friendly competition. Over three preliminary rounds and one final round, students performed the role of mediator, advocate, and client at least once each. The tournament format was designed by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR.org).
OVP Kickback 🎉
The St. Louis City’s Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted another great community event on November 18, 2023. With the colder months settling in, this event was moved indoors and hosted at the O’Fallon Park YMCA. We are always happy to have the opportunity to spread the word about our free services around conflict resolution and promote de-escalation in hopes of preventing violence.
These are free neighborhood events, providing residents a place to gather for food, music and entertainment. Each future events will be hosted in new locations on the third Saturday of every month.
CRCSTL Attended the Greater St. Louis, Inc. Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Breakfast ☀️
From Greater St. Louis, Inc.:
Greater St. Louis, Inc., the voice of the 15-county St. Louis metro’s civic-minded business community, partnered today with a group of more than 20 local and regional chambers of commerce from across the St. Louis region to host the first regional Economic Outlook Breakfast.
A panel discussion — featuring Joan Daleo, President and CEO, Ole Tyme Produce; Arrey Obenson, President and CEO, International Institute of St. Louis; Tim Schoenecker, Dean Emeritus of the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville School of Business; and Sam Murphey, Chief Strategy Officer, Greater St. Louis, Inc. — focused on the importance of small businesses to the growth of the St. Louis metro.
The panelists highlighted different aspects of small business growth across the St. Louis metro, including the challenges immigrants face as they try to open and sustain businesses, the impact small businesses have on the regional economy, and the perspective of a small business owner in scaling up their business. Greater St. Louis, Inc. discussed its stewardship of the STL 2030 Jobs Plan, which includes several initiatives focused on supporting and growing small businesses.
Local chambers of commerce partnering with Greater St. Louis, Inc. to host the event are: Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce, African Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis, Arnold Chamber of Commerce, Asian-American Chamber of Commerce, Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce, Clayton Chamber of Commerce, Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce, Fenton Area Chamber of Commerce, Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, Heartland St. Louis Black Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Metro St. Louis, Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce, O’Fallon (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce, Riverbend Growth Association, Southwest Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Charles Regional Chamber, St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Afghan Chamber of Commerce, Webster/Rock Hill/Shrewsbury Area Chamber of Commerce, and West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce.
Lafayette Square Neighborhood Association Presentation
CRCSTL joined the Lafayette Square Neighborhood Association on November 8, 2023 to present our services to the community. We love to partner with an array of local and neighborhood groups and appreciate the important work these organizations do creating a network of community throughout St. Louis.