Wrap Around Services Session ☎️😊
On October 30, 2024, CRCSTL staff and volunteers gathered for a session of our Wrap Around Services, created by CRCSTL Programs Manager, Denise Poplar. Every 6 weeks, a group of volunteers and staff gather to reach back out to clients who used our services in the last 6 weeks. Client feedback allows us to offer additional resources if needed and helps inform our team on ways to continue to improve our services.
Client comments are overwhelmingly positive with clients reporting a sense of relief at having been listened to and able to release negative feelings of frustration. They often report feeling appreciative for the help moving forward. 💜
STLMHC Landlord Engagement Event 🍁
St. Louis Metro Housing Collective (STLMHC) held their bi-annual Landlord Engagement Event. The event featured great speakers, roundtables, resources, and networking opportunities making this a great event for local landlords and partner agencies. CRCSTL was on hand to talk to landlords about our landlord-tenant mediation services and the benefits of working things through with tenants instead of having to file for eviction. Many of our clients are able to come to mutually beneficial agreements and we often hear about the sense of relief clients feel after a mediation session. (stlmhc.org)
SLPM Attended “Finding your Spark: An afternoon of teen creativity & expression”
CRCSTL joined St. Louis Public Library's Teen Leadership Council for an afternoon of workshops on movement, relaxation, writing, music and crafts! CRCSTL Outreach Intern Ella Sophia was on hand to talk about our Student-Led Peer Mediation (SLPM) youth programming. (See more at peermediation.net)
Hosted at the Great Hall at Central Library and featuring a resource fair to learn about creative opportunities for teens in the community. Teens were eligible to earn volunteer hours for attending this event. We value and cherish our partnership with St. Louis Public Libraries. 💜
Reimagining St. Louis Expo 🏡
On Saturday, October 26, CRCSTL was on hand to table at the Reimagining St. Louis Expo, which is a community event focused on financial education and resources to help St. Louis residents become more financially stable, improve their economic position, and move towards homeownership. The Expo took place at the O’Fallon Park Rec Complex and the program included a variety of informational sessions on topics from maintaining good credit to maintaining your home.
Exhibitors included St. Louis service agencies including some CRCSTL partner agencies. We love to be out in the community with other great organizations working towards a better, more peaceful St. Louis. Thanks to event hosts St. Louis Realtors Association, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc., Better Family Life, and St. Louis Association of Community Organizations.
Amazing Meeting with Center for Conflict Resolution-Chicago! 🕊
On October 25, two members of our CRCSTL staff - Programs Managers Denise Poplar and Kristin Watt - were able to spend some time with the staff at Center for Conflict Resolution-Chicago.
As a team of lifelong learners, we see a lot of value in finding out what our conflict resolution peers are doing to make their communities more peaceful places. These in-person connections and idea exchanges are invaluable to seeing how similar organizations have grown and serve their communities.
