Housing & Community Solutions, Inc.

Housing Solutions, Inc. (HS) was founded in 1980 as an affordable housing development organization. There were plans to close HS and in 2004 the board appointed two new directors— Eric Friedman and Terry O’Bryant in place of the previous board. In 2006, HS added two board  members and changed its name to Housing & Community Solutions, Inc. (HCSI) and expanded its mission to include community and economic development.

HCSI’s mission is to build sustainable and diverse communities through projects that promote collaboration, community and economic revitalization in the St. Louis region.

HCSI’s vision is to make St. Louis an inclusive and energized community where people of all social, racial and economic backgrounds, will want to live, work and play.

News

8/12/11: Check out our new St. Louis Social Compact DrillDown website: www.DrillDownSTL.org, where you can sign up for our email list.

8/1/11: East-West Gateway has released the newest report since 2006 telling St. Louis "Where we Stand." It shows how the St. Louis region compares to other large metro areas, through 129 rankings such as cost of living, crime, education, employment, health, government, demographics, and more. Click here to see highlights and a link to the full publication in East-West Gateway's blog.

7/22/11: Quick Clip of Eric Friedman, President of HCSI on ABC news! Check out a link to the ABC clip and press release on our NEW facebook. Click HERE.

7/19/11: HCSI is on Facebook! "Like" our page to receive updates on what's going on in the office and the St. Louis community! For a direct link scroll to the bottom of the page.

7/14/11: New HCSI Job Posting for Program & Development Officer. Click here for details.

The Walkability Workshop in the 26th Ward (May 23-24) was a great success with support from partners and stakeholders thoroughout the St. Louis community! Check out our video! Click here. This project was a result of an award from the U.S. EPA. St. Louis was one of 3 applicants selected for the Walkability Tool. 32 communities total were selected total for assistance over 8 tools.

4/25/11: Join us May 4th at 6:30pm  at SLU for "America's Future Local Food Forum." In preparation of Congress' discussion of the 2012 Farm Bill, join the conversation about the nation's food system at a public panel discussion. HCSI is helping to sponsor this event. Space is limited. Click here to register. 

3/1/11: St. Louis Business Journal Vol. 31. No. 27 features an article on declining new payday lending customers between 2010-2011 in correspondance with high unemployment.  To view and print this article, click the following link http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/print-edition/2011/02/25/payoff-drops-for-missouri-payday-lenders.html?s=print

Imagine what North St. Louis could  look like as you watch this Old North St. Louis Rebuilding Video! Part of a PBS series in the making by Marvo Entertainment. We know it can happen, we have seen it!