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St. Louis Connecting and Assisting Neighborhoods (a social service delivery system for low-income communities in St. Louis City) was established under the St. Louis Caring Communities Board (SLCCB) in 1993. The SLCCB served as an advisory board to advocate for essential programs and services in low-income communities in the City.
In 1989, the concept matured into a pilot program at the Walbridge School, at 5019 Alcott, adopting prevention and intervention approaches against juveniles’ use of drugs and dangerous substances, establishing neighborhood and family support systems, and creating the physical and psychological environments for children and young adults to achieve their greatest potential. With financial support from the State of Missouri, the pilot program soon mushroomed into 21 city-school sites and provided different programs and services.
St. Louis Connecting and Assisting Neighborhoods At-A-Glance
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• 1986 - residents began to speak out about crime and family concerns
• 1987 - grass roots persons began to discuss how to address community issues
for families
• 1989 - after several meetings and numerous discussions a pilot program was implemented at the Walbridge School to implement prevention and intervention activities to address juvenile crime, family support systems, neighborhood stabilization and improvement activities. Mr. Khatib Waheed was the founding father of this concept
• 1993 - The St. Louis Caring Communities was formed as a social service delivery system for low income communities in the City of St. Louis. This effort was initially funded by the St. Louis CDA and soon afterward the State of Missouri became a funder.
• 2000 - The birth of the Sustainable Neighborhoods initiative was introduced and a key component of that initiative wasto stablilize neighborhoods and assist them to redevelop themselves. SLCCNC was a very important participant in that initiative and is still providing services to low income services. |
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