Reflective Practice Circle 🤓

CRCSTL mediators met on February 20, 2025 to share and reflect on their recent work, cases, and results. Thank you to Becky Bishop for leading the group and allowing space to help everyone learn from one another. CRCSTL staff, mediators, and volunteers are a dedicated group of life-long learners as part of our mission.

City of St. Louis Black History Month Celebration

The office of the City of St. Louis Recorder of Deeds presented a wonderful Black History Month Celebration on February 20, 2025 at City Hall. CRCSTL was a proud partner for this event and was on hand to support the celebration and answer questions about our free services to City residents. The event featured honorees Ohun Ashe, Alice Prince, Ed.D., and John Saunders, Jr., along with food, performances by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, and educational black history displays for citizens to take in.

OVP Kickback-Gamble Recreation Center ☀️

The St. Louis City’s Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted another great community event on February 15, 2025. During colder months, this event gets moved indoors and this month it was hosted by hosted at Gamble Recreation Center. 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 and access local resources for violence prevention, behavior health, conflict mediation/de-escalation, trauma, and youth programming. Each future event will be hosted in new locations on the third Saturday of every month.

Our Volunteers Spotted at WashU MLK event

The CRCSTL team consists of much more than our staff! And we are proud that our greater CRCSTL collective consists of collaborative and community focused citizens who are interested in and committed to the movement for peacefully existing. These CRCSTL volunteers (Ismail & Deborah) found themselves celebrating together at the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration honoring the legacy of Dr. King and the impact he has made on those who carry the torch for humanity.

STLMHC Winter Happy Hour 🏘

At CRCSTL, we are passionate about keeping people housed. This same mission is also important to St. Louis Metro Housing Collective (STLMHC). STLMHC is a group of service providers, landlords, and other community stakeholders to promote housing stability and reduce homelessness. On Thursday, January 16, 2025, STLMHC hosted its Winter Happy Hour to bring stakeholders together for a meet and mingle. CRCSTL’s own, Sheila Webster, was on hand to talk to landlords and partner agencies to ensure that we are getting the word out about how our free services can help both tenants and landlords.