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About this program:
This project is coordinated by the Community Partnership Project and funded through a two-year New Directions grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 


 Affton and the University of Missouri-St. Louis have come together to tackle issues that Affton residents and leaders say may threaten the community’s future. The Affton Community Partnership is funded by a two-year Community Outreach Partnership Center grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and will bring together the resources of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Affton community partners and residents to develop projects in the following areas:

The Affton Community Partnership will focus on three key areas:
  • Welcoming New Americans to the Affton Community -- developing a New Americans Task Force, creating an outreach and engagement strategy designed to recruit and facilitate community involvement of New Americans, and providing seminars and technical assistance services for government officials, police officers, business owners, and school district personnel.

  • Supporting Affton's Old Residents -- creating a community stakeholders committee, conducting a housing needs assessment of the community’s older population, and developing a set of strategies to better link the housing environment with the abilities and needs of older residents.

  • Building Capacity to Bring About Change -- helping the volunteer-based Affton Community Betterment Association to develop a strategic plan and better focus resources and develop partnerships that will strengthen and sustain the community.

Dr. Terry Jones, professor of political science, serves as principal investigator for the Affton Community Partnership grant, and Kay Gasen, Community Partnership Project, serves as project manager. The Partnership is supported by faculty and students from the School of Social Work, the Gerontology Program and the Public Policy Administration Masters Program, as well as faculty from University of Missouri Extension.

The following community partners are providing resources to support the Affton Community Partnership:
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