North Newstead Association

North Newstead Association

Located in the heart of North City, in the Penrose neighborhood, North Newstead Association (NNA) is a Missouri not-for-profit Community Development Corporation (CDC) designated by the City of St. Louis as a Community Based Development Organization, or “CBDO” for purposes of the Community Development Block Grant Program, and it is designated by the City of St. Louis as a Community Housing Development Organization, or “CHDO” for purposes of Home Investment Partnerships Program.

NNA provides programming and services to 24 neighborhoods in North St. Louis City (Baden, Carr Square, Fairground, Fountain Park, Greater Ville, Hamilton Heights, Hyde Park, JeffVanderLou, Kingsway East, Kingsway West, Lewis Place, Mark Twain, Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial Park, North Pointe, O'Fallon, Old North St. Louis, Penrose, St. Louis Place, The Ville, Vandeventer, Walnut Park West, and Wells-Goodfellow.) and 1 neighborhood in midtown St. Louis (the Gate District). NNA has a portfolio of 138 affordable housing units, 75 of which are managed in-house. Additionally, NNA works to preserve housing and homeownership in the communities we serve through a Minor Home Repair program for senior (aged 62+) homeowners. We also work to stabilize communities through our Neighborhood Safety Initiative, Neighborhood Beautification and Clean Up, Elderly Services, and Landlord Training programs. We work in partnership with neighborhood associations, resident leaders, and other stakeholders to provided needed services to communities that have experienced years of disinvestment and underservicing.

Mission

Our mission is to support and serve North St. Louis communities and residents through quality, reliable housing, community building programs, and economic development opportunities.

Vision

To rebuild a thriving North St. Louis made up of engaged residents living in healed and safe

communities with economic opportunity for all

Values

Community Commitment: We are deeply connected with our community leaders, surrounding residents and neighborhoods. We commit to allowing their voices to guide our work, doing whatever it takes to help them thrive.

Advocacy: We commit to elevating and advocating for the concerns of community. We commit to having the majority of NNA’s Board represent residents from within our service area.

Culture of Diversity: We are proud to have diversity of all types represented throughout our Board and our staff. We commit to creating space for diversity in thought, perspectives, talent, and demographics in our culture and in our work.

Integrity and Continuous Improvement: We commit to conducting all aspects of our operations with honesty, accountability, and transparency. We commit to continuously evaluating and evolving our programs to meet the needs of community.

Resourcefulness: We are deeply connected to other nonprofits, partner organizations, and other stakeholders in the St. Louis region. We are committed to building our network of resources to better connect residents with assistance and services, whenever available.