The Dutchtown South Community Corporation is seeking Junior and Senior Community Champions to help get the word out about their So Fresh, So Clean, So Creative Southside initiative to raise awareness and address solid waste concerns.

Community Champions will canvass the neighborhood to inform and recruit neighbors for trainings and workshops and conduct neighborhood cleanups.

Please apply through the links below:

• Junior Community Champion Application
• Senior Community Champion Application

Several events are taking place around the neighborhood in the last full week of May:

• Iron Barley celebrates their 14th anniversary with May Fest of Sunday (May 21st) from 2:00—7:00.
• The Marine Villa Neighborhood Meeting is Monday night (May 22nd) at 7:00 at the Irish Corner Pub on Cherokee, with a special focus on crime and safety.
• Prosperity Connection’s new South City Wealth Accumulation Center at Gravois and Oregon is having an open house on Tuesday evening (May 23rd) from 4:00—6:30.
• Also on Tuesday, at 6:30, Urban Matter on Virginia is hosting the Metropolis Wine Club.
• Wednesday morning (May 24th) at 9:00 is the public hearing for the Dutchtown CID at City Hall.

Hopefully you can make it to one or all of these events! Keep posted on neighborhood happenings with our calendar, or by following us on Facebook and Twitter. And let us know about your event through our contact page or by emailing info@dtstl.org.

Prosperity Connection is hosting a free Community Open House event next Tuesday for neighbors to tour and meet the staff of the brand new South City Wealth Accumulation Center, a cooperative initiative with St. Louis Community Credit Union.

The new Wealth Accumulation Center (or WAC) is located at 2828 Gravois in the Benton Park West neighborhood, just north of Dutchtown, at the corner of Gravois and Oregon across from QuikTrip. The open house runs from 4:00—6:30, and light refreshments and kid-friendly activities will be available.

Read on to learn more about Prosperity Connection and the Wealth Accumulation Center.

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The Dutchtown South Community Corporation needs you to get involved! Several opportunities are currently available.

First, there is always a need for volunteers in the office or for neighborhood outreach. If you have an hour or two to spare every month, please sign up here to volunteer.

DSCC is also looking for Junior and Senior Community Champions to work on their So Fresh, So Clean, So Creative Southside initiative. Click here for a youth application or here for an adult application.

Finally, there is an Americorps VISTA position available for a Development and Partnerships Manager beginning this summer. Find out more about this opportunity here.

Join the Downtown Dutchtown Business Association for their monthly After Hours on Wednesday, May 17th at the new Arcades Market. Peruse their expansive inventory of arcade video games for sale. Some will be available to play!

Arcades Market is located at 4664 South Grand just north of Itaska.