Community Development Outreach

The St. Louis Fed’s Community Development Outreach team works to:

  • Engage with and convene local experts to advance regional economic mobility.
  • Broker information to enhance decision-making.
  • Build and support cross-sector networks and collaboration.

Learn about the Fed’s role in the Community Reinvestment Act.

Meet the Team

Meet the members of our Community Development Outreach team.

What We Do

Engage with and convene local experts to advance regional economic mobility

The Community Development Outreach team connects with stakeholders across the Eighth Federal Reserve District. From meeting with grassroots organizations to financial and government leaders, our goal is to learn about trends in our communities by engaging with local experts. We aim to be a presence in our communities by hosting one-on-one conversations, convening groups on emerging issues and serving on advisory boards and committees—all with the goal of advancing economic mobility in the communities we serve.

Broker information to enhance decision-making

For stakeholders who support low- to moderate-income communities, information can often be difficult to access and filter. As Community Development Outreach staff, we leverage local relationships, access to research and knowledge of best practices to facilitate the flow of information among stakeholder groups. We also examine the flow of community and economic development capital at the organizational and neighborhood levels. We analyze data to highlight lending and investment patterns, and to highlight opportunities to increase equitable access to capital.

Cultivate and support cross-sector networks and collaboration

The team aims to transform the flow of capital by supporting funders’ efforts to collaborate and increase the impact of their strategic funding initiatives. We engage in cross-sector network building with a range of entities, including banks, credit unions, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), governmental entities, philanthropic organizations and emerging funders.