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Justine PETERSEN is most proud to offer free office space for the Missouri American Legion Tom Powell Post #77. The Post celebrated its 100th anniversary in September 2019 as the first chartered all-African-American post, established decades before the military formally desegregated. Located in St. Louis, the Post is a named after Tom Powell, an Army messenger killed in France during World War 1. Powell, a Georgia native, was first refused by local Army recruiters, so he rode a railroad freight car to Chicago where he enlisted in the 8th Illinois, an all African-American regiment. He died in action in 1918 while carrying messages to the front lines. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. |
YouthBridge Community Foundation, advancing their 140+ year history of supporting children and youth causes in St. Louis, has invested $250,000 in Justine PETERSEN’s CDFI (community development financial institution) Great Rivers Community Capital as part of their 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, which aims to invest a total of $5-6 million over the next five years. The initiative is “a pledge to deliver more long-term social return” by committing 25 percent of the foundation’s endowment by 2025 to local and regional projects. YouthBridge also committed $250,000 to IFF, a peer CDFI that assists non-profit organizations with facilities related financing.
Robert Boyle, Founder and CEO of Justine PETERSEN, recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony of The Village @ West Jefferson in Louisville, Kentucky. As a partner of the Molo Village Community Development Corporation and the United Church of Christ Building and Loan Fund, JP welcomes The Village’s 30,000 square feet of mixed-use
office and retail space to the historic Russell Neighborhood. Molo Village CDC offers an array of services to neighborhood residents, with an emphasis on financial asset-building.
The Compliance Department at Justine PETERSEN recently hosted an internal potluck, not unlike the internal audits they conduct on a routine basis. Audit stipulations included both “too spicy” and “not spicy enough.”