PRESS RELEASE: BBB ACCREDITED CHARITY SEAL HOLDER PRESS RELEASE

Andrew BarnesJP In The News, Press Release

January 6th, 2025

For Immediate Release

St. Louis, Mo., [01/06/2025] – Justine PETERSEN is proud to announce that it has earned its status as a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity Seal Holder.  After completing a thorough review process, Justine PETERSEN has met BBB’s Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standards ensure that an organization has:

  • Proper governance and oversight

  • A method to measure organizational performance & effectiveness

  • Sound financial stewardship and practices, and,

  • Complete and accurate fundraising and informational materials.

Michelle Corey, BBB president & CEO said, “By meeting BBB Standards for Charity Accountability and displaying BBB’s seal, it gives donors the confidence needed to support Justine PETERSEN’s mission. Charities that meet these best practices go above and beyond legal requirements, putting them in an elite group.”

To review Justine PETERSEN’s BBB Charity Profile, please visit https://www.bbb.org/local/0734/local_0734_charities-donors.html

Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corp BBB Charity Seal

St. Louis Area Media Contacts:

Robert Boyle
Chief Executive Officer
Justine PETERSEN
1023 N Grand Blvd.
St.Louis, MO 63106
(314)565-6107 (cell)
(314)533-2411 ext. 104
(314)533-2299 fax
rboyle@justinepetersen.org

Sheri Flanigan-Vazquez, MSW
Chief Operating Officer
Justine PETERSEN
1023 North Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO  63106
(314) 533-2411 ext. 117
(314) 533-2299 fax

sflanigan@justinepetersen.org

Andrew Barnes

Marketing and Communications Associate
Justine PETERSEN
1023 North Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63016
314-533-2411 ext. 275
abarnes@justinepetersen.org

About Justine PETERSEN

Justine PETERSEN’s Mission Statement:

Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment Corporation (Justine PETERSEN) is a Missouri Not-for-Profit Corporation. Our mission is to connect institutional resources with the needs of low-to-moderate-income individuals and families, helping them to build assets and create enduring change – not just for each individual or family that we assist, but the community as a whole.

Our mission is demonstrated by our services, which include credit building and financial education, homeownership preparation and retention, and micro-enterprise lending and training.