Perennial’s Commitment to the Community
Perennial is committed to ensuring creative reuse for all! We love collaborating with our neighbors through workshops, support for environmental justice efforts, and offering free education experiences. To further our mission to build a creative culture of reuse where discarded objects are transformed into cherished resources we offer the following community outreach initiatives.
You can support Perennial’s community outreach with a donation to our mission.
ReCreate Studio
Perennial works with social service partners to offer free materials, instruction, and studio time for women at transitional points in their lives. The program supports women as they build their creative confidence and community.
Community Circle
Through the generosity of our Community Circle Members, Perennial is able to offer scholarships for classes. Need a little help to make your DIY dreams come true? Apply for a class scholarship here.
Funds are limited and scholarships are not guaranteed.
Green Neighbors
Green Neighbors is Perennial’s commitment to events that support environmental justice and serve our hyper-local neighbors. Perennial is able to offer a limited number of free or subsidized events each year.
Green Neighbors events prioritize:
+Organizations serving residents of Marine Villa, Gravois Park, and Dutchtown, The Ville, Old North, and Jeffvanderlou
+BIPOC led organizations
+Environmental Justice Advocacy or Education
Standing Partners
We support the following partners with multi-workshop series led by Perennial teaching artists and offered to participants free of charge. Often these series are supported by grant funding. We are currently looking to add partners for 2026. Have an idea for a future partnership? Email Lillian at lillian@perennialstl.org to discuss.
Partners
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Perennial has partnered with Keyway, a non-profit that provides comprehensive wrap-around services for women and trans individuals reentering the St. Louis community from jail or prison.
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Perennial has partnered with Lydia’s House, a non-profit that provides domestic violence survivors and their children a safe place to heal, a voice for justice, and an opportunity for better and sustainable lives. Lydia’s House provides safe, affordable transitional housing for its residents.
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Your St. Louis Public Library responds to the needs of St. Louisans by meeting people where they are.
The St. Louis Public Library Foundation supports free access to digital resources — ebooks, databases, music, movies, and much more. St. Louis Public Library ensures that its resources are free and available onsite and from home.
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Your St. Louis County Library focuses on supporting literacy and partnering with other organizations to support and enrich our community. In addition to books and other library materials, they offer free programs and services including story times, STEAM programming, summer and winter reading clubs, individualized help and so much more.
Enriching Minds, Enhancing Lives and Expanding Perspectives
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Urban Harvest STL and Perennial are joining forces to extend the growing season! They grow healthy produce across a network of urban farms in the heart of St. Louis and donate the majority of the harvest to nonprofit partners serving communities with limited or non-existent access to healthy, nutritious food. Urban Harvest STL also educates and engages the surrounding community in these efforts.
