Perennial is making thoughtful and intentional changes to community programming to ensure long-term sustainability and continued service to our St. Louis neighbors.
Recent changes in the broader administrative and funding landscape have made securing resources for some of our community programs more challenging. As we launch our new 3 year strategic plan we are taking a moment to pause and reassess how we can be most impactful while still delivering quality, mission-driven opportunities.
We are prioritizing the programs which deliver the greatest impact within our current capacity. After 15 years of growth we are reviewing how we will ensure our programs remain both accessible and sustainable for the future.
Please stay tuned as we share updates and new opportunities to partner, participate, and build a creative culture of reuse for all. Our commitment to the community remains steady, how we meet that commitment is being refreshed.
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.
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. (Full for 2025)
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 non-profit partners with multi-workshop series led by Perennial teaching artists and offered to participants free of charge. Current partnerships include the St. Louis County Library and Urban Harvest. Often these series are supported by grant funding. Our resources for new partnerships are currently at capacity and new inquiries are paused but stay tuned for new opportunities.
