Baby Bonds in Missouri

Rooted resident investors hear from financial planners, May 2023. Photo: Invest STL

Pilot Programs

Rooted: Cultivating Black Wealth in Place (Invest STL)

STL Baby Bonds Pilot Program (Mobility Capital Finance, Inc.)

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News and Resources

The St. Louis American
Bending Towards Economic Justice Starts with 300 St. Louis Seventh Graders
January 23, 2025

St. Louis Public Radio
Invest STL Gets National Attention by Seeding $20K to Residents in 2 Neglected Neighborhoods
July 24, 2024

Financial Planning
When Personal Wealth in One Neighborhood Turns into National Progress
June 26, 2024

Financial Planning
A Plan to Build Black Wealth in One Community — and Nationwide
June 25, 2024

Financial Planning
An Effort to Alter the Course of the History of Black Wealth in St. Louis
June 24, 2024

Fox 2
Invest STL Pilot Program Focused on Keeping Residents Rooted in the Community
July 14, 2023

Urban Institute
Can Wealth-Building Programs Both Prevent Displacement and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap?
July 13, 2023

St Louis Post-Dispatch
To Strengthen North St. Louis Neighborhoods, Program Gives 50 Families $20,000 Each
July 4, 2023