Community Advocacy

For EPDC, community advocacy is about mobilizing residents to create positive change. We teach them how to identify key issues, develop strategies, organize, and compromise.

Through our community advocacy efforts, we have: helped secure transportation and transit improvements for Emerson Park; supported teen anti-violence initiatives; and engendered positive change throughout the area. Programs include: the Clean-up East St. Louis Campaign; code enforcement awareness; and lot clearance and demolition.