Development Projects

Sarah Dixon Innovation Center (Grocery Co-op / 4800 Block)

A Project of P.O.O.R.L.A.W. and GH-CARED

At one time part of the main commercial strip of Hazelwood, most of the 4800 block of Second Avenue is currently vacant. The GH-CARED coalition of community organizations, businesses, churches, and residents, POORLAW in cooperation with Praise Deliverance Church, is seeking to develop a two-story building on the 4800 block of Second Avenue, and the building’s first floor would be a 20,000-square-foot grocery store. Plans for the second floor will be informed by further community input. Possibilities include a credit union, job training center, and a daycare, to be run as community- or employee-owned cooperatives.

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Equity One-Stop Shop

Through the GH-CARED coalition of community organizations, businesses, churches, and residents, POORLAW in cooperation with Praise Deliverance Church, seeks to establish a “one-stop shop” resource center to provide administrative offices, training space and serve as an incubator of opportunity for other small non-profit organizations.

The Equity One-Stop Shop will offer services and dedicated space for:

  • Workforce Development
  • Education & Personal Development
  • Spiritual Development
  • Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities
  • Supporting Housing Equity
  • Child Care Services

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