Creating More Just Communities through Intentional Partnerships Between Anchor Institutions and Black and Brown Business Leaders: A Quality Improvement Project for the St. Louis Anchor Action Network

Abstract

Our capstone seeks to provide recommendations for quality improvement to the University of Missouri–St. Louis, an urban-serving, public research university acting as the catalyst for the St. Louis Anchor Action Network. We seek to understand the extent to which the Network removes barriers and expands access for Black and Brown business leaders in north St. Louis. The findings and recommendations resulting from this project will support the St. Louis Anchor Action Network in building stronger place-based partnerships with Black and Brown business leaders and in co-creating a renewed St. Louis community where all residents, from every race and zip code, can live and thrive.