Author Archives: Chris Krehmeyer

About Chris Krehmeyer

Hello, my name is Chris Krehmeyer, President and CEO of Beyond Housing and your host for New Kid on the Blog. This blog is provided as a community service to educate, enlighten and empower people concerning housing, the foreclosure crisis, community development, poverty and any other topic relevant to the mission of Beyond Housing. Beyond Housing reserves the right to approve any comment posted in response to my blogs and will not post any comment that contains offensive or suggestive language. To paraphrase Dr. Martin Luther King, we can disagree without being disagreeable. I am looking forward to exchanging ideas with you.

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Going to the White House: Culmination or Just the Beginning?

Posted on Jun 11, 2013 by

I recently had the humbling and rewarding experience of being asked to go to the White House and tell the

Early Childhood Education and Then

Posted on Apr 11, 2013 by

To the delight of many, both President Obama and Governor Nixon have recently espoused the virtues of early childhood education. 

Growth and Love

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by

Now, there are two words we rarely hear used together.  Recently, I have been reflecting about my almost twenty years

School Accreditation and Poverty

Posted on Nov 21, 2012 by

In the last several weeks, the St. Louis Public Schools and the Normandy School District traded places on the list

Grace

Posted on Nov 5, 2012 by

Webster defines grace in several ways, here are two: disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or

Public Policy The Way It Should Work

Posted on Sep 10, 2012 by

On August 28th, the St. Louis County Council approved bill number 174 in a very quick and simple vote that

Flea Markets and Community

Posted on Jun 27, 2012 by

This past week, a large Homeland Security Truck has been parked outside Frison’s Flea Market in Pagedale. For the third

What to do about Ray?

Posted on Jun 25, 2012 by

I remember the first time I met Ray. It was a warm day in late April and I was walking

Ode to My Father

Posted on Jun 15, 2012 by

What I said at my father’s funeral over 8 years ago. A Simple Man He was a man of few

Compassion-The Power Not to Lose Sight

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Ever feel like you don’t have enough time to do the things you want or hope to do? Most of