After years of collaboration, ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis have partnered to open a new facility in north St. Louis that will house legal, social and advocacy services under one roof.
The new Northside Movement Center, a renovated property on Goodfellow Boulevard in the North Pointe neighborhood, will serve as a central hub for residents who have long faced disinvestment and limited access to legal or social support. The center will officially open in January and employ about 65 people between the two organizations.
ArchCity Defenders, a nonprofit civil rights law firm, and Action St. Louis, a grassroots advocacy group, bought and redeveloped the former New North Side Family Life Center building. Leaders describe it as a major investment in the city’s north side and a commitment to building sustainable community infrastructure…