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Through These Changing Times

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Mornings on Main

Downtown Chat

Wednesday, October 7 at 8:30AM

MMSC will host our monthly webinar, “Mornings on Main,” on Wednesday, October 7, entitled, “Sharing Success Stories: County CARES Act Funding.” The speakers will be local Main Street Directors and city officials in counties that have distributed CARES funding to local non-profits, including local Main Street programs. Discussion will center around how this was accomplished, difference in policies from county to county, and what you can do to help your county see the value of the local Main Street program and the survival of small business.

Have you missed a Mornings on Main webinar? We have them all recorded and saved online for you to watch and share with your community members.

Navigating A New Reality:

Doing Things Differently In The Age of COVID-19

November 6, 2020 | Presented Virtually

Jay Schlinsog, principal with Downtown Professionals Network and creator of Reopen Main Street, will provide a timely inside perspective on this special project developed to help small businesses, community leaders, and organizations advance COVID-19 recovery efforts.

Jay will share valuable insights and examples of how communities and businesses are thinking and responding differently to the COVID-19 pandemic’s lingering effects. Learn more about how communities are re-imagining the public realm and re-energizing the local economy; how businesses are adapting and marketing differently; and how some changes could become part of our districts’ fabric and the way we do business in a post-COVID-19 era. You can download and view the workshop flyer here.

Five Communities Selected for

Community Resiliency Grant

MMSC is excited to announce the five communities selected for the $5,000 Community Resiliency Grant Project offered in partnership with AARP Missouri. The communities chosen were Clinton, Dutchtown (St. Louis), Independence, Jackson, and Lee's Summit. The details of each project are available here.

We Are Excited To Announce The

Missouri Main Street Bicentennial Passport!

We are creating a 2021 Bicentennial Passport for distribution across the state to celebrate Missouri's bicentennial statehood anniversary. The passport will encourage and stimulate tourism in our Missouri Main Street communities. MMSC wants Missouri Main Street communities to join in the celebration with local events and festivities!

More Details Here

Downtown Revitalization Services Available Now

MMSC can help get your downtown program back on track if COVID-19 has derailed your work or motivation. The MMSC Service Directory offers trainings and workshops to take place in your community with social distancing protocols in place.

You can find services covering all Main Street Four-Points, including volunteers, Board, and staff training. Maybe the past few months of down-time has you thinking about your community's historic preservation needs? MMSC offers one-on-one consultations and design guidelines/standards creation or review services.

There are also three different matching grant services for more in-depth work in the community for one to two years to help you build a downtown revitalization program from the ground up or to help a current program with a major project. The project could be a downtown business recruitment, market analysis, or community improvement district creation.

Many of these services could fall under the CARES Act for funding from the county or municipality. For more information, contact kwinge@momainstreet.org.

Is your community a designated Certified Local Government?

Check out our blog for the benefits of becoming a designated Certified Local Government.

Access the blog here!

We want to thank these partners for their investment in Missouri Main Street for the month of August

AARP Missouri

City of Kirksville

The District: Downtown Community Improvement District

Grandview Main Street

Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc.

Main Street Ferguson

Main Street Moberly

Main Street Willow Springs

Pacific Partnership

SFS Architecture

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Missouri Main Street Connection | 417-334-3014 | info@momainstreet.org | momainstreet.org

Missouri Main Street Connection is a statewide, 501c3, not-for-profit organization committed to fostering renewed vitality and sustainability in historic commercial districts across the state of Missouri.