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Eight years ago, Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, conceived the idea of transforming the former St. Luke’s Hospital on Delmar Boulevard into a place that would give nonprofit agencies the tools they needed to maximize their impact, while simultaneously working in partnership with the community in which the campus is located.
In 2022, that vision became reality. Delmar DivINe welcomed 33 nonprofit organizations and began providing them with a variety of capacity-building programs from our Center for Human Service Leadership, a partnership with Washington University that delivers top-flight resources for all of our agencies. The project also helps improve efficiency and contain costs by making available over 18,000 square feet of shared space, including an auditorium. Moreover, in response to feedback from the West End neighborhood in which Delmar DivINe resides, several retail organizations were added, including GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness, which, in collaboration with SSM Health, responded to a specific community request for more healthcare options in the area.
In addition, we opened our Community Multipurpose Room where civic groups and residents of North City can convene and enjoy a variety of programs. Those programs are vetted by our Community Collaborative Board, a group of people who reside in the 63112 zip code who advise Delmar DivINe and help ensure that all programming is based on community-identified needs. Activities currently scheduled or under development include older adult enrichment classes, a coder camp, and youth programs from the office of Senator Brian Williams.
To complete the project, we are about to open the Deli Divine, a New York-style Jewish deli from renowned restaurateur Ben Poremba. The Deli Divine will serve breakfast and lunch Sunday through Friday featuring traditional dishes such as matzah ball soup and chicken salad, and also include a market with a selection of prepared foods and wine.
Delmar DivINe is making good on its commitment to INnovate, INvest, and INclude so that, together with many people and partner organizations, we can start changing the story of Delmar Boulevard from “divide” to “divine.”
A tour of the Delmar DivINe is being planned. For more information, call 391-2444 (office) | 314-709-0767 (cell) | jorge@delmardivine.com.
Jorge Riopedre is the Executive Director of Delmar DivINe.
