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Increasing the quality of home stock and home ownership in Springfield are two goals of RestoreSGF

Courtesy of Restore Springfield

Our weekly program, Making Democracy Work, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. It's hosted and produced by volunteers from the LWV, and it airs each Monday morning at 9:45 on KSMU. 

In this episode of our local program Making Democracy Work, host Linda Regan speaks with Brandon Griesemer, executive director of the nonprofit RestoreSGF.

Griesemer shares updates since he began working with the program in January of this year. He discusses programs and goals geared toward increasing investment in Springfield neighborhoods.

The Restore My Block Challenge Grant assists neighborhoods with home improvement projects. Griesemer also talks about the Down Payment Assistance program that provides grants to assist new home buyers with buying a home.