BFL Reservation Information

Reserving Space at Better Family Life

Through our administrative partnership, the Brown School is pleased to offer satellite space for community-based research, teaching and training, and service activities at Better Family Life (BFL) in North City. This initiative is an investment to provide a richer, in-community presence and training environment for Brown School faculty, students, and staff. 

Established in 1983, Better Family Life is not-for-profit community development organization that works to stabilize inner-city neighborhoods. Each year, BFL serves more than 50,000 children and adults, including the underemployed, unemployed and skill-deficient.

Better Family Life offers holistic solutions to issues that commonly threaten communities and the family unit.  They provide life-enhancing employment training and placement, education, housing and asset development, community outreach, and youth, family and clinical services.

About the space:

The space, suite 301, is located on the third floor of Better Family Life, 5415 Page Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, 63112.  It contains:

• A single occupancy office
• An open work area with four work stations (with network and phone lines) and a small meeting table for eight people. 
• A classroom or conference area with seats for 12-20, phone, overhead projector and screen, a whiteboard and storage. This can be reserved for an entire 16-week semester, if requested and available.

All of the above offer WUSTL wifi.
Requests may be made for one or more of the above areas. (NOTE: the open work area is semi-private, as it provides walk-through access to both the office and classroom area.)

Hours of operation:

(in accordance with BFL business hours)

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Space utilization guidelines:

• All teaching sessions will take priority. 
• Bookings for research purposes will also be prioritized ahead of non-teaching activities.
• Community Partnerships reserves the right to re-allocate bookings to support appropriate space utilization.
• Students and student groups may only book the space through a faculty or staff sponsor. That sponsor must make the booking arrangements with Community Partnerships. 
• Sign-in and out is required at the BFL reception desk on the first floor.  Visitors are given hanging name tags and are expected to wear them while in the building and return them upon exiting the building. 
• The space cannot be used on an ad hoc/drop-in basis.

Additional facilities:  

• Restrooms: Available on the third floor, west side of the building.
• Parking: Available on Page Boulevard and on the streets on the west and east sides of the building.  
• BFL promotes healthy eating.  Therefore, snack nor soda machines are not available in the building.  However, students may bring those items for consumption.
• Prohibited Items: No weapons of any kind, alcohol, or catered pork products are allowed in the building.  Students are not prohibited to what they can bring to eat and/or drink, except alcohol; the restriction is on catered pork products.

To book the space: 

Requests must be made through Community Partnerships at least seven (7) business days prior to the requested date. Email Cynthia Williams.

Blueprints of the space, additional photos and information on space usage and catering options are also available upon request.