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Spotlight on St. Louis Area Neighborhood Activities - Updated July 28, 2009
St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay Signs Bill to Expand Construction Job Opportunities For Minorities
ST. LOUIS - On Monday, more than 100 religious, business, political leaders and apprenticeship training organizations witnessed city officials enacting aldermanic board bill #75, fully endorsed by the Slay administration. Here (l to r) seated is Alderman Steve Gregali, a bill sponsor watching St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay sign the docment, as Alderman Terry Kennedy, the lead sponsor witnessed the enactment, and (standing) supporters A.J. Bockelman, state executive director of PROMO, Alderman Shane Cohn, Yaphett El-Amin, executive director, MOKAN, Rev. C. Jessel Strong, first vice president, St. Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition and Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., a former president of the religious coalition look on with approval. The Slay administration promotes that a well-trained, diverse workforce is critical to the economic and social vitality of the City and the region. The new law sets minority and women participation goals for public works projects of $1 million or greater in the City. Later this year, the City will experience the effectiveness of the legislation, as it starts building, a new recreational center in O'Fallon Park. (photo by MultiMedia PR Group)
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$75 Million HUD-VASH Program to Provide Rental Housing and Support Services
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), July 19, 2009 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the final allocations of more than 10,000 vouchers to local public housing authorities across the country to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless veterans.
"Numerous men and women voluntarily leave their families and put their lives on the line to ensure that we, their fellow Americans, live safely in our homes," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, who announced the $75 million in funding last month with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. "These vouchers offer veterans a permanent home and critically needed supportive services to those who have served our nation."
HUD's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) will provide local public housing agencies with 10,290 rental assistance vouchers specifically targeted to assist homeless veterans in their area. Public housing authorities, that administer HUD's Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV), work closely with Veteran Affairs Medical Centers to manage the program. In addition to the rental assistance, VA Medical Centers provide supportive services and case management to eligible homeless veterans.
"The announcement of an additional 10,290 HUD-VASH vouchers for homeless Veterans and their families allows us to take another giant step forward with a collaborative effort to reach some of the most vulnerable Veterans; including women Veterans and Veterans with children," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki "We will connect these Veterans with dedicated case managers to insure they receive the health care and benefit assistance to help them to move on with their lives with dignity."
HUD allocates the housing vouchers to local public housing agencies across the country that are specifically targeted to homeless veterans based on a variety of factors, including the number of reported homeless veterans and the proximity of a local VA Medical Center with the capacity to provide case management.
Archived St. Louis Community News and Information:
 Cool Down St. Louis Prepares for NExt Heat-WAVE
Nurses for Newborns Foundation, St. Louis, Approved for $70,000 in YOP Tax Credits
AmerenUE Launches $3 Million 'Clean Slate' Program for Low-Income Elderly/Disabled Customers
Senator Bond Receives Heat-Up St. Louis Founder's Award
Cool Down St. Louis Launches 'Check On Your Neighbors - Turn On The Air!' Initiative
St. Louis to Host American International Choral Festival
11th Annual Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure® Draws Record Crowd Downtown
Public Forum for Chesterfield Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
Missouri's Optometrists to Provide Free Professional Eye care for Infants
Early Childhood Educators Are Making the Grade
Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps
Opera Legend Grace Bumbry Receives Key to the City
Barack Obama Boulevard sign at Delmar Boulevard and Kingshighway Boulevard
Post Offices hold Passport Fairs February 21
Children's Health Advocacy Project Receives Funding
City of Kirksville Awarded $250,000 Community Development Block Grant
Prostate Cancer Awareness Coalition Brings Attention to Importance of Early Detection
Freddie Mac Extends Eviction Suspension Until March 1, 2009
Contrary to Earlier Predictions, Older Driver Fatal Crashes Trend Down
Washington University to Receive McDonnell Foundation Science Initiative Award
Roosevelt High School Color Guard and Drill Team to Participate in Inaugural Parade
Plans for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Announced
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