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St. Louis Community News, Sunday, November 2, 2003
America's Aging Population Target of Scams and Financial Abuse
WASHINGTON, D.C., (SLFP.com), November 2, 2003 - Senators Kit Bond (R-MO) and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Aging Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, held a hearing last week on financial abuse and scams that target seniors and what the federal government can do to eliminate the financial exploitation of America's aging population.
"We must protect seniors from those scam artists and predators determined to take the money, home and assets they spent a life time saving and accumulating," said Bond. "With the aging of the baby boomers and the high concentration of wealth among older people, financial crimes against the elderly are certain to increase in the future. The federal government can and should do more to help prevent these crimes against seniors."
In August, Bond held a series of field hearings and forums throughout Missouri on investigating and preventing elder abuse. He heard testimony from prosecutors, family members of victims and elder advocates.
As an original co-sponsor of the Elder Justice Act (S. 333), now pending in the U.S. Senate, Bond is pushing Congress to act on providing federal leadership and resources to those on the front lines who are fighting elder abuse with few resources and fragmented systems.
Parents As Teachers Expands Program To China
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), October 19, 2003 - Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., has just closed the deal on an initial quarter of a million dollar business initiative to expand its international outreach to China.
The St. Louis-based headquarters for more than 3,400 early childhood and family support programs nationwide. Its partner, Beijing Oriental BabyCare Consulting Co. Ltd., a private pre-school education organization headquartered in Beijing, provides support services to parents of children 0-3 years of age through early childhood centers operated by Oriental BabyCare and franchised throughout China.
In a statement, Sue Stepleton, president/CEO of the Parents as Teachers National Center, said that "The Oriental BabyCare partnership is in direct alignment with our organization's strategic plan to increase outreach to children and families of diverse cultures."
"It is also in line with the organization's intent to seek out alternative sources of revenue. The partnership with Oriental BabyCare will represent a significant addition to the nonprofit's seven million dollar annual budget," continued Stepleton.
"Parents as Teachers National Center derives its income from grants and foundation support, sales of training and curricula, and contracts such as the one with Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Last year, the organization served 244,963 families and 307,000 children in all fifty states and programs outside the US. "An international partnership like this promotes reciprocal learning that can enrich future programs and further our research agenda," stated Stepleton.
Plans call for the translation of training and curricula to be complete by early-2004 at which time master trainers from Parents as Teachers National Center will travel to Beijing to begin the training of a cadre of Chinese trainers.
Housing Starts Continue to Rebound
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), October 19, 2003 - New Census Bureau data indicates that single-family housing starts increased 3.1 percent from August and were 4.9 percent above the September 2002 rate. Building permits also reflected a 3.2 percent increase above rates a year ago.
"The growth reflected in these numbers is another sign that housing continues to lead the way in our rebounding economy. This Administration is committed to making it easier for more families to realize the dream of homeownership," stated Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez. "The President's housing initiatives will help more Americans, particularly minorities, to achieve that dream."
As part of this effort, HUD and its housing industry partners recently sponsored events around the nation providing information about housing counseling, down-payment assistance, flexible mortgage financing and other resources for becoming a homeowner.
Earlier this year, the Administration announced several 2004 budget proposals aimed at increasing the production of affordable housing, combating regulatory barriers, and helping more low-income, minority families become homeowners.
These proposals include: $113 million increase for the Department's HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which will boost the supply of housing that is affordable to low-income families, as well as an additional $200 million for the American Dream Downpayment Fund to help low- to moderate- income families become first-time homeowners and an added $2 million for research to help reduce regulatory barriers to affordable housing. Additionally, HUD is requesting an additional $10 million toward housing counseling to help thousands more low-income individuals and families find and maintain homes.
In St. Louis families will receive more than $1 million in federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HUD will send the St. Louis Housing Authority $1,056,864 in federal funds for the St. Louis Housing Authority. The funds will be used for 202 housing choice vouchers for relocation or replacement assistance.
The St. Louis Housing Authority will give the vouchers to families in the Paul Simon and Webbe Elderly Apartments. Currently these apartments are scheduled for demolition.
Archived St. Louis News:
 $1.3 Billion Increase for Veterans Health Care
Missouri Botanical Garden Opens Commerce Bank Education Center
Health Care Costs Expected To Rise 15 Percent
Concealed Weapons Banned in City Buildings
First Missouri Lawsuits Filed Againt Spam
Boeing Employees' Fund Donates More Than $2 Million to Charities
Older Americans Urged to Receive Pneumococcal Vaccine
Missouri Initiatives Receive Fed Funds
Jes Us 4 Jackie Campaign Brings World Awareness to Need for African American Bone Marrow Donors
Latina Singer-Songwriter Speaks Out About Breast Cancer Survival (video report)
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