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Spotlight on St. Louis Area Neighborhood Activities - Updated November 9, 2008
November is Missouri Family Health History Month
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), November 9, 2008 - When families gather this holiday season they can create a legacy that could help them and future generations live longer, healthier lives. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is urging families to record their personal health information when they get together for the holidays. See Community Health News.
Tweens and Teens Double Use of Diabetes Drugs
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), November 9, 2008 - America's tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase.
The finding is included in a study of chronic medication use in children ages 5 to 19 released today in the journal Pediatrics by researchers from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) and the Kansas Health Institute. See Community Health News.
Plans for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Announced
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), November 9, 2008 - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the first step in a program that aims to provide stability and emergency assistance to local communities facing rising foreclosures and declining property values.
DED officials met last Thursday with eligible communities to discuss the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The program, authorized under Title III of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, provides emergency assistance to state and local governments to help them respond to rising foreclosures and declining property values.
According to Andy Papen, compliance manager in the Division of Business and Community Services, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated $42,664,187 to the Missouri state program and will be administered through the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Division of Business and Community Services. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 requires states to target areas of greatest need based on the extent of foreclosures, subprime mortgages, mortgages delinquencies and mortgage defaults.
The meeting with Tier One communities, or those communities with higher than average unemployment (6.1 percent in fiscal year 2008), high concentration of low and middle income households, and above average number of high-cost loans as a percentage of housing in 2007 - explained the HUD requirements of the program and laid out a timeline for the development of a state response.
Cities with eligible census block groups were invited to the meeting. Those communities have until November 13 to submit a request for proposal to DED. The State's draft plan will be available online for public comment from November 15 through November 30.
"In the coming weeks, DED, along with the Missouri Housing Development Commission, will communicate with cities on the development of other strategies to address down-payment assistance programs and activities that address 50 percent of Median Household Income activities only," Papen said.
For more information about the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, contact the Missouri Department of Economic Development at 573-751-3600.
Archived St. Louis Community News and Information:
 AmerenUE Unveils Large-Scale Reliability Improvements in North St. Louis County
Missouri Seniors Are Urged to Watch out for the Grandparents Scam
Nearly 400,000 Families Find Mortgage Relief
National Protect Your Identity Week Offers Steps to Protect Consumers
$125 Million Community-Based Job Training Grants Competition Announced
Four Missouri Not-for-Profit Organizations Receive NAP Funding
National Traveling Exhibit 'Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation' at Central Library
Heat-up St. Louis First Fall Gala Was Sold-Out Event
AmerenUE, Labor Union Partner to Create Mentoring Program in Technical High Schools
National Traveling Exhibit 'Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation' at Central Library
C-SPAN's Campaign 2008 "Road to the White House" Tour Bus Stops at Central Library
Benton Park West to Showcase Historic Neighbornood During For Sale Real Estate Home Tour
Monsanto Fund Provides Resources For Senior Meals
Missouri Receives Grants to Benefit Mothers, Babies
St. Louis Gets $1.78 Million To Aid Homeless Veterans
National Weather Service Issues Excessive Heat Warning for St. Louis
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Receives Major Pledge
Missouri Not-for-Profit Organizations Receive Neighborhood Assistance Program Tax Credits
Big Brothers Big Sisters AMACHI Missouri Partners with Tour of Missouri Program
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Receives Major Pledge
Gov. Blunt Takes Action to End Unfair Local Property Tax Increases for Missouri Homeowners
Flag Day Celebration at Jefferson Barracks Features Tribute to Buffalo Soldiers
Guided Bicycle Tour of New McKinley Bikeway
National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis to Honor Five Local Leaders
$4.1 Million Grant to Help With Missouri Cleanup and Recovery Efforts
St. Louis Veterans Business Resource Centers Receive Critical Funding
Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Celebration Commemorates Historic Escape to Freedom
Cherokee-Lemp Historic District to Hold History Fair
Sam's Club Rolls Out National Food Donation Program
School Violence Hotline Receives High Marks from Community Leaders
Springtime Can Become Scam Time for Home Repairs
Over 30,000 Members to Attend AME Church's Quadrennial Convention in Downtown St. Louis
St. Louis Artworks and Family Resource Center Receive YOP Tax Credits
4th Annual Real Estate Open House Showcase of Homes
New Report Estimates 10 Million Baby Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's Disease in the United States
Ninth Annual Big Housing Tour Is Coming
WUSTL to Expand Financial Aid for Low-Income Families
Due to Inclement Weather, St. Louis Public Schools' Community Forums Reschedued
YMCA Receives YOP Tax Credits
Summer Food Service Program Seeks Sponsors
St. Louis Public School District to Seek Public Comments at Citywide Community Forums
St. Louis Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Barnes & Noble's 2007 Holiday Book Drive Collected and Donated 1.16 Million Books
"Historic Photos of St. Louis" Features a Wealth of Archival Photos
Additional $6.8 Million Proposed for Missouri Arts Council
Communities Can Get Help Removing, Replacing Trees
Nearly 6,000 Housing and Service Programs to Benefit From Continuum of Care Grants
$1 Million Allocated to Support Local Parks in Missouri
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