ARP: St. Louis MO, Determined to Keep Residents In Their Homes
Idea Category: Housing | Funding Source: American Rescue Plan
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has identified three key issues around housing: homelessness, affordability, and homeownership. She’s using American Rescue Plan funds to address each issue. In addition to spending $10 million to directly assist the homeless population, Jones is using federal money to keep families in their homes. St. Louis is using $15 million from ARP on a Healthy Home Repairs program that will help up to 750 families make necessary repairs to stay in their own homes. The city is also investing $23 million in rental assistance programs.
Innovation is a key way the city will keep families housed. Partnering with a nonprofit, the city is using $125,000 of ARP funds for a Property Tax Relief program that pays off backlogged taxes that would normally result in foreclosure. This relatively modest investment will help 50 families stay in their homes, and the city will use an additional $375,000 of ARP funds in coming years for additional property tax relief.
In addition to $20 million for a housing development fund to build more affordable units, the city is spending $2 million to help build a tiny home community, in partnership with a veterans organization. The community will have 50 homes as well as a community center.
More Idea’s From Tishaura Jones
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Releases Neighborhood Transformation Investment Map
Idea Category: Housing, Infrastructure, Transparency | Funding Source: ARP
Mayor Tishaura Jones Announced Grant for Community Services to Find Employment for Unhoused Individuals
Idea Category: Housing, Workforce | Funding Source: ARP
Missouri: St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Released Plan of American Rescue Plan Funding to Improve Street Safety
Idea Category: Infrastructure, Public Safety, Transportation | Funding Source: ARP
ARP: Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Signs Bill to Improve Public Safety, Creating Office of Violence Prevention and Dedicating Nearly $14 Million ARP funds to Community, Youth Programming
Idea Category: Public Safety | Funding Source: ARP
ARP: St. Louis gives dozens of child care providers a total of $1.7M, with more on the way
Idea Category: Child Care | Funding Source: ARP
ARP: St. Louis Mayor MO, Passed a Plan to Allocate $47.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Reduce Traffic Violence
Idea Category: Public Safety | Funding Source: ARP
ARP: St. Louis MO, Signed a Bill to Use American Rescue Plan Funds for Abortion Access
Idea Category: Healthcare | Funding Source: ARP
ARP: St. Louis MO, Pledges $5 Million to Help Small Businesses
Idea Category: Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP
ARP: St. Louis MO, Youth Engagement & Violence Prevention
Idea Category: Criminal Justice, Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP
St. Louis creates LGBTQIA+ Advisory Board to guide city initiative
Idea Category: Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP
Employment Financial Empowerment Lunch and Learn Series (EFELLS)
Idea Category: Safety Net | Funding Source: ARP
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