Department of Human Services

Mayor Francis G. Slay and Human Services Director Bill Siedhoff announced last month that the City of St. Louis has been awarded $372,000 for an additional homeless program, which is in addition to the $9 million received earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).  The grant, totaling $9.37 million, was made under the 2011 Continuum of Care Competition and part of the $1.67 billion awarded nationally, which is up from $1.63 billion last year.

"This is an important grant that will allow the City of St. Louis Continuum of Care to help people get off the streets and into permanent supportive housing," said Mayor Slay. "The City of St. Louis' 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness has proved to be extremely effective and these funds will allow us to continue our mission."

The City successfully competed with thousands of cities across the country in securing this award that provides funding for more than 20 local programs and organizations. In addition to providing housing for homeless people, services such as job training, healthcare and treatment for alcohol and drugs are offered.

U.S. homelessness fell by 2.1 percent from 2010 to 2011 despite a slow recovery from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Since implementation of the City's 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in 2005, the number of homeless people has been reduced from 1,941 to 1,315 in 2011, falling more than 30% in that time period.

"While one homeless person is one too many, we have made great progress in reducing homelessness. Through this additional funding, we are hopeful that even more people can be housed and receive services," said Siedhoff.

The award breakdown is as follows:

Catholic Family Services- Catholic Family Services- Places for Fathers	$57,790
Covenant House Missouri- Covenant House Transitional Housing Program	$261,450
Employment Connection- Project Homecoming	$176,705
Humanitri- ANCHORSS Program	$158,811
Humanitri- Transitional Housing & Mentoring Program	$200,586
Interfaith Residence d/b/a Doorways- Doorways Delmar	$101,991
Interfaith Residence d/b/a Doorways- Doorways Jumpstart	$241,010
Interfaith Residence d/b/a Doorways- Doorways Maryland	$752,684
Missouri Department of Mental Health / 2011 SCL	$1,462,560
Missouri Department of Mental Health / 2011 SCS	$687,048
Missouri Department of Mental Health / 2011 SCY	$373,488
Missouri Department of Mental Health- Places for People- Places at Page	$372,240
Peter & Paul Community Services, Inc.- Benedict Joseph Labre Center Transitional Housing Program	$298,832
Places for People, Inc.- Housing for the Future of Families	$211,332
Queen of Peace Center- St. Philippine Home Transitional Housing Program	$599,564
Shalom House- Shalom House Transitional Housing Program	$239,053
Society of St. Vincent de Paul- Project MORE	$288,582
Society of St. Vincent de Paul- Project PLUS	$403,154
St. Louis Office for Development Disability Resources- Great Horizon	$179,467
St. Louis Office for Development Disability Resources- Horizon Club	$198,278
St. Louis Transitional Hope House, Inc.- St. Louis Transitional Hope House Residential Program	$766,669
St. Patrick Center- St. Patrick Center Employment Program	$304,722
St. Patrick Center- St. Patrick Center Project Protect Housing	$435,301
St. Patrick Center- St. Patrick Center Rosati House	$528,764
YWCA Metro St. Louis- YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Transitional Housing Program	$76,597
	$9,376,678

For more information on these and other homeless programs, please contact the Homeless Services Division of the Department of Human Services at (314) 651-1704.

 

Department of Human Services

City of St. Louis