Public Housing /tags/public-housing Public Housing en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT Feds to East St. Louis city officials: Fix housing authority problems or face sanctions /law-order/2024-06-13/feds-to-east-st-louis-city-officials-fix-housing-authority-problems-or-face-sanctions The warning was part of an April letter the director of the Chicago regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the East St. Louis mayor and city council. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-13/feds-to-east-st-louis-city-officials-fix-housing-authority-problems-or-face-sanctions Carolyn P. Smith Public housing in East St. Louis to get $26 million upgrade over next 5 years /economy-business/2023-04-11/public-housing-in-east-st-louis-to-get-26-million-upgrade-over-next-5-years All of the 2,203 public housing tenants make less than $9,000. Leaders of the housing authority hope these renovations will attract residents and help beat generational poverty. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:38:12 GMT /economy-business/2023-04-11/public-housing-in-east-st-louis-to-get-26-million-upgrade-over-next-5-years Will Bauer Gun Violence And A Pandemic Leave This St. Louis Woman With One Choice: Escape /health-science-environment/2020-07-10/gun-violence-and-a-pandemic-leave-this-st-louis-woman-with-one-choice-escape This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Additional support provided by the Buckingham Strategic Wealth Pillar Grant Program and… Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:20:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-10/gun-violence-and-a-pandemic-leave-this-st-louis-woman-with-one-choice-escape Richard H. Weiss Quincy Housing Authority acquires federal funds to remove lead from public housing /health-science-environment/2018-09-06/quincy-housing-authority-acquires-federal-funds-to-remove-lead-from-public-housing The Quincy Housing Authority has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to remove lead from its residential… Thu, 06 Sep 2018 22:54:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-06/quincy-housing-authority-acquires-federal-funds-to-remove-lead-from-public-housing Eli Chen Residents of public housing in St. Louis must smoke outside to stay put /health-science-environment/2018-08-31/residents-of-public-housing-in-st-louis-must-smoke-outside-to-stay-put James Parker has been smoking for more than six decades. But to keep his habit, he's had to make changes. Every time he smokes, he has to go outside his… Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:14:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-08-31/residents-of-public-housing-in-st-louis-must-smoke-outside-to-stay-put Sarah Fentem ‘I’ve been waiting for a long time’: More than 7,000 people await Section 8 in St. Clair County /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-08-17/ive-been-waiting-for-a-long-time-more-than-7-000-people-await-section-8-in-st-clair-county The door is off its hinges in Farlon Wilson’s bathroom. Wilson said that’s an improvement from when she first moved in, when there was no bathroom door at… Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:16:27 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-08-17/ive-been-waiting-for-a-long-time-more-than-7-000-people-await-section-8-in-st-clair-county Ashley Lisenby Ben Carson declared mission accomplished in East St. Louis—where public housing is still a disaster /government-politics-issues/2018-08-09/ben-carson-declared-mission-accomplished-in-east-st-louis-where-public-housing-is-still-a-disaster This article was produced in partnership with The Southern Illinoisan, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. --… Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:23:56 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-08-09/ben-carson-declared-mission-accomplished-in-east-st-louis-where-public-housing-is-still-a-disaster Molly Parker Public-housing residents no longer allowed to smoke in facilities /health-science-environment/2018-07-30/public-housing-residents-no-longer-allowed-to-smoke-in-facilities All public housing in Missouri is now smoke-free.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the policy change in November 2016,… Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:41:54 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-07-30/public-housing-residents-no-longer-allowed-to-smoke-in-facilities Marissanne Lewis-Thompson East St. Louis moms team up to challenge housing authority fees /politics-issues/2018-03-15/east-st-louis-moms-team-up-to-challenge-housing-authority-fees Low-income families who live in public housing in East St. Louis are burdened by hidden fees that keep them trapped in debt, according to a survey… Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:07:56 GMT /politics-issues/2018-03-15/east-st-louis-moms-team-up-to-challenge-housing-authority-fees Kae M. Petrin HUD Secretary Ben Carson calls for peaceful resolution of protests /government-politics-issues/2017-09-21/hud-secretary-ben-carson-calls-for-peaceful-resolution-of-protests U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is urging people in the St. Louis region to make sure protests do not disintegrate into… Thu, 21 Sep 2017 22:43:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-09-21/hud-secretary-ben-carson-calls-for-peaceful-resolution-of-protests Jo Mannies