/tags/yusef-scoggin Yusef Scoggin en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:50:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-04/st-louis-still-has-no-safe-haven-homeless-shelter-after-city-halts-contract-plans City officials canceled plans to fund a low-barrier shelter with Bridge of Hope and are looking for a new provider. In the meantime, providers are relying on private donations for pop-up shelters. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:50:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-04/st-louis-still-has-no-safe-haven-homeless-shelter-after-city-halts-contract-plans Kayla Drake /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-03/tuesday-despite-federal-funds-st-louis-has-yet-to-open-an-emergency-shelter-this-winter Local providers and organizers are scrambling to keep a pop-up emergency shelter open during freezing temperatures, while they wait on the city to fund one. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:59:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-03/tuesday-despite-federal-funds-st-louis-has-yet-to-open-an-emergency-shelter-this-winter Kayla Drake /government-politics-issues/2021-10-01/st-louis-mayor-appoints-new-human-services-director-replacing-long-time-leader Yusef Scoggin has led St. Louis County’s Office of Family and Community Services since 2017 and will become the city's next director of human services. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:27:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-01/st-louis-mayor-appoints-new-human-services-director-replacing-long-time-leader Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2020-04-17/african-americans-more-likely-to-contract-coronavirus-in-st-louis-county African Americans in St. Louis County are about four times more likely to become sick from COVID-19 as white people, according to the St. Louis County… Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:15:07 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-17/african-americans-more-likely-to-contract-coronavirus-in-st-louis-county Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2020-03-30/st-louis-area-food-banks-aim-to-help-more-people-as-coronavirus-crisis-sparks-need People throughout the St. Louis region have flocked to grocery stores to stock up on supplies they need while staying home to prevent the coronavirus from… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:06:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-03-30/st-louis-area-food-banks-aim-to-help-more-people-as-coronavirus-crisis-sparks-need Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2019-12-08/st-louis-area-counties-housed-hundreds-of-homeless-veterans-in-2019 The St. Louis Area Regional Commission on Homelessness found homes for hundreds of veterans this year. Now, the local homeless agencies that comprise the… Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:04:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-12-08/st-louis-area-counties-housed-hundreds-of-homeless-veterans-in-2019 Kae M. Petrin /government-politics-issues/2019-02-18/st-louis-area-counties-promise-to-end-veteran-homelessness-by-november Finding permanent housing for every St. Louis-area homeless veteran by November sounds like a steep task.But it’s what five Missouri and Illinois counties… Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:44:48 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-02-18/st-louis-area-counties-promise-to-end-veteran-homelessness-by-november Kae M. Petrin /health-science-environment/2019-01-29/how-to-protect-against-frostbite-freezing-temperatures-to-hit-st-louis-region The National Weather Service has warned that dangerously cold weather will hit the St. Louis region Tuesday and stick around through Thursday.The wind… Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:39:22 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-01-29/how-to-protect-against-frostbite-freezing-temperatures-to-hit-st-louis-region Kae M. Petrin /government-politics-issues/2019-01-18/as-winter-worsens-city-and-volunteer-groups-work-together-to-help-st-louis-homeless St. Louis agencies and community organizations that work with the region’s homeless population are calling on city and county residents to volunteer time… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 23:23:42 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-01-18/as-winter-worsens-city-and-volunteer-groups-work-together-to-help-st-louis-homeless Kae M. Petrin