Some St. Louisans have given up on home-buying. These groups won’t let them.
From flipping houses at a loss to offering down-payment assistance, multiple entities help potential homeowners close the deal.
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Surrounded by growth, Dardenne Prairie weighs limits on multifamily housing
The St. Charles County suburb started with a one-year moratorium, but now is looking for ways to halt new apartments outright.
Per Scholas St. Louis is bullish on tech training in the AI era
The nonprofit at Cortex is providing free classes and wraparound support for ambitious St. Louisans.
LaunchCode creates a new AI-powered lift for St. Louis workers: Hire Human
The $2.5 million initiative is spurring excitement from employers and donors.
What Trump Accounts might do for low-income St. Louisans
The wealth-building tool is based on an idea pioneered at WashU—and even some Democrats see its promise.
How one St. Louisan found something rare: upward economic mobility
In a country where fewer and fewer kids achieve the American Dream, Nehemiah Colyer found a ladder upward. Understanding why could be the key to St. Louis’s future.
St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income pilot showed some uplift
Participants used their money to cover basic needs and pay off debt—but $500/month wasn’t enough to make a huge difference.
Why giving free IDs to homeless Missourians makes fiscal sense
The state now charges for documents that people need to become self-sufficient—but a coalition wants to change that in Jefferson City.
A Hyde Park SRO shows how St. Louis is retrying an old housing model
Service providers hope that by combining single-room occupancies with services, they can offer a path out of homelessness.
St. Louis city revisits a once-scorned housing model: SROs
Rooming houses nearly got zoned out of existence. A new ordinance enables them with a modern twist—and none too soon, advocates say.
How a South St. Louis County man returned from the Army and found packrafting
Alex Turley hikes into remote corners of Missouri’s public lands to float back on an infatable raft—and connect with the present