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Issue: 1171 Date: 1/31/2013
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St. Louis County Council Hears Complaints About Homeless Services |
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Members of Reverend Larry Rice's New Life Evangelistic Center told the St. Louis County Council Tuesday, January 22, 2013, night that the county is lacking resources for the homeless.
Melissa Paul was one of several homeless St. Louis County residents who said the New Life Evangelistic Center in downtown St. Louis is the only they place can go.
"I tried to get into the in the battered women's shelter," Paul said. "They're overly crowded, no space what so ever. You have to be able to hold down a job to get into this transitional housing. If you're not able to that, that leaves you homeless and out on the street."
In August of last year County Executive Charlie Dooley said the county would expand its services for the homeless, but that hasn't happened.
Dooley said there are resources available for homeless in the county, including contracted services for emergency shelters.
But he did say the county can always do more.
"We need to do better," Dooley said. "One lady indicated that she's from Jefferson County, yet she came to St. Louis County to ask for that kind of information. What a lot of people don't realize is that, with the numbers that we have on the homelessness, there's in some cases 65 percent of the people we service don't live in St. Louis County. So, it's a regional asset."
Dooley said the county is looking to add services, but stopped short of giving any kind of timeline.
He said there are numerous obstacles to providing additional resources including funding and zoning concerns. |
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