Doorways

The nonprofit Doorways, which connects people living with HIV/AIDS with housing, is celebrating its expansion on a brand-new $40 million campus in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood.

Four St. Louis nonprofits will develop nearly 200 affordable apartments and homes across St. Louis over the next few years, thanks in part to a grant from the Missouri Housing Development Commission.

Ever since it opened in 1997, Cooper House has prided itself on offering a vibrant quality of life to people who are unable to live independently as a result of HIV/AIDS. The residential facility, located in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood, typically serves 36 individuals. But in 2020, that community dwindled to 27 people.

St. Louis agencies that serve people living with HIV have seen a sharp rise in requests for emergency housing.More than 5,900 people were living with HIV…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2012 - The Bible's wisdom literature warns that people perish where there is no vision…