Gateway 180

Government, Politics & Issues

Grant from Bezos means big changes for region’s only shelter for homeless families

Rachel Lippmann

The $1 million grant, from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund, is the largest in Gateway 180’s history.
Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri needs affordable housing, not laws criminalizing homelessness, advocates say

Andrea Y. Henderson

Homelessness in the St. Louis region has been increasing over the past few years because of the lack of affordable housing, the coronavirus pandemic and increased rent. Advocates for homeless people say a new Missouri law that will make living on state-owned property illegal on Jan. 1 will exacerbate the problem.