Homeless Shelter

Homeless people huddle over steam grates near the Enterprise Center as extreme cold temperatures have arrived in St. Louis on January 30, 2019.

Cold Snap Inspires New Homeless Shelters And A Push For Policy Change

Kae M. Petrin

When Akash Munshi and other Pride St. Louis board members saw the forecast of below-zero temperatures last week, they started planning.Within two hours of…

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis will boost the number of beds at its emergency homeless shelter this winter

Rachel Lippmann

The city of St. Louis plans to add more beds to its Biddle homeless shelter, north of downtown, starting on Monday.The shelter currently has room for 100…

Sign at a homeless tent encampment on sidewalk in downtown St. Louis on Oct. 26, 2017.

Government, Politics & Issues

Homeless forced to remove tents from downtown St. Louis sidewalk

For a group of homeless people who've been living in tents on a downtown St. Louis sidewalk, it's the end of the road. Thursday was the deadline imposed…

Ron Whelan signs the Rev. Larry Rice's petition addressed to the Governor to provide New Life with a building. 04/27/2017 in front of City Hall and Market Street

Government, Politics & Issues

New Life wants state to provide building for homeless shelter

After a long fight with city officials over New Life Evangelistic Center’s homeless shelter, founder, the Rev. Larry Rice is bringing the matter to the…