Social Services

About 12,300 fewer children attended federally subsidized day cares in Missouri during fiscal year 2013 than in 2012. That marks the largest decline in…

When settlement houses were founded in the United States in the late 19th century, the idea was for educated middle-class or upper-class individuals to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 28, 2012 - When the Human Development Corp. went out of business this year as a result of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 20, 2012 - A house of worship seems an unlikely spot to host a bakery.Yet at Sts. Teresa and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 15, 2011 - While area members of Congress are in Washington enmeshed in the debates over federal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 25, 2009 - The Missouri Department of Social Services and several voting-rights groups,…