Youth crime

Anthony Temple, 14, left, looks up toward the basket while being defended by Joshua Anderson, 14, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the Dunn-Marquette Recreation Center in St. Louis. Temple, Anderson and several other young men played multiple pickup basketball games throughout the night, taking advantage of Dunn-Marquette’s court.

The Office of Violence Prevention ups its game with more funds to community organizations

Miya Norfleet

By fostering relationships with neighborhoods and community organizations that are already connected to young people, Wil Pinkney believes the City of St. Louis can better address the root causes of violence.

Public Officials, Community Groups Celebrate Summer Jobs Program

Tim Lloyd

Sharon Holbrooks is with the Monsanto Family YMCA branch in north St. Louis City and can remember when a young woman showed up for her first day at work…

An arial photo of downtown St. Louis. Employment rose in St. Louis this year, but not as much as it did nationally.

Economy & Business

New Jobs Initiative Helps At-Risk Youth In St. Louis Help Themselves

Alex Heuer

The City of St. Louis and local organizations and businesses are teaming up to try to alleviate the problems of poverty and crime in the community.The new…

St. Louis Summer Jobs Program Targets Youth Crime

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is asking the business community to step up to help fight crime in the city.Slay says finding jobs for at-risk teens is the…