More than 400 parents living in poverty could soon see direct cash payments from the city of St. Louis for at least a year and a half under a new proposal under debate at the Board of Aldermen.
The program is slated to last for 18 months. If it succeeds, Mayor Tishaura Jones has suggested it could expand to become a broader part of the city’s official policy to combat poverty.
Jones has signed on as one of dozens of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans have already launched similar cash […]
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