St. Louis’s Mayor, Tishaura O. Jones, Is Launching Program To Pay Residents $500/Month To Help Rebuild The Community

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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated October 17, 2023

The city of St. Louis is stepping in a big way for its residents.

Mayor Tishaura Jones recently spoke about a new program that will provide low-income families with $500 monthly payments for 18 months to help lift them out of poverty, per a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

The money will be distributed to hundreds of city households, the outlet says. It also states

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