St. Louis Black Homeowners Still Await Aid 1 Year After Tornado
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Updated · NPR · May 28
St. Louis Black Homeowners Still Await Aid 1 Year After Tornado
7 articles · Updated · NPR · May 28
One year after devastating tornadoes hit St. Louis, Black homeowners in a predominantly Black neighborhood are still waiting for recovery aid.
Decades of disinvestment left the area especially vulnerable to storm damage, deepening the impact on residents trying to rebuild.
Delayed assistance is raising fears that some families will be unable to keep their homes, threatening to push down homeownership rates in the community.
One year later, why are homes facing demolition instead of repair, costing communities more in the long run?
With federal disaster aid shrinking, can a record tax credit program save neighborhoods one home at a time?