Housing

ACORN
ACORN Housing is a national non-profit organization that provides free housing counseling with one-on-one mortgage loan counseling and first-time homebuyer classes. Helps clients obtain affordable mortgages through unique lending partnerships.

4304 Manchester
St. Louis, MO 63110
314) 531-6204
- http://acorn.org
Almost Home
Almost Home is a long-term transitional living program for teenage mothers with children who are homeless coming out of extreme poverty, having experienced physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse.
3200 St. Vincent Ave
St Louis, MO 63104
314-771-HOME - www.almosthomestl.org
Beyond Housing
Provides rental housing program, home ownership services, and other community services to low income families.

4156 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
314-533-0600 - www.beyondhousing.org
Covenant House
Provides transitional housing and community service center for youth 17-21.
11 S Newstead
St Louis, MO 63108
Crisis hotline: 1-800-999-9999 - www.covenanthousemo.org
Equal Housing Opportunity Council
The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council (EHOC) seeks to ensure equal access to housing for all people through education, counseling, investigation and enforcement.
It is a private, not-for-profit fair housing enforcement agency working to end illegal housing discrimination in the Metropolitan St. Louis area. Serves the Missouri counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, Jefferson, as well as the City of St. Louis; and in the Illinois counties of St. Clair, Madison and Monroe.
1027 South Vandeventer Avenue, Sixth Floor
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-534-5800 / 800-555-3951 - http://stlouis.missouri.org
Housing Authority
The St. Louis Housing Authority is a Federally funded agency operating independently of city government, which administers low and moderate income Public Housing Programs for the City of St. Louis.
314-531-4770
Section 8 Waiting List
314-286-4361
St. Louis County Housing Authority
314-428-3200
Housing Resource Center
Hotline for centralized access to homeless shelter
Also provides mobile outreach to homeless people, financial education, home buying seminars, relocation from inadequate housing, education about home repair,
800 N. Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63101
Homeless hotline 314-802-5444
Other services: 314-802-5440
Youth in Need
Emergency shelter for youth ages 10-18
Transitional Living for youth ages 16-21
Youthworks program: GED classes, life skills education, counseling and job placement for ages 16-21.
Headquarters:
The Scheidegger Family
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone's Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Crisis Hotline: 636-946-5600
314-351-5510 - www.youthinneed.org
***Energy Assistance***
LIHEAP
Helps low-income people pay heating bills through energy assistance grants.
1-800-392-1261
Link below lists resources for assistance with weatherization/energy efficiency and emergency charitable energy assistance. - www.liheap.ncat.org
***Lead***
St Louis Lead Prevention Coalition
The coalition is a diverse group of individual and public and private organizations working together to reduce and eliminate lead exposure in the St. Louis metro area, especially among children.
Website contains links to educational sites about lead poisoning, lead clean-up, testing, and more.
2256 S. Grand, 2nd Floor South
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-664-9922
- www.leadprevention.org
National Lead Information Clearinghouse
Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on many issues related to lead exposure prevention and treatment.
1-800-424-LEAD - www.epa.gov/lead - A Parent's Guide to Lead in your Home
CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Resources for parents and health professionals. Includes surveillance data statistics. - www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm