IISTL Audio Announcements

Schools for children in St. Louis City and County will begin in August.  Different school districts have different plans for instruction in the new school year.

St. Louis City Public School district is giving 3 enrollment options for students.

The 3 options are:

(1) in-classroom instruction at a St. Louis Public School building or
(2) online video instruction taught by a St. Louis Public School teacher using Microsoft Teams/Zoom or
(3) independent, self-directed virtual instruction from an online instruction service called Edmentum.

Families who want their children to do online instruction from home instead of in school must select #2 or #3 on an online SLPS “2020 -2021 School Year Commitment Form by July 30^th.  Students who choose #3 option must continue with option #3 for the entire school year.

However, students who choose option #1 or #2 can change to a different option after each quarter.

If families do not complete the form, their children will be assigned to in-classroom instruction at a St. Louis Public school (Option #1).

For more information about St. Louis City Public schools, please contact the ESOL office at (314) 664-1066.

For more information about a different school in St. Louis City or County, you must contact your child’s school.

Audio message about school openings in different languages:

Arabic

Dari

English

Kinyarwanda

Pashto

Spanish

Swahili

In the City of St. Louis, small businesses severely impacted by COVID-19 will receive $5000 grants from the federal CARES Act relief package. Around 380 eligible small businesses have been approved by the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) to receive the one-time grants out of 1400 applications. These businesses had to have fewer than 25 employees, a current business license, and have a physical presence in the City of St. Louis.

Official Documentation here.

The new “St. Louis City CARES” program, coordinated by the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Affordable Housing Commission, and various housing organizations and service providers, will distribute up to $3500 per household to qualified applicants. All forms of assistance will be made directly to the landlord or lender.

The eligibility criteria are as follows:

• Both tenants and homeowners of the City of St. Louis are eligible
• The applicant must demonstrate financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Examples: lost wages due to lay off/furlough, unemployment money not being received timely, doctor’s note demanding quarantine, medical hospitalization record, and other unique circumstances as approved by the Department of Human Services.

To access the application:

• Online: Click here.
• Phone: Call 314-657-1650 to ask that an application be mailed or emailed to you.
• Email: Download the fillable PDF application here. Fill out the application and email the completed copy to STLCityCARES@stlouis-mo.gov.

All applicants will have an appointment with an STL CITY CARES provider to discuss personal circumstances and complete additional paperwork.

There are three forms of assistance:

• Rental Arrears - must be in the months of March-November of 2020. Up to 3 months of rental arrears may be paid per household
• Rent Payments - must be for the months of July-December of 2020. Up to 3 months of rent payments may be paid per household
• Mortgage Payments - payments of past/current mortgage payments are allowed when there is no impending foreclosure proceedings or filings. Up to 3 months of mortgage payments may be paid per household.

Official documentation here.

Over the next 18 months, Cooldownstlouis.org is offering utility assistance for City residents only. Applications are available here. For seniors over the age of 65 and the physically disabled without computer or Internet access, the seniors only hotline at (314) 241-0001 or (314) 657-1599 during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday provides assistance with the application.

Official documentation here.

Later this summer and fall, students will be allowed to re-enter schools and restart in-school learning in the City of St. Louis. The official documentation can be found here. 

It is also available in the following languages:

• Arabic
• Bosnian
• Nepali
• Spanish 

See all updates here.

Arabic

English

Farsi

Kinyarwanda

Nepali

Pashto

Spanish

Swahili