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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Urban League STL calls on local churches to help stabilize neighborhoods
ST. LOUIS — Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in north St. Louis is where Deborah Walton found the strength to turn her life around. 'I was out on the streets doing drugs,' she said. The church was one of the first in the St. Louis area to partner with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and its Grill to Glory program. 'It all started with one hot dog,' said Pastor J.B. Garris of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Walton said she felt comfortable coming to church barbecues. That level of comfort led her to seek the help she needed. 'I feel much better now,' she said. The summertime barbecues are set to resume at the end of May. The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis reported that more than 400 churches are now participating. 'It gives us the opportunity to know each other and change lives,' Garris said. 'That one simple, little hot dog has changed so many lives.' James Clark, vice president of Public Safety for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, said the message from neighborhood residents is clear. 'We want to galvanize,' he said. 'We want to mobilize, and we need resources, and the best place to come to get resources is the neighborhood church.' Clark said some of the Urban League's resources are also delivered through family resource enrollments established at some churches. Dairy Haven refuses to accept 'sweaty' money He said case managers can monitor neighborhood needs and help connect residents with necessary resources, such as job training. The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis reports more than 100,000 area residents have engaged in the Grill to Glory program. Clark is calling on more area churches to find ways to strengthen the neighborhoods they serve. 'Law enforcement plays a very important role,' Clark said. 'Our elected officials play a very important role, but we are being very intentional about how we can increase the activity and resource delivery through neighborhood churches to families that live in some of our more challenged neighborhoods.' He encourages any church interested in learning more about how they can become a pipeline for resources in their community to contact the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dairy Haven refuses to accept ‘sweaty' money
CASEYVILLE, ILL. – With the summer heat rolling around, local ice cream shop Dairy Haven took to social media this morning to warn customers of their standing cash-handling policy. In a Facebook post, Dairy Haven manager Joshua Hill wrote, 'If money is seen being pulled from anywhere other than a pocket, wallet, purse, satchel, murse… and pulled from a sweaty body area WE WILL REFUSE IT!!' According to the Federal Reserves, private businesses are allowed to refuse cash payment unless state says otherwise As a cash-only business, Dairy Haven has run into this issue more frequently, particularly during the warmer months. According to Hill, the problem goes beyond minor inconvenience. 'It has gotten to a point where people are pulling money out of their sweaty armpits and the thought of handing that back to other customers is just unsanitary,' Hill said. Pope Leo XIV's former St. Louis residence is on the market for $1.8M A New York University research study found that a dollar bill can harbor about 3,000 microbes, including fungi, bacteria and pathogens. While there is currently no signage displaying this policy, Hill said that he relies on what he considers to be 'general courtesy and morality.' However, if the issue continues, signs may be posted to avoid further confusion or conflict. Despite some public feedback suggesting a move to digital payment could solve the problem, Hill said Dairy Haven has no intention of going cashless, with tradition and maintaining low prices as their reason for maintaining their long-standing system. Hill advises that customers who arrive unprepared, an ATM is located just across the street. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
