Thank you, City of St. Louis! BB153 passed out of the HUDZ committee with $34 Million going to early childhood education. Next, it will go to a full vote at the Board of Aldermen meeting on February 7.
“WEPOWER and its partners are grateful the City is making early childhood a top priority and hopeful the Board of Aldermen will pass Board Bill 153 as-is on February 7. Data shows that increasing access and affordability of quality early childhood education for more families can create a transformational return on investment that addresses many of the challenges St. Louis faces, including public safety and economic development. Our TOP PRIORITY is to see BB153 remain as-is with a deep commitment to the $34 million for early childhood and the $60 million for housing and neighborhoods.” - Charli Cooksey, CEO
What’s next:
1) Contact your alderperson and tell them to VOTE YES on BB153 as is.
2) Join us January 31 at 10AM at the Board of Aldermen meeting to show support for BB153. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/g9wKHQSf
Ward 1, Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer, schweitzera@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 2, Alderman Tom Oldenburg, oldenburgt@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 3, Alderman Shane Cohn, cohns@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 4, Alderman Bret Narayan, Narayanb@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 5, Alderman Joseph Vollmer, vollmerj@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 6, Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, 6thward@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 7, Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier, sonniera@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 8, Alderwoman Cara Spencer, spencerc@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 9, Alderman Michael Browning, browningm@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 10, Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard, clark-hubbards@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 11, Alderwoman Laura Keys, keysl@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 12, Alderwoman Sharon Tyus, tyuss@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 13, Alderman Pamela Boyd, boydp@stlouis-mo.gov
Ward 14, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, aldridgera@stlouis-mo.gov
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