Abused and impoverished: Domestic abuse survivors vexed by new welfare limitations, By Natalia Alamdari, November 3, 2015, Columbia Missourian: “Kenya was 15 when she started dating him. She gave birth to their son, Kayden, by the time she was 16. Although still a child herself, Kenya knew the hitting and the name-calling were wrong. Having your hair pulled and being yelled at in public wasn’t normal, right? But still, ‘all I wanted was for him to care about me,’ she said. So Kenya stayed with her abusive boyfriend. She was too young to sign a lease for her own apartment and had nowhere else to go…”
Tag: Missouri
Aging Out of Foster Care – Missouri
Creating a safety net for kids aging out of foster care, By Jackie Rehwald, November 5, 2015, Springfield News-Leader: “Shortly after being released from state’s custody at age 18, Suzi Evans used her savings to buy a car. She had no license or insurance. No one was there to tell Evans she was making a mistake, and no one had ever taught her to drive…”
Minimum Wage – St. Louis, MO
Judge strikes down St. Louis’ minimum wage increase hours before it takes effect, By Nicholas J.C. Pistor, October 16, 2015, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “A circuit judge struck down the city’s minimum wage law on Wednesday just hours before it was set to go into force. Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer issued a sobering blow to the city’s law just after 4:30 p.m., declaring it void and out of step with state law. The city quickly said it would appeal to a higher court…”