A nonprofit fund gave out more than 1,300 grants to north St. Louis households to help with recovery after an EF3 tornado ripped through the area last May, according to a report the agency released this week.
Over a four-month period, Invest STL, with the help of community organizers and funders, awarded 1,378 households grants of $3,000 each to help residents with housing, transportation, utilities, repairs, medical needs and more.
Invest STL created the fund, dubbed the Northside Resilience Fund, to fill the gap as residents waited for relief from insurance companies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other avenues…