The St. Louis agency that connects residents to jobs has received new funding to continue a program that helps parents struggling with child support payments find steady work.
ARCHS, a St. Louis-based nonprofit that focuses on helping families move out of poverty, has awarded the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment $95,000 to support a workforce program tied to the city’s child support court system.
The 12-month program began July 1 and runs through June 30. It serves parents referred through the 22nd Judicial Circuit Child Support Court, offering job training and employment support aimed at helping participants find steady work and keep up with child support payments…