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St. Louis awards $544,887 for North Side boys preschool
St. Louis’ Community Development Administration has awarded $544,887 to the Foundation for Strengthening Families to help launch Good Shepherd Academy for Boys, a preschool for boys ages 3 to 5 serving Hamilton Heights, the West End, Wells-Goodfellow and surrounding North St. Louis neighborhoods.
The grant includes $413,533 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and $131,345 in Community Development Block Grant funding. Total project costs are about $1 million, with additional support from tax credits and donations…