Urban League Provides Hotel Stays for STL Tornado Victims

Five weeks after a deadly tornado touched down in St. Louis, some storm survivors are still displaced.

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) is helping families and individuals secure shelter at local hotels.

“We have now almost 400 people throughout the entire region that are in hotels,” said Michael McMillan, President and CEO of the Urban League.

The tornado ripped through north city with a vengeance on May 16, 2025, destroying homes, churches and neighborhoods.

Roosevelt Price recently moved to the Gateway City from Kansas City. The damage to the apartment he shared with his son and fiancé astounded him. 

“We had nowhere to go,” he said.

Price scrambled to find a place for his family. His efforts led him to the Urban League.

Fortunately, the organization has a shelter program that paid for Price and his family to stay at a hotel.

According to Michael McMillan, impacted residents must meet certain requirements before they can participate in the hotel initiative.

“If they got the red sticker from the city that says that their building their home has been uninhabitable and that they could not live there, then they bring a copy of that to us and their proof of residence, and we will place them in hotels,” McMillan said.

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