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Thousands of St. Louisans impacted by the May 16 tornado are beginning to apply for aid programs provided by the city and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

After last week's tornado, organizers who 鈥渟elf-deployed鈥� are now coordinating relief efforts with hundreds of volunteers.

A tornado ripped through parts of St. Louis, causing severe damage to homes, libraries, schools and more. Here鈥檚 a list of resources for those impacted and ways neighbors can help.

About 100 people gathered at Kiener Plaza on Monday evening in remembrance of Massey, who was killed by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home earlier this month.

Housing advocates are calling on city officials to help tenants at Fountains at Carondelet, a south St. Louis apartment complex, find new housing since the property has pest, electrical and mold issues.

It鈥檚 a familiar rule: People should not spend more than 30% of their income on housing. But for many who rent in St. Louis, that percentage has long been higher.

St. Louis aldermen are planning to bring back a proposal that would provide tenants facing eviction with legal representation.

St. Louis Alderwoman Chistine Ingrassia wants tenants to have lawyers in evictions, a proposal that could cost about $1.6 million a year.

The Ferguson uprising in 2014 was widely tweeted. It gave a voice to people who often have been ignored by traditional media. What happens if the platform goes up in smoke?

People in the St. Louis region are still reeling from the effects of flash flooding last week.