3851 Washington Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 531-9091
PayBack works in partnership with Metropolitan St. Louis Area Family Courts to help children, their families and our community, break the cycle of juvenile delinquency. Our goal is to fund and administer restorative justice programs for juvenile offenders and victims by raising restitution funds, locating job sites, and restoring the juvenile sense of self through personal accountability, community service and job skills. We celebrate serving the community for over 30 years and happily report that more than 70% of the juveniles, who participate in their program, never return to the Family Courts as re-offenders. In addition, more than half a million dollars has been returned to metro area crime victims by youth in the PayBack program. PayBack’s collaborative effort involves three components: The Family Courts, public/nonprofit agencies serving as work sites, and financial support from the community. OUR IMPACT “Restoring the health of the community, repairing the harm done, meeting victims’ needs, and emphasizing that the offender can — and must — contribute to those repairs, restores the juveniles sense of self through lessons in personal accountability, it restores the their sense of pride through work skills, community service and mentoring, it provides nonprofit and public agencies with a resource of volunteer manpower and it restores the victim’s sense of community and sense of security and control.” Juveniles, who come before the St. Louis Metropolitan Area Family Courts for crimes such as property damage, burglary, or assault are screened, counseled, ordered to participate in a victim impact session (when the courts deem it appropriate) and placed at local not-for-profits for their court ordered community service. For this mandatory work, juveniles earn minimum wage credit through PayBack (the dollar amount is determined and ordered by the courts), to be used exclusively for repayment to their victims. Those juveniles requiring more supervision are referred to work crews consisting of 4-5 children, under the supervision of a Work Crew Coordinator. Through feedback from children, parents, victims, work sites and court personnel, we know this program works! [email protected],
Urban League Young Professionals is comprised of young urban leaders whose time, energy & talents are dedicated to improving the welfare of St. Louis area.
Programs offered in Head Start, Weatherization, Employment, Housing, Foreclosure Assistance, Utility Assistance, Civic Engagement and Social Justice.
The Weatherization Program is a FREE service offered to qualified St. Louis City Residents to Help reduce their utility bills and make their home more energy efficient by sealing the Thermal Envelope.
The Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is, above all else, an educational institution. We seek not to teach men the truth but, instead, a way to the truth. Each must find the truth for himself. The Degrees of the Scottish Rite do not teach specific lessons. Rather, they give parallel examples from earlier cultures, raise questions, and challenge us to think. Freemasonry is a journey of self-discovery and self-development. We seek only to be a guide, teaching the common ground of various philosophical and religious approaches to belief, in order that men might be more united in their standards of right and wrong and in their understanding of the reality of God.
The St. Louis Order of the Scottish Knights of Saint Andrew is patterned after the Order of the KSA in Gutherie, Oklahoma. There are more than 25 states with over 50 Chapters or Orders of Knights currently active in the United States of America. Our Chapter was founded in 2004 and our Charter Members began work immediately for the good of the Valley. Our purpose is two-fold: first and foremost, to serve the Valley by assisting with whatever is necessary, so far as we are able. Secondly and just as importantly, we train the 32° Mason in the structure and philosophy of the St. Louis Scottish Rite Bodies. We encourage all new 32° Masons of the Valley to join the ranks as soon as possible so that we can provide opportunities for them to become involved. It is our desire to help new members obtain positions in Degree Teams, Stage Crew, Membership Development and many other opportunities. And yes, a lot of us help in the kitchen preparing food during the reunions. But it will not all be work. We also plan on monthly meetings and a few family-style social gatherings because we know that the Scottish Rite Mason wants to involve his family as well as himself. This has the added benefit of helping us to become a unit instead of just a bunch of guys. Membership in our order is open to all 32° Masons who are members in good standing of the St. Louis Valley. When a member receives the honor of the Knight Commander Couort of Honor, he must surrender his active membership in the KSA and any subsequent office. He then becomes a Knight Emeritus. Our KSA meetings normally are on the last Friday of each month.