Founded in 1978, Hibdon Hardwood, Inc. is a U.S. importer of exotic wood, burl, and veneer logs predominately from Guatemala and Mexico. Hibdon Hardwood specializes in making parts for musical instruments, specifically acoustic guitars, with a client base that includes Gibson Guitar, Taylor Guitars, Martin Guitar Co. and Collings Guitars as well as a variety of other smaller instrument makers world wide. With access to the premium materials, the company concentrates on the woods for the backs, sides, necks, and fret boards used to build top of the line guitars as well as dulcimers, mandolins, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments. Headquartered in a facility located in Saint Louis MO, Hibdon Hardwood, Inc. features a horizontal band sawmill, a horizontal band resaw, planer, straight-line rip saw, wide belt sander and other related machinery. This warehouse also includes two low temperature dry kilns with a total capacity of 15,000 board feet and a 2,200 square foot retail space which is open from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Monday through Friday.
The Youth and Family Center serves children and families mostly living in the challenged St. Louis Park Place, Old North, Carr and Columbus Squares neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis' 5th Ward. In recent years, the Youth and Family Center has served nearly 4,400 youth and adults. The largest programs at the center of the Youth and Family Center’s mission are the Afterschool Program (Monday- Friday 2:30-6:30pm) and Teen Outreach Program (Tuesday-Thursday 4-5pm). These involve serving a snack and warm meal, tutoring/homework assistance, computer education, arts & crafts, sports teams, fitness and nutrition classes, and programs focusing on the development of self-esteem and life skills that prevent bullying, drug use, and teen pregnancy. The center offers both a Spring Break and Summer Day Camp experience that involve cultural outings and field trips. For the Afterschool Program contact Viola Oden at [email protected]. For Teen Club information contact Kayla Bryant at [email protected]. The center’s Jazzy Senior Program (Mondays and Thursdays 10-1pm) is designed to combat hunger while providing social interaction, health and wellness activities, and address end of life concerns for adults 55 years and older. Contact Sam Carpenter for information at [email protected]. The center supports a Sickle Cell Disease Awareness, Education, and Support Program as well. Contact Tanjila Bolden at [email protected] for more details. On behalf of the youth and families we serve, our staff, and board members, thank you for all of your support and donations.