4522 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108-2002
(314) 367-3524
Independence Center is committed to providing a comprehensive system of high quality programs and services that assists adults in the St. Louis metropolitan area with serious and persistent mental illnesses to live and work in the community, independently and with dignity. To accomplish its mission, the Center promotes rehabilitation and employment, provides educational, social and housing opportunities and offers training in its approach to community based care.
YWCA Metro St. Louis is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. We believe women and their families achieve their full potential and well-being in a world without discrimination. The world’s oldest and largest women’s organization, YWCA was founded in England in 1855. The organization that became YWCA Metro St. Louis began in 1904 as an effort to provide housing and job training for rural women who had come to the city to work at the World’s Fair. In 1905, the organization was incorporated with YWCA. For decades, it has been an autonomous, accredited affiliate of YWCA USA, broadening its focus to meet the changing needs of women. YWCA Metro St. Louis is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and developing youth by providing services to women, children, youth and families in the St. Louis area. For over 100 years, YWCA has been the backbone of women’s support services within our community, which helps our clients find paths to self-sufficiency through our programs that mentor, educate and propel women to their fullest potential. YWCA Metro St. Louis is proud to offer assistance from the following programs: Head Start & Early Head Start for children ages 0-5 and their families; Women's Resource Center and the Sexual Assault Response Team, which serves sexual assault and abuse survivors ages 14 and older by offering crisis intervention support for victims, individual and group counseling, and a 24-hour rape crisis hotline (314-531-RAPE); Phyllis Wheatley Transitional Housing Program for single, homeless adult women ages 18 and older; Racial Justice programs and seminars from anyone ages 10 and older; Women's Economic Stability Partnership for single mothers ages 18 and older; and YW-Teens for young women ages 12-18. YWCA is a non-profit, tax-deductible organization, and a proud United Way of Greater St. Louis member agency. To volunteer, donate, or for more information about the programs listed above, visit our website at www.ywcastlouis.org.
Our work is guided by the Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching: 1. Life and Dignity of the Human Person 2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation 3. Rights and Responsibilities 4. Option for the Poor and Vulnerable 5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers 6. Solidarity 7. Care for God's Creation
According to U.S. Census information from 2000, there were some 11,700 responsible for raising their grandchildren in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Our program will serve those grandparent caregivers, great- grandparent caregivers in St. Louis and St. Louis County that need assistance or resources to raise their grandchildren to be healthy and productive.
Cable Tow Lodge #167 is a Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri, where the Honorable Henry Willis serves as Most Worshipful Grand Master. Organized on July 16th 1948, for over sixty-five years our Lodge has been active in our community in service to those in need; one of the primary tenants of masonry being the practice of charity. We continually strive in the building of the character of the men within our order who live by the principles of faith, hope, and charity. With a legacy of good, strong, and dedicated men devoted to their craft, family, and community.
Person by Person, as People for People, we make good choices to help people make their own. This is the belief that drives our programming of empowerment. We uphold a mission of hope: MPM Haiti works directly with individuals and families in Haiti in programs of self-empowerment and essential relief through such programs as: • Education scholarships • Microcredit small business startups for entrepreneurial women • Vocational education and training in a highly competitive job market • Water purification and health education for families • Direct relief, such as nutrition, clean water, medical referral and adequate shelter for those in greatest need
The Optimist Club of Metro St. Louis is a service club affiliated with the non-profit organization, Optimist International. This club chartered on September 25, 2013. We participate in volunteer work and fundraising that will benefit underprivileged members in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. We also work with Optimist International's Childhood Cancer Campaign (http://www.optimist.org/ccc) to provide support to cancer research, to healthcare providers, to families, care partners and to cancer patients. Optimist International has already met a $1 million commitment to fund an Endowed Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Last year (2012-13) a new pledge of $500,000 was made to Johns Hopkins in the new Cure Childhood Cancer Campaign.
In response to the teachings of Jesus Christ, our mission is to serve people in need, especially those who are poor and vulnerable; work to improve social conditions for all people in the community; and to call members of the Church and community to do the same. Catholic Charities of St. Louis (CCSTL) has been helping people in need since 1912. Organized as a federation of eight agencies, Catholic Charities assists 147,000 people annually through more than 100 programs at 50 sites. CCSTL serves 11 counties in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Welcome to EMO 2013-2014. I am Daniel E. Rothe, Governor for this term and I am looking forward to a fun and fantastic year as we grow our Eastern District of Missouri. I have already set some goals, which are listed elsewhere in the directory; I have also tried to place some key people in positions to accomplish great things this year. So if I have asked you to help with anything, I am confident you will do your best to make this a successful year in helping to bring out the best in our kids of EMO. I have arranged training sessions for each of our three Conferences; I hope everyone will be able to attend. I would like to keep up the momentum that Past Governor Larry Ream achieved during his 2012-13 term and would like to join with our district members as we move onto the next level, in our growing our Optimist communities, in both more new clubs and more new members in each of our existing clubs. I am always interested in hearing about new ideas, you may have, and alternative ways to make our district a more vibrant and fun place to grow Optimism so as to become more visible, in a positive manner, where ever our journey takes us. Our theme this year is “A Look at the Sunny Side” as taken from our Optimist creed. I had a banner made up, which we raised for the first time this year, at the St. Louis St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I plan to bring this to the district meetings to liven up the atmosphere at the Embassy Suites. I have talked to our International President, Ron Huxley, and he is willing to help us achieve anything we desire to achieve. With the cooperation of Optimists locally and worldwide we can make great things happen for the betterment of our world. Thanks. Daniel Rothe, Governor
The Optimist Club of Metro St. Louis is a service club affiliated with the non-profit organization, Optimist International. This club chartered on September 25, 2013. We participate in volunteer work and fundraising that will benefit underprivileged members in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. We also work with Optimist International's Childhood Cancer Campaign (http://www.optimist.org/ccc) to provide support to cancer research, to healthcare providers, to families, care partners and to cancer patients. Optimist International has already met a $1 million commitment to fund an Endowed Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Last year (2012-13) a new pledge of $500,000 was made to Johns Hopkins in the new Cure Childhood Cancer Campaign.
The Gravois Trail District is located in South St. Louis County and the Fenton area. It consists of the southern edge of the Rockwood School District, as well as the Lindbergh, Bayless, Hancock Place, Mehlville, and Affton School Districts.
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