2200 Dolman St
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 771-5110
Neighboring the Soulard and Lafayette Square neighborhoods of south St. Louis City, Kingdom House has been transforming the lives of individuals since 1902. We serve 9,000 people annually. Through our holistic programming, we empower kids and adults to journey down pathways out of poverty to self-sufficiency and economic independence.
St. Louis Bicycle Works, the charter program of St. Louis BWorks, was founded in 1988 with the idea that everyone deserves the chance to pursue their dreams. The foundation of St. Louis Bicycle works is our Earn-a-Bike program, which gives kids the chance to earn a free bike while they learn about bicycle safety and maintenance from our volunteers. About 50 kids graduate from the program every year, earning their own bike, helmet, light and lock. Through our Earn-a-Bike program and other work, we have provided over 10,000 bikes to inner-city kids over the past 24 years. St. Louis Bicycle Works also features a bike shop where anyone can purchase fully refurbished bikes, with all proceeds benefitting St. Louis BWorks programs directly.
The Mission Continues is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization empowers veterans who are adjusting to life at home to find purpose through community impact. We deploy veterans on new missions in their communities, so that their actions will inspire future generations to serve. Our operations in cities across the country deploy veteran volunteers alongside non-profit partners and community leaders to solve some of the most challenging issues facing our communities: improving community education resources, eliminating food deserts, mentoring at-risk youth and more. Through this unique model, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate to life after the military while making long-term, sustainable transformations in communities and inspiring future generations to serve.
Peter & Paul Community Services provides housing and supportive services to those who are homeless, especially those who experience mental illness or live with HIV. For over 30 years our values have stood as a testament to the thousands of volunteers, supporters and alumni from St. Louis and beyond who have come to consider PPCS a part of their community: HOPE EMPOWERMENT COMPASSION HOSPITALITY INDEPENDENCE By offering those we serve hope, empowerment, compassion, hospitality and a chance for independence, you too can help us solve homelessness for our community. Will you join us?
SouthSide’s mission is to nurture, educate and inspire children and families in a diverse and inclusive environment, promoting healthy development and a strong foundation for success. Our vision is that children develop a lifelong love of learning, flourish within a supportive family environment and contribute positively to their communities. SouthSide provides a nurturing, educational and individualized early education program for children from six weeks old to pre-kindergarten (age five). With three age groupings guided by the same philosophy and curriculum, we can provide continuous care in an accredited center from infancy to preschool graduation. Children may enter the program at any age, depending on availability. Center hours are from 7:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., year round (we are closed for 10 holidays per year). At SouthSide, families – however that is defined for our children – are our partners in their education, social development and healthy growth. We strongly encourage family participation in Center activities, classroom volunteering, special events and field trips. Family members are welcome to visit the Center at any time. We have four structured meetings with each family during the year: fall home visit, late fall family-teacher conference, spring home visit and late spring family-teacher conference.
Y Literacy UNLOCKS THE POWER OF LITERACY through four programs. Youth Programs: YRead Unlocks the Power of Literacy by... Providing free one-on-one tutoring to school-age children who are a grade level or more behind in their reading skills. The YRead program matches school-age students who are struggling in reading with volunteer tutors. Tutors and students meet twice a week in local libraries for a year to foster a love of reading and improve skills. Learning Labs Unlock the Power of Literacy by... Providing small group reading and math instruction. The Learning Labs provide small group instruction for students who need help improving their reading or math skills. Learning Labs are located at the Emerson Family YMCA, the Monsanto Family YMCA and the Carondelet Park Rec Complex. Students enrolled in the Learning Labs attend regularly scheduled sessions twice a week during after school hours for an hour each session. We also have a Learning Lab at Cool Valley Elementary School sponsored by Express Scripts. Adult Programs: The Literacy Council Unlocks the Power of Literacy by... Providing free one-on-one tutoring to adults needing to improve their reading skills. Tutors and students meet at local libraries once a week for 1.5 hours. Students and tutors invest one year in the program so they can work together as the student meets his/her personal goals. Beginning Babies with Books Unlocks the Power of Literacy by... Empowering parents to become their child’s first teacher and best role model for reading. Beginning Babies with Books works with parents to develop at home literacy skills by providing parent support and opportunities to receive children's books.
A non-profit organization dedicated to keeping babies alive through public education and which provides bereavement support for those who have lost an infant.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul--Archdiocesan Council of St. Louis serves individuals and families in need throughout the Greater St. Louis area. The Society consists of more than 3,400 volunteer members belonging to 142 parish-based conferences (chapters). Volunteers make home visits to those in need to provide person-to-person services, including arranging utility and prescription drug assistance and assisting with housing and transportation needs. The Society also operates six thrift stores. In fiscal year 2014, the Society assisted 264,859 people, provided $6.3 million in direct aid and distributed $6.1 million in in-kind goods to those in need. One of the oldest and most well-respected charities in St. Louis, the Society is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. As a Catholic lay organization, an essential part of the Society’s work is to maintain the confidentiality and dignity of those being served, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or age.
We are located on the Near South Side of Downtown St. Louis in the McKinley Heights neighborhood.
St. Louis Bicycle Works, the charter program of St. Louis BWorks, was founded in 1988 with the idea that everyone deserves the chance to pursue their dreams. The foundation of St. Louis Bicycle works is our Earn-a-Bike program, which gives kids the chance to earn a free bike while they learn about bicycle safety and maintenance from our volunteers. About 50 kids graduate from the program every year, earning their own bike, helmet, light and lock. Through our Earn-a-Bike program and other work, we have provided over 10,000 bikes to inner-city kids over the past 24 years. St. Louis Bicycle Works also features a bike shop where anyone can purchase fully refurbished bikes, with all proceeds benefitting St. Louis BWorks programs directly.
Imagine a forest where almost everything around you is edible. Ripe fruit and nut trees form an open canopy. Fruits and nuts hang from many branches—pears, apples, persimmons, and pecans. Shrubs bear raspberries, blueberries, and currants fill the gaps in the canopy. Native wildflowers, wild edibles, herbs, and perennial vegetables thickly cover the ground. Most of these plants are edible, while others attract beneficial insects, birds, and butterflies. Some act as soil builders, or simply help keep out weeds. Here and there vines climb on trees and shrubs with fruit hanging through the foliage—squash, beans, peas and grapes. There is a synergy that is created as the plants are organized to support each others’ needs. This is an edible forest garden. It will inspire our community to gather together, learn together, grow our own food and rehabilitate our local ecosystem. We will be transforming a vacant LRA lot, which has become a neighborhood eyesore and illegal dumping ground, into a community space that will improve the attractiveness of the neighborhood, support native habitat and wildlife, conserve resources, and encourage healthy living and the interaction of the diverse community that is McKinley Heights. Rather than creating a fenced in, membership garden aka “community garden”, our goal is to open it up to the entire community, providing equal access to produce and all that the space has to offer. The McKinley Meadows Sustainable Neighborhood Project is made possible by a grant from the City of St. Louis, the Local Sustainability Funders Group of St. Louis, and the Funders' Network. Board of Directors: Rocco Danna, Anna Minx & Bryan Dematteis
To engage economically disadvantaged males in a positive program that holistically addresses the needs of its members to ensure successful completion of secondary education resulting in enrollment in a post-secondary educational institution.
St Louis Community Re-entry Program for Ex-offenders ORGANIZATION OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS Mission Statement To integrate successful intervention principles and practices resulting in collaborative partnerships that enhance ex-offender self-sufficiency, reduce recidivism, and improve public safety and community health in St. Louis City and County DOBB (dress out box boutique) 1 set of clothing and shoes sent to prisoners upon leaving prison & entering the St. Louis Community Reentry Program for Ex-Offenders Minister Nathaniel Johnson has been in the prison ministry since 1991, first connected with St. Vincent DePaul Society after reentering society himself from prison in 1990, Nathaniel Johnson began volunteering to help other ex-offenders coming home to and unsafe and unknown environment. in 2005 Minister Johnson founded/directed The Freedom House Ministry along with St. Louis Community Reentry Program for Ex-Offenders. Since then he has added support groups, job search, bible study groups, transitional living house, life skills and GED services to this AWESOME program and now St. Louis Community Reentry Program for Ex-Offenders has added the DOBB = dress out box boutique program
One Saint Louis envisions a radically inclusive Saint Louis, in which we are all one, united by mutual support and understanding, free from need or inequality.
The description of MY WORDS Organization is basically a place where your heard. A place where God welcomes you into the truth of living a long healthy life... the path on which your individuality is discovered so that you can save yourself and others from the evil or wrong doings that the world has to offer.