1644 Lotsie Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 726-5355
Get in the spirit this holiday season at the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis®. Be one of the thousands of runners and walkers who hit the nation’s pavements, pathways and parks this winter to fight arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability. Jingle Bell Run/Walk® is a fun and festive way to kick off your holidays by helping others! Wear a holiday themed costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces. Participate in our 5K Run/Walk with your team members and celebrate the season by giving.
Butterfly Haven, Inc. is staffed completely by volunteers. Because of this, our resources are available during limited office hours and by appointment only. We do our very best to respond to messages, telephone calls and referrals as quickly as we possibly can. Generally our email and phone messages receive responses during our office hours. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to make a positive impact on the fostering and crisis care communities.
President: Jerry Nolen President Elect: Bryan Hercules Secretary: Bart Truitt Treasurer: Jim Guenzel
Our Vision: All children who participate in the Ready Readers program enter kindergarten with the skills to be ready to read, as defined by state early learning standards. Ready Readers began in September of 1997 when Pat Simons, Founder and retired Executive Director, and three other St. Louisans organized to help prevent, rather than remediate, reading problems among children living in poverty. Pat designed a program to excite preschool children about the world of books, so that they would want to read when they were ready. In 1999, an independent Missouri nonprofit corporation named Ready Readers was formed and a Board of Directors was established.. Ready Readers received tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status in June of 1999. Ready Readers is premised upon the well-studied fact that children who are unmotivated to become readers rarely learn how to read well. Wanting to learn, however, depends upon regular exposure to reading aloud and access to children’s books at home. Children living in poverty are insufficiently exposed to regular read-aloud sessions, and they lack sufficient access to books. Nearly two-thirds of low-income American children have no books at home. (Source: Reading Literacy in the United States, 1996; Magnitude, Facts on Illiteracy, www.firstbook.com) To begin closing the achievement gap between low-income children and those who are more fortunate, we must make sure that underserved children have access to more books at home. Early intervention such as ours – which supplies weekly read aloud sessions and gives each child a regular supply of picture books – works to motivate pre-kindergarten children to want to learn to read. (Source: Ready Readers 2005 Study of Outcomes and American Academy of Pediatrics Reach Out and Read program studies, www.reachoutandread.org.)
A local St. Louis non-profit organization with a focus on books and students. RTL is dedicated to improving underprivileged students' educational opportunities by providing books to them for free. RTL shares the love of reading and joy of book ownership with students in the St. Louis area. It is what we do best. Educational success provides a gateway for underprivileged children to overcome the cycle of poverty. It makes St. Louis a better place for all of us. Let's get St. Louis reading! Quote from former SLPS principal, " If they cannot read, they cannot learn. Reading is the foundation for all educational success."
Coat-A-Kid knows that a coat can be the difference between a child that attends school, and one who will not venture out in the cold to attend school. We believe that education is the way to break out of the poverty cycle and that school attendance is the key.
CONNECT is a program at the St. Louis Arc, a non profit organization that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CONNECT is geared towards individuals between the ages of 16 - 30 who have the goal of living independently. There are a variety of services offered within this program including: -Life Empowerment Coaching -Family Support -Socialization -Counseling -Employment and Education -Professional Staff Resources -Online Peer Support
Get in the spirit this holiday season at the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis®. Be one of the thousands of runners and walkers who hit the nation’s pavements, pathways and parks this winter to fight arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability. Jingle Bell Run/Walk® is a fun and festive way to kick off your holidays by helping others! Wear a holiday themed costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces. Participate in our 5K Run/Walk with your team members and celebrate the season by giving.
Butterfly Haven, Inc. is staffed completely by volunteers. Because of this, our resources are available during limited office hours and by appointment only. We do our very best to respond to messages, telephone calls and referrals as quickly as we possibly can. Generally our email and phone messages receive responses during our office hours. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to make a positive impact on the fostering and crisis care communities.
Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a fun-filled, family friendly event and is our single most powerful force to fund vital research that will lead us to the answers we need. Experience the power of thousands united by a single cause by joining Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disorder in the U.S. – we need more volunteers to join our fight. Whether this is your first walk or the 10th, take the first step and register today. You will not only raise funds, but you will become a part of a fun and supportive family-focused community. Every 11 minutes, another family receives the devastating news that their child has an autism spectrum disorder. Help us change that! Start fundraising today. Whether you strive to join our new "Grand Club" (walkers that raise $1,000 or more) or sell lemonade to boost your total or create your own unique event, you become a part of the solution! Don’t wait another minute - start a corporate, school or family team today!
The Center for Immigrant Healthcare Justice is a 501 (c)3 organization committed to public education and advocacy for greater access to the healthcare system for U.S. immigrants. We seek to eliminate all barriers to access for these hard-working members of society. We work in solidarity with immigrants and invite citizens and immigrants to work together for systemic change.