Adams Community Center
1405 S. Newstead Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/531-9637
The Adams Community Center, created by the Forest Park Southeast community in 1998, provides numerous services, and cooperates with other service providers in the neighborhood. Long-range plans call for development of full-service community center programming in an addition planned for the Adams Elementary School building. The reopening of Adams School with a community center is the top priority of the recently completed Forest Park Southeast neighborhood revitalization plan. The concept of a neighborhood community center took form during a 1997 neighborhood leadership training program sponsored and facilitated by the CORO Midwestern Center. Residents determined the recreational requirements of children in the neighborhood were not adequately addressed. Church-based youth activities were operating at full capacity. The group concluded that a recreation center would significantly enhance the quality of life in Forest Park Southeast and that it should be developed to augment, not detract from, the existing church based programs in the neighborhood. Thanks to the dedication and hard work of neighborhood church leaders and others, the Adams Community Center opened on March 2, 1998. The community center is made possible by a grant received by Orbit St. Louis and the newly formed Forest Park Southeast Clergy Alliance. The Center coordinates programs and activities for both children and adults.


Adapt-Ability, Inc.
9355 Dielman Industrial Drive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63132
314/ 432-1101
Adapt-Ability, Inc. provides outpatient rehab services including occupational, physical, and speech therapy in-home or on-site. The agency also provides evaluation and consultation for assistive technology including customized wheelchairs, adaptive equipment, computers, augmentative communication, car seats, etc. A team approach to home modifications and job site modifications is also available.


Adequate Housing for Missourians
8655 W. Kingsbury    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63124
314/993-3398
Adequate Housing for Missourians is an advocacy and action-oriented organization promoting expanded housing opportunities for very low-income families, but providing no direct housing or services. Participation of homeless and low-income people is encouraged. No dues required, only an interest in low-income housing. An emergency home repair program is available for low-income homeowners.


Aid for Victims of Crime (AVC)
4144 Lindell Blvd., Suite #B-20    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/652-9641
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AVC serves St. Louis City residents and those who are victims of crimes committed in the City. The organization offers emotional, physical, and financial assistance. Services include: personal emotional support; location of community resources; assistance with victim compensation claims and counseling services; criminal justice system advocacy; advocacy with creditors, employers, family and friends; information on victim issues and victim rights in Missouri; training and technical assistance for professionals; and crisis response team services for communities in crisis.


Almost Home, Inc.
1100 Bellevue Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63117-1883
314/768-1744
Almost Home is a transitional living home for homeless young women who are primarily teenage. The young women may or may not be pregnant, or may have one or two children. The program is nine months and may be extended. Clients must be homeless, drug- and alcohol-free, and willing to participate in structured, goal-oriented programs. They must be willing to utilize counseling; seeking to live a functional, independent life in appropriate or permanent housing; and willing to change unsatisfactory living patterns. Clients will attend classes in budgeting, parenting, and child development.


American Red Cross Adult Day Care Centers
5615 Pershing Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/ 516-2776
The American Red Cross operates adult day care services at several locations including two in the City of St. Louis. Each facility has a team of professionals including a registered nurse, clinical social worker, and trained program assistant. Fees are set on a sliding scale and services are covered by Medicaid.


American Red Cross Adult Day Care Centers
2220 Lemp Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
The American Red Cross operates adult day care services at several locations including two in the City of St. Louis. Each facility has a team of professionals including a registered nurse, clinical social worker, and trained program assistant. Fees are set on a sliding scale and services are covered by Medicaid.


American Red Cross: Family Assistance
4050 Lindell    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/658-2068
www.redcrossstl.org
The Red Cross provides mortgage assistance to clients facing foreclosure, according to the following terms: 1) Must be in serious default on mortgage with letter from mortgagor verifying the same; 2) Must provide proof of income; 3) Must provide proof of emergency that caused the default; and 4) Must reside in St. Louis City or County. Red Cross Disaster Services provides food, clothing, and rent to families after a fire to get them resettled.


Annie Malone Children and Family Services Center
2612 Annie Malone Drive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St Louis, MO 63113
314/531-0120
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/anniemalone
Within recent years, this organization has modified its services to meet the challenges of treating children. They offer a wide continuum of services focusing on prevention and successful outcomes, including in-home and outpatient counseling, parent classes, adoption support services, case management services, as well as other long-term care. There is also an in-patient psychiatric division and a residential treatment program.


Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS)
4236 Lindell Boulevard, Suite 400    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/534-0022
ARCHS is a not-for-profit organization linking health and human services from seven Missouri state agencies with neighborhood/community planning and decision-making processes to improve family and community outcomes. ARCHS is designed to measurably improve the lives of residents of the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County, in targeted neighborhoods. ARCHS was created in 1997 by the Family Investment Trust board.


Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
4304 Manchester Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/531-7023
www.acorn.org
ACORN is an association of low- and moderate-income families working through neighborhood groups on issues such as clean-up, housing, utility rates, tax reform, and mortgage/insurance redlining.


Available City-Wide Transportation (ACT)
3303 Goodfellow    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63120
314/383-4600
ACT provides transportation to the City's disabled and elderly on an appointment basis. The service provides door-to-door transportation to more than 4,500 clients.


Banking Work-Study
St. Louis Public Schools, 409 North 9th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/231-3720, Ext. 729
Banking Work-Study is an off-campus work-study program to provide seniors in St. Louis Public Schools with an opportunity to obtain work experience during their senior year of high school. The goal of the Banking Work-Study Program is to have students gainfully employed in a business office in the St. Louis area or to have students registered in a post-secondary educational institution to obtain training for a career.


Berea Homeless Shelter
3010 Olive Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/533-3270
The Berea Homeless Shelter provides sleeping and showering facilities for homeless men, and provides a hot breakfast. When clothing is available, this is also supplied. The shelter operates October 15 to April 15 each year.


Berean House Christian Care Center
1849 Cass Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/421-2487
Berean House Christian Care Center is an emergency shelter and soup kitchen. Its services include: health care information, substance abuse counseling, career assistance, and clothing distribution. Berean House opens at 7:00 P.M. for overnight shelter for homeless men, women, and children.


Bethany Place
132 W. Main St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Belleville, Il. 62220
618/234-0291
www.bethanyplace.org
In a spirit of compassion and justice, Bethany Place provides comprehensive case management and programming focused on promoting wellness of people living with HIV/AIDS.


Bi-State Development Agency
707 N. First Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/231-2345
www.bi-state.org
The Bi-State Development Agency is the major transportation provider for the entire St. Louis metropolitan area. Bi-State operates a multi-modal system composed of over 600 buses on over one hundred fixed routes, Call-A-Ride demand-response vans, and the 17-mile MetroLink light rail line. Bi-State also operates the Gateway Arch tramway system (the elevator to the top), the Arch parking garage, and Downtown-Parks Airport in Cahokia, Illinois. Bi-State is currently exploring opportunities for transit improvements associated with the extension of MetroLink, including development of neighborhood bus transfer centers in the City and County.


Black Alcohol/Drug Service Information Center (BASIC)
1221 Locust, Suite 800    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/621-9009
Since its inception in 1983, BASIC has become one of the largest black-owned and operated community-based substance abuse treatment models in the United States.


Blow Middle Community Education Center
516 Loughborough Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/353-1599
Services include neighborhood stabilization activity, parent/family committee, collaborative center for neighborhood planning, and community health and mental health services. A major feature is the fitness program. Tap, ballet and gymnastic classes are offered.


Boys' Club of St. Louis
2524 S. 11th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/772-5661
The Boys' Club of St. Louis serves children and youth from throughout the City, providing a variety of recreational and educational activities. The focus at the Boys' Club is on building better communities through youth programming. The Club provides physical education in all fields of athletics; game rooms; playground activities; and swimming.


Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater St. Louis, AFL-CIO
2300 Hampton Ave., Suite B    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/647-0628
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater St. Louis acts as a go-between for labor and management. It handles disputes between the two groups as well as lobbies for workers' rights in the construction trades. The Building and Construction Trades Council also negotiates project labor agreements.


Business Assistance Center (BAC)
City Hall, Room 421, 1200 Market Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/ 622-4120
stlouis.missouri.org/development/orgs/BAC.html
BAC serves as a liaison between businesses and all City departments. The agency facilitates the permit process and coordinates with area development agencies that offer technical and financial assistance to businesses for expansion, relocation, renovation or acquisition. BAC also promotes communication between business persons and government officials.


Call-A-Ride
Bi-State Development Agency, 707 N. First Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102-2595
314/652-2600
www.bi-state.org/cmap.htm
Call-A-Ride, a program operated by the Bi-State Development Agency, provides public transportation for the elderly and disabled, throughout St. Louis City and County, on a demand-response basis. In the City and close-in portions of St. Louis County, only residents with disabilities holding a "Call-A-Ride Plus" identification card are eligible to use the service. The service provides door-to-door transportation for over 400,000 people annually on an appointment basis.


Call-A-Ride (see Handicapped Services)

Camp Wyman
600 Kiwanis Drive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Eureka, MO 63025
636/938-5245
At the Kiwanis Camp Wyman, children from the City, and those with developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses, are able to attend summer camp. Programs include environmental education, living history, adventure education, conflict management, and arts and crafts.


Care Cab Transportation Services, Inc.
5093 Manchester Road    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/644-1163
Care Cab provides para-transit for the developmentally disabled, physically disabled, and elderly through government contracts. The organization also provides demand-response transportation for people with disabilities.


Caroline Mission
2828 Caroline St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/773-1107
stlouis.missouri.org/gatedistrict/cm.html
Caroline Mission, the oldest of the four United Church Neighborhood Houses, has a rich history of social service and community development in the Gate District. As an active community center it provides a variety of programs for children, youth, parents and neighborhood residents that are aimed at empowering individuals and communities to grow and develop in healthy ways. After School Clubs for children and youth encourage positive growth and development. Tutoring, mentoring and creative activities with art, music and drama help youth "be all that they can be." AMAD, Adults Making A Difference, is an organization of neighborhood residents and parents who, based at Caroline Mission, provide safe drug free activities for their families. Voices United youth choir is a city-wide choir of young people ages 8 to 18. Participants, under the professional direction, learn a variety of musical styles and afforded the opportunity to showcase their skills at local churches and concerts. Summer Daycamp and Camp TAMBO, resident camp programs offer children and teens a respite from the challenges of everyday life, while also stressing responsibility. Camp TAMBO is a resident camping program both children and teens may attend for one week. Camp TAMBO (meaning That All May Be One) exposes neighborhood youth to outdoor experiences and emphasizes cooperative living within cabin groups and throughout the entire camp. Summer camp reinforces the programming efforts that offer continuity and trust to the children with whom the staff work, laugh, and grow throughout the year.


Carondelet Community Betterment Federation, Inc. (CCBF)
6408 Michigan    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/ 752-6339
stlouis.missouri.org/carondelet
CCBF offers several housing programs to its residents. The 50/50 House Repair Program, operating since January 1995, provides a 50 percent rebate to homeowners 55 and younger who do exterior work on their houses, meet income guidelines, and are owner-occupants in the 11th Ward. The CCBF House Repair Program for Senior Home Owners is a grant program for 11th Ward residents who are 55 years and up, owner-occupants, and have financial need. This program is funded about 70 percent by the Community Development Administration and 30 percent by private industry. CCBF is also active in housing development. CCBF recently completed 14 new apartments at Virginia and Robert. CCBF works with developers in the area, with the Community Development Administration, and with the aldermen. CCBF sponsors a housing corporation.


Carondelet YMCA
600 Loughborough Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/353-4960
www.ymcastlouis.org/
The Carondelet YMCA offers a variety of facilities and equipment to community residents who are members. Multiple services are available, for infants to senior citizens. Carondelet YMCA provides youth sports, swimming, physical education, day camp, etc. Facilities include: Indoor Pool, Full-Size Gymnasium, Nautilus/Cardiovascular Equipment, Multipurpose Fitness Rooms, Locker Rooms, and a Gymnastics Center. The Carondelet YMCA was organized in 1919 and operated out of a small store and residence hall before its current facility was built in 1925. Originally, its current facility featured a gymnasium, meeting rooms, lounge, swimming pool, locker rooms and five bowling alleys in the basement. Since then, the bowling area has been renovated into a multi-purpose room and the lounge into a Nautilus center.


Carondelet YWCA
4510 S. Kingshighway Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63109
314/481-2422
www.ywca.org
The Carondelet YWCA is located in the Southtown business district on South Kingshighway. Aquatics programs at the swimming pool include learn-to-swim classes, water exercise & therapeutics, synchronized swim, self-defense, and special classes for less able students. Challenges Unlimited provides opportunities for mentally retarded & developmentally disabled individuals through exercise, games, arts & crafts, cooking, etc. School-age care offers before and after school care for elementary school children. The Community Development Administration-funded Youth Program Expansion Program provides residents with broad-based programs that encourage neighborhood development and nurture community spirit through youth lock-ins, self-esteem programs, health and fitness workshops, community service programs, leadership education, and special events.


Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis, AFL-CIO
1401 Hampton Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/644-4800
www.carpdc.org
The Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis (CDC) and its more than 13,000 skilled craftsmen serve the eastern half of Missouri. The CDC works continuously to maintain and increase work for its members. CDC also provides the Greater St. Louis area with quality construction, a competitive home mortgage program, and a strong commitment to innovative, creative and progressive leadership. The CDC was chartered on August 6, 1915 and is affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and with Joiners of America, AFL-CIO. With the St. Louis Works Partnership, the St. Louis Carpenters' District Council is responsible for job recruitment and training of public housing residents, TANF recipients and Empowerment Zone residents, for jobs in the construction industry.


Carr Community Center
1629 Biddle St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/231-0757
stlouis.missouri.org/carrsquare/tools.htm
T.O.O.L.S. (Taking On Our Life Skills) is the major initiative of Carr Community Center. This concept is a response to the tenant mothers in Carr Square Village who are taking leadership responsibility to give their sons a better future. It was their contention that young people who experience the satisfaction of success through constructive choices will choose to remain productive the rest of their lives. This program provides after-school tutoring, on-the-job training for teenagers (by providing jobs as aides to the teachers), field trips, etc. The summer program focuses on communication (reading, writing, and speaking) computation and logic (mathematics), development of social skills through field trips, invited guest and sporting activities.


Carver Elementary Community Education Center
3325 Bell Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/535-5618
Services include neighborhood stabilization activity and planning, health and mental health services and monthly parenting skills workshops. Adult educational opportunities include General Education Development (GED) classes, driver education and computers. A federal grant through the city Office of Youth Development funds a "SafeFutures" family support center. U.S. Project Safety Net funding supports a community conflict mediation station. Carver is also a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program site. Highlights among activities for students are media technology and drug education art programs. A wiener roast open house will take place in September.


Catholic Charities of St. Louis
4532 Lindell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/367-5500
www.ccstl.org
Through its Catholic Commission on Housing, Catholic Charities offers assistance, counseling, support services and "gap financing" to enable low-income families to become first time homeowners.


CCBF House Repair Program for Senior Homeowners
6408 Michigan Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/ 752-6339
stlouis.missouri.org/resources/ccbf.htm
Senior owner-occupants who live in the Carondelet area and have demonstrated financial need may apply for house repairs to be done by the Carondelet Community Betterment Federation. The program is funded 70 percent by the Community Development Administration and 30 percent by private industry.


Center for Faith Action and Response (C-FAR)
1723 O'Fallon St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/621-6686
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/cfar.html
C-FAR is a unique not for profit organization incorporated in order to facilitate a fact-finding mission trip to East Africa. The trip's purpose was to explore what could be done from afar to minister to children whose parents succumbed to AIDS. As C-FAR became more actively engaged in St. Louis, an executive director was hired and the tax-exempt status was secured. C-FAR is spearheading a cooperative effort with three other organizations to produce a series of informative, interactive computer compact disks(Working in the Real World(to ease the transition of TANF recipients and other unemployed and under-employed workers into today's labor force.


Christian Service Center, Inc.
1000 N. 19th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/231-1515
The Christian Service Center is a 60-day, 24-hour shelter for 100 low-income or near-homeless single women and mothers with children. Services provided include basic shelter services, casework, adult basic education, family strengths group, living skills, self-esteem, medical care, emergency assistance, tutoring, and after-school programming. Counseling, food pantry, clothing distribution, limited financial aid, employment referrals, housing leads, and other services as needed are available.


Christian Service Center: Sanctuary
1000 North 19th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/231-1515
The Sanctuary operates a 24-hour safe haven for homeless men with a capacity of 25 individuals. This program is especially for those persons who cannot access traditional men's shelters or programs.


City of St. Louis Cultural Resource Office (formerly Heritage and Urban Design)
Planning & Urban Design Agency, Suite 1200, 1015 Locust St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/planning/heritage/
This organization reviews building permits in St. Louis Historic Districts and prepares a Historic Preservation plan for the City.


City of St. Louis Department of Health
634 N. Grand Bl., Room 900    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/ 658-1140
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/health/
The programs and services of the City of St. Louis Department of Health (formerly the Department of Health and Hospitals) protect the public's health by assuring a safe and healthy environment. The Department of Health assists individuals in achieving and maintaining good health. Outreach efforts to the community are aimed at locating those people in need and providing services or referrals to other resources. The Department of Health offers a wide variety of programs and services, including: Breast and Cervical Cancer Project, Disease Prevention Service, Food and Beverage Control Program, Tuberculosis Clinic, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Service.


City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry
5600 Clayton Road    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/ 289-5300
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/
The St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry provides the amenities that make the city a good place to live, work and play. The Parks Division's 104 parks located throughout the City provide pavilions for picnicking, lakes for fishing, ice for skating and paths for jogging. The Recreation Division offers free access to seven swimming pools; eleven recreation centers and runs camps in summer, helps students with homework in winter and sponsors sports all year long. The Forestry Division plants the trees that make city streets come alive with colors in the spring and provide shade in summer.


City of St. Louis Department of Streets Refuse Division
4100 S. 1st Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/ 353-8877
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/refuse/
The Refuse Division is responsible for collection and disposal of residential and business waste in the City of St. Louis. The Refuse Division also coordinates efforts to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills, through programs such as recycling, composting, and waste reduction.


City of St. Louis Office of Youth Development
4411 N. Newstead Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/381-7438
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/princehall/oyd.htm
The primary responsibility of this office is to coordinate the services and programs of City agencies for children and youth. This means increasing their capacity to serve children better by re-designing existing programs or creating new ones. The office coordinates the Mayor's Youth Advisory Board, a panel of children, youth and youth services providers who develop ways to engage the youth of the City in improving the lives of everyone.


City of St. Louis Treasurer
City Hall, Room 220, 1200 Market Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103-2874
314/622-3434
The Treasurer's Office controls and monitors all the bank accounts of the City. There are currently over 30 accounts under this office's control. Through daily contact with the Comptroller's Office and detailed reconciliations of these accounts, this office provides a check and balance for the Comptroller's Office. The Treasurer is also responsible for making all investments for the City. This includes purchasing, selling and auditing the earnings on these investments as well as ensuring that City funds are safe and secure.


City of St. Louis, Department of Human Services-Office on the Disabled
634 North Grand Blvd., 7th Floor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/658-1168
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/dhs/index.htm#ootd
Office on the Disabled provides current reliable information on services, programs, issues, etc. for persons with disabilities to callers or office visits or through the mail. Standards for accessible design are available to architects, engineers, design professionals, and the general public. The Office on the Disabled provides: interpreting for the deaf services for all city services, programs, and activities; reserved residential parking spaces for city residents with disabilities; permits exempting persons with disabilities unable to activate parking meters in the City of St. Louis; training on issues related to disabilities; and advice and recommendations on facility accessibility for persons with disabilities.


Civic Entrepreneurs Organization
121 S. Meramec    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63105
314/615-8283
Civic Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) is a group of St. Louis area business leaders that conduct unique special events designed to promote the metropolitan area on a regional, national and international basis. The members of CEO are top executives predominantly from mid-size businesses. Membership is limited to 100 members.


Civic Progress
200 North Broadway, Suite 1900    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/982-1700
Civic Progress is an organization of chief executives from leading private sector organizations in the St. Louis region which aspires to participate constructively in improving the quality of community and business life with the goal of helping St. Louis to be a world class region.


Clay Elementary Community Education Center
3820 N. 14th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/231-9249
Clay was added to the community education sites in 1995-96, based on many collaborative activities already developed in its neighborhood. The program includes a wide variety of before- and after-school activities, parent and adult education, neighborhood planning and stabilization and social services at the school site. The school works closely with Grace Hill Neighborhood Services and Friedens Haus to augment services to families in the Clay CEC service area.


Cochran Community Center
818 Cass Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/241-8319
The Cochran Community Center's programs have been designed to give youth living in the Center's service area-primarily the Cochran Gardens public housing complex-an alternative to juvenile crime by involving them in Life Planning Educational Programs that are: law related, drug prevention, health education, cultural, recreational, vocational activities. Recreational programs and computer training are available for adults.


Columbia Elementary Community Education Center
3120 St. Louis Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/652-9961
Educational programs emphasize oral and written communications and the creative arts in regular, after-school, adult and parent education classes. Columbia is a Caring Communities site, bringing city and state social services to the students, families and other residents in its service area. The Columbia CEC has a family resource center and activities in collaboration with Camp Wyman and is a location for cooperative neighborhood stabilization and planning activity.


Community Health-in-Partnership Services (CHIPS)
2431 North Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/ 652-9231
CHIPS is partially funded through the Community Development Administration. CHIPS offers many health services including a comprehensive community health center; a women, infants, and children's program; hearing testing and evaluation; outpatient dental care, geriatric care and pediatric care; obstetrics and gynecology; immunization; and advocacy for individuals who are denied adequate health and social services.


Community Information Network (CIN)
1015 Locust St., Suite 1200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org
St. Louis CIN offers Internet access, training, public access computers, and a broad range of technical assistance and internet services to St. Louis city departments, community organizations, and small non-profits. A comprehensive web site has been developed for the City of St. Louis with over 120 individuals, city departments, and organizations contributing content.


Community Support Systems
1501 Locust Suite 400    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/241-9810
Community Support Systems is a combination of three long-term case management teams and a shelter outreach team for people who are homeless and mentally ill. Services include crisis intervention, support, advocacy, and linkage to services for immediate and long-term needs. Long term case management services are accessed through the shelter outreach program and through the St. Louis Mental Health Center. Other services include education and consultation with various community organizations involved with homeless persons who are mentally ill, and ongoing outreach and consultation with shelter staff and residents regarding mental illness symptomatology and crisis response.


Department of Corrections
1621 North 1st St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
(314) 877-0300
The Department of Corrections, in partnership with 20 communities including St. Louis City, has developed drug courts, day report centers, and other substance abuse treatment and shock-incarceration initiatives to target drug-involved offenders at risk for revocation and recidivism.


Department of Human Services--Homeless Services, 7th Floor
634 North Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/ 658-1168
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/dhs/
The Homeless Services Network Board Program of St. Louis is a unique community-based process coordinated by the Department of Human Services, Homeless Services Division, that provides a comprehensive response to the different needs of homeless or at-risk individuals and families in the City of St. Louis. The Homeless Services Network Board Program has several important functions, which include development, coordination, and monitoring of new and existing service programs to meet the needs of the homeless and/or at-risk population.


Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA)
400 S. 18th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/342-1171
The VA interviews homeless veterans for service-connected disability or pension benefits, if eligible. Job referral service is avaiable through the Missouri State Employment Service. If mentally ill or chemically dependent, clients are referred to VA Hospital Homeless Program. The office provides referrals to Veteran agencies, shelters, and employment services.


DeSales Community Housing Corporation
2759 Russell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/ 776-5444
stlouis.missouri.org/foxpark
DeSales Community Housing Corporation is a neighborhood-based, non-profit organization established in 1976 to serve the Fox Park and Tower Grove East neighborhoods. Governed by a board of directors and employing a full-time professional staff, it serves as a catalyst for neighborhood stabilization by taking a pro-active role in promoting a diverse community with a quality housing stock. DeSales sponsors the Apartment Owners Association, which holds bimonthly meetings for owners of rental properties in Fox Park, Tower Grove East and Benton Park West. DeSales offers free rental referrals to both tenants and landlords and runs the Management Assistance Program (MAP), which provides professional management to rental property owners. MAP property owners are eligible for grant money to be used for repairs and improvements to their units. DeSales initiated the Two-Family Homeowner Incentive Program for purchasers of two-family residential buildings. The program offers a low interest loan to help buyers with their down payment and closing costs. DeSales also offers loan counseling to homebuyers, assists developers in the preparation of development plans and proposals for funding, and maintains a list of qualified contractors, lenders, insurance agents, appraisers, and realtors for general information on an ongoing basis.


Dignity House
812 Union Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/361-8400
stlouis.missouri.org/academy/links/!dhouse.htm
Dignity House is one of the United Church Neighborhood Houses. It is located in the former St. Louis Artists' Guild building, and carries on in a tradition of bringing arts to the community. Combining social service, the arts, and education, Dignity House empowers both individuals and the neighborhood through intentional programming designed to help persons uncover skills and build a stronger community. Particular programming varies from season to season, but the major programs include after-school clubs for children ages 5 through 12, Teen Club for middle and high school youth ages 13 to 18, Voices United citywide youth choir, Junior Leadership Training for teens, Art's the Heart for senior citizens, and the Parent Advisory Board. Summer programming for youth takes the form of daycamp and resident camp. Through the collaborative work of Dignity House, the West End Center, Joint Community Ministries, and Clark Elementary School, young people in the Academy neighborhood have the chance to participate in a full day six week daycamp program that includes academic, social, artistic, and physical growth. Camp TAMBO is a resident camping program both children and teens may attend for one week. Camp TAMBO (meaning That All May Be One) exposes neighborhood youth to outdoor experiences and emphasizes cooperative living within cabin groups and through-out the entire camp.


Doorways (Interfaith Residence)
4385 Maryland Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/535-1919
members.aol.com/doorwaysmo/index.html


Downtown Now!
1015 Locust    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400, Ext. 645
stlouis.missouri.org/development/downtown-now
On October 15, 1997, Mayor Clarence Harmon announced the formation of the Downtown Now! Task Force, a public/private 140-member partnership created to develop a five- to seven-year action plan for revitalizing downtown St. Louis. The effort is led by the City of St. Louis, Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA), Downtown Saint Louis Partnership, and St. Louis 2004. In June 1999, a $1.2 billion rebuilding plan was published. The planners promote the plan as one that will rejuvenate downtown into a fun place to live, work and play, and make it an attractive place for existing and new companies and businesses. It is estimated that private developers and investors will pay for about three-fourths of the costs and the City will fund the remainder.


Downtown Now! (See General Organizations)

Downtown St. Louis Partnership
906 Olive St., Suite 200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/436-6500
The Downtown St. Louis Partnership is an organization comprised of Downtown business and property owners working together to make Downtown St. Louis a better place to live and work. This organization deals with specific issues concerning redevelopment and housing throughout the Downtown area. The Downtown St. Louis Partnership has played a role in removing graffiti, cleaning streets, establishing a greater police presence in Downtown through horseback and bicycle patrols, and forming a downtown residents' association.


Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation and Treatment (DART)
1307 Lindbergh Plaza Center    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63132
314/569-3105
DART is a non-profit agency for the treatment of substance abusers and their significant others. Substance abuse services began in 1969 as the first drug abuse hotline in the country. Today DART provides comprehensive inpatient-outpatient drug and alcohol treatment along with a 24-hour hotline run by a professional staff. Clients are required to do daily chores to keep their living environment clean and homelike. An on-site tutor helps clients attain their GED. Life skills classes are also available to help clients achieve employment. DART operates two centers, one in the City and one in the County.


Dutchtown South Community & Housing Corporation
4204 Virginia Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/352-4865
stlouis.missouri.org/dutchtown
Dutchtown South provides information and counseling on available community resources, especially on housing and public safety issues. Dutchtown South offers homeownership counseling program to educate families about owning their own home. Its service area consists of the Dutchtown, Mount Pleasant, and Gravois Park neighborhoods.


East-West Gateway Coordinating Council (EWGCC)
10 Stadium Plaza    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102-1714
314/421-4220
www.ewgateway.org
EWGCC is the metropolitan planning organization and council of governments for the St. Louis region. EWGCC was incorporated in 1965 to provide a forum for cooperative problem solving and the coordinated development of regional policy. The founders were the chief elected officials of the City of St. Louis, the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis; and the Illinois counties of Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair. EWGCC's work is organized into three primary areas: Transportation Redefined: Moving people and goods throughout the region, air quality, roads and bridges, mass transit, aviation, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and Long-Range Plan (Transportation Redefined II); Labor Market Initiatives: From dependence to productivity, Jobs Initiative, Bridges to Work, Welfare to Work; Sustainable Region: Growing our region for the long haul, The Initiative for a Metropolitan Community, the Regional and Community Technologies, Transportation Corridor for Economic Renewal (TRACER).


East-West Gateway Coordinating Council (see General Organizations)

Ecumenical Housing Production Corporation (EHPC)
7477 Delmar Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63130
314/862-8130
EHPC makes permanent housing available to homeless and low-income families and provide a supportive environment to help families move toward self-sufficiency and prevent homelessness. EHPC provides rent assistance certificates and help for families with children, but clients must show a desire to take advantage of the opportunity.


Employment Connection
4000 Laclede    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/652-0360
www.employmentstl.org
Employment Connection offers several programs to assist persons with limited opportunities to self-sufficiency through employment. The Competitive Employment Program has a special emphasis on serving former offenders, substance abusers, welfare recipients and their families. The "World of Work" is a two-day seminar that teaches the "ins and outs" of finding and keeping a job. Job Counseling and Job Placement is offered that matches over 100 area companies with clients. Work Adjustment Counseling provides job retention services for both employed clients and employers. They also assist clients with the preparation of their resumes and offer monthly job fairs.


Enterprise Community Vision 20/20
Office of City Manager, 301 River Park Drive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618/482-6664
Enterprise Community Vision 20/20 is the agency in the city of East St. Louis that was in partnership with the St. Louis Community Development Administration for the Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone application.


Faith House
5355 Page Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-5400
Faith House is the first child care agency in the State of Missouri to care for children prenatally exposed to drugs, or the children of substance abusing parents, ages newborn to eight. They have cared for over 550 children since 1991. Originally there were 12 beds but they have grown to accommodate 54 children.


Family Care Health Center-Carondelet
6313 Michigan Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/353-5190
The Family Care Health Center (Carondelet site) is one of six Family Care sites in St. Louis. The Carondelet site is partially funded through the Community Development Administration. These centers provide nutritional training; a women, infants, and children's program; parenting education, information, and support; health counseling and information; health screening; communicable disease treatment; a comprehensive community health center; AIDS/HIV support services; comprehensive adolescent health services; and many other programs. Similar services are provided at the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood site, where Washington University School of Medicine students also provide a free Saturday clinic program.


Fannie Mae
(local office) 701 Market    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/421-6444
www.fanniemae.com
Fannie Mae's goal is to help more families achieve the American dream of homeownership. They do that by providing financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate- and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Since Fannie Mae began in 1968, it has helped more than 30 million families achieve the American dream of homeownership.


Fanning Middle Community Education Center
3410 Giles Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/865-4894
Offerings include after-school tutoring and recreation for students, a preschool for children ages 3-5, parenting and both regular and English as a Second Language (ESL) family education classes, GED, business and recreational programs and activities for adults. Neighborhood planning, safety and security and health are among the available services coming from extensive community collaboration. Fanning CEC has one of the federally-funded community conflict mediation stations under Project Safety Net. Fanning CEC hosts monthly inter-national events that facilitate communication and fun for bilingual students and their families.


Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
411 Locust    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/444-8444
www.stls.frb.org
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Eighth District) is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks across the U.S. that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serve as the nation's central bank. The Eighth Federal Reserve District consists of all of Arkansas and portions of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. The Eighth District economy is highly diverse, with a wide range of industrial and agricultural activities.


FOCUS St. Louis
1910 Pine Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/622-1250
www.focus-stl.org
The mission of FOCUS St. Louis is to create a cooperative, thriving region by engaging citizens in active leadership roles to influence positive community change. FOCUS St. Louis sponsors a variety of programs and activities designed to further its vision and mission. FOCUS St. Louis offers leadership development programs for established and emerging leaders in the community; for K-12 teachers; for high school juniors; for executives and their spouses who are new to the area; for middle managers; and for other interested citizens who want to learn more about the region and how they might make a difference. FOCUS St. Louis was created through the 1996 merger of two of the region's strongest and most influential non-profit organizations, Confluence St. Louis and The Leadership Center of Greater St. Louis. These organizations shared a history of working to make the St. Louis region a better place for all people. Together they represented over 30 years of experience in developing citizen leaders and dealing with community policy issues.


Ford Elementary Community Education Center
1383 Clara Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/383-7001
Ford CEC is a Caring Communities site that offers a variety of educational, technological, recreational and domestic programs. The center's goal is to serve and collaborate with the community to offer African Dance and Educational experience, Pal Double Dutch, Girl Scouts of America, Monsanto YMCA and LOV-A-NARY. Classes for adults include water aerobics, computer classes and adult basic education and GED classes. New this year is a collaborative effort with Center for Faith Action and Response and Union Memorial United Methodist Church on a family literacy project.


Forest Park Forever
5595 Grand Drive,    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO, 63112
314/ 367-7275
www.forestparkforever.org
Forest Park Forever is the non-profit organization dedicated to raising private funds for the restoration of Forest Park. It was founded in 1986 to work in partnership with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry to make Forest Park the finest urban park in the nation. A sales tax passed by St. Louis voters in 1993 provides a $1.8 million annual infusion of public funds for Forest Park improvements. Along the way, private funds raised by Forest Park Forever have enabled repair, landscaping, and embellishment of various facilities within Forest Park. The major institutions located within Forest Park have also participated in improving their immediate vicinities, through the Forest Park "stewardship" program.


Forest Park Southeast Housing Corporation (FPSEHC)
4464 Oakland Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/533-6704
stlouis.missouri.org/forestparksoutheast/house.htm
Founded in 1977, FPSEHC is in the forefront of efforts to strengthen and stabilize the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhood. The FPSE neighborhood is a racially and economically diverse community that is home to more than 4,000 residents. The FPSEHC Board of Directors is a neighborhood-based board comprised of representatives elected by established neighborhood organizations and the Wedge Group business association. Board membership also includes at-large membership of neighborhood residents. During the past twenty years the FPSEHC has worked to stimulate housing development and rehabilitation within the neighborhood. The FPSEHC has leveraged federal funds with private financing to develop more that 70 affordable housing units in the neighborhood, focusing primarily on owner-occupied properties. The Housing Corporation has assisted with the development of some of the finest examples of property restoration in the City of St. Louis including the Oakland Rowhouses, the Arco Avenue solar townhomes and the Lambskin Temple apartments. More recently, it has been active in the creation of a comprehensive neighborhood plan for FPSE.


Forestry Division: City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, & Forestry
1415 North 13th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/613-7200
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestry_div/
The Tree Section of the Forestry Division is responsible for the planting, removal, and maintenance of all trees in City parks, median strips, and 150,000 street trees. Each year the Division plants and removes approximately 3,000 street trees. In an effort to maintain the City's rich tree inventory, the Division has undertaken a comprehensive reforestation program to identify, design, and plant trees for the City parks as well as conduct an ongoing district trim program. The Forestry Division inspects approximately 20,000 trees per year. The Weed Control Section is responsible for the maintenance of 4,000 City owned lots and highway easements including grass cutting and debris removal as well as Project Greenlot, co-sponsored by Operation Brightside, which consists of vacant lot cleaning, grading, and seeding to make continued maintenance easier.


Fortress Outreach
P.O. Box 2115    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Florissant, MO 63032
314/389-6100
Fortress Outreach offers emergency shelter for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. Counseling, food, clothing, life skills, and housing assistance are included.


Friedens Haus
1908 Newhouse St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/421-0307
Friedens Haus is a strong anchor to the Hyde Park community. Established by Friedens United Church of Christ in its church hall building, Friedens Haus works closely with Clay Community Education Center and the Hyde Park neighborhood organizations to provide youth services. The CDBG-funded Friedens Haus Youth Services Program provides after-school care for youth in Hyde Park including: tutoring, cultural activities, individual, group and family counseling, field trips, mentoring programs, and social service referrals. Freidens Haus also offers after-school growth and development groups for K-5, a parent group, choir for all ages, Center of Contemporary Art classes, dance program, mentoring program, outreach, resource coordination, and a Teen Cadet Corps (ages 13 - 18 yrs.) that does service projects. A popular summer program is coordinated with Clay CEC to provide educational and special interest activities.


Friedens Haus Senior Services
1908 Newhouse St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/421-0307
Friedens Haus Senior Services serves the Hyde Park area. The program delivered its first hot meal in January 1998 and now serves 64 elderly residents. Twelve people visit and call on the elderly and look for problems with taking medicine, keeping the house clean, or any signs of elder abuse. Eleven workers from Friedens Haus also go to elders' homes and help with cleaning, bathing, and shopping. A study completed by St. Louis University's Geriatric Department shows that the program has improved participants' nutrition and decreased their depression.


FUTURES Program
3545 Lindell    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/877-2404
The FUTURES program offers orientation and assessment services to determine an individual's capacity to obtain employment. It also provides education, training, and job search services, day care, and transportation assistance. Must be recipient of AFDC. Helps AFDC individuals obtain the education, training, and employment needed to become self-sufficient. Supportive services, day care, transportation, and work-related expenses are provided to FUTURES participants.


Gardenville Community Center
6651 Gravois Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/481-7773
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/gardenville/
The purpose of Gardenville Community Center is to enhance the quality of life and provide community services, recreation and a variety of other services for the residents and businesses of the community within its boundaries. The center is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian community organization. Gardenville Community Center programs include Bridge club, crocheting and quilting, senior-citizen dance and exercise programs, food pantry, community library, Gardenville Arts Council, Gravois Senior Center, Greater St. Louis Horseshoe Club, a Head Start program, Kung-Fu, the Loyalty Day parade, Missouri State Retirees, Pinochle, power engineers school, the Princeton Heights Neighborhood Association, the Sons of Union Veterans, St. Louis Irish Arts, a mini-branch post office, and a WIC program. Gardenville Community Center is housed in the former Gardenville School at Gravois and Kingshighway. The Center received Community Development Administration funds in recent years to replace the roof of the school building.


George Washington Carver House
3035 Bell Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/652-8485
The Carver House neighborhood center provides services to youth, families and adults in the Covenant Blu area. Crisis Services provides counseling, food, financial assistance, information and referrals. Youth operate an in-house radio station (WCH Radio Program). Carver House received Community Development Administration-funding for capital improvements and for a proposal to rehabilitate an adjacent carriage house to expand its programming, and for accessibility improvements.


Girls Inc. of St. Louis #2
2631 Ohio Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/771-0044
Girls, Incorporated is a United Way-funded mentoring program for girls and young women ages 4 to 18. The Fox Park site focus is helping girls of all racial, religious and economic backgrounds grow and work together through daily educational, recreational and personal development.


Girls, Inc. of St. Louis #1
4324 Margaretta Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/385-8088
Girls, Incorporated is a United Way-funded mentoring program for girls and young women ages 4 to 18. Programs are designed to help girls develop confidence and self-esteem, attain skills, set goals and achieve a sense of responsibility. Girls, Inc. offers structured age appropriate programs in four areas: educational enhancement, cultural arts, sports and personal development in an attempt to encourage girls to raise aspirations and realize their potential..


Good Samaritan Center
2108 Russell    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/772-7720
The Good Samaritan Center offers stabilization and resettlement services for homeless families coming out of the shelter system. Services include transitional housing, case work training, support groups, life skills, follow-up, and referrals. Clients must be at least 18 years of age, have a family or children living with them, employable, and willing to work at their resettlement.


Grace Chapel Ministries
1230 California    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/995-5013
Grace Chapel Ministries provides emergency and transitional housing for men, food pantry, clothing for homeless, permanent housing assistance, job placement, and transportation assistance for health services. The services are for adult male homeless clients with no serious chemical dependency problems.


Grace Hill Neighborhood Services
2600 Hadley St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/241-2200
Grace Hill is a major anchor for the near Northside of St. Louis, and offers services in areas throughout the metropolitan area. Grace Hill provides emergency services, employment services, counseling, youth programs, elderly services, health/dental care and health care for the homeless.


Grace Hill Neighborhood Services
2600 Hadley St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/241-2200
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/gracehill.html
When Grace Hill opened its doors in 1903, it served a small neighborhood in North St. Louis. Today its service areas include 11 far reaching disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the City of St. Louis and in St. Louis and St. Charles counties. Linking those 11 locations and Grace Hill's services is the Member Organized Resource Exchange (MORE) system, the foundation for program service delivery and training at Grace Hill. MORE brings neighbors together to work on common problems. It is based on the conviction that everyone has something to offer, and that neighborhoods can be strengthened and neighbors empowered by drawing on the resources within themselves. One of the programs it offers is the Grace Hill Career Centers which offer low-income adults the support and encouragement they need to find and keep employment. Most of the participants are women who are heads of households. In a 15-hour orientation, neighbors learn how to write a resume, handle an interview, and adapt their lifestyle to maintain employment. Participants may continue the program to complete a GED, develop a six-month work plan, or increase literacy competency.


Grace Hill Neighborhood Services: Grace Hill Family Center
2600 Hadley    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/539-9590
Grace Hill Family Center offers Residential Treatment Services for substance-abusing pregnant and post-partum women and their children. Qualifications include: 1) Homeless or in imminent danger of being homeless; 2) Pregnant or post-partum women with at least one child; 3) Have a history of substance abuse; 4) Missouri resident, 18 years or older, willing to participate in smoking cessation program, if a smoker.


Grace Hill Neighborhood Services: MORE Transitional Housing Program
3815 North 20th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/539-9659
Grace Hill provides transitional housing and emergency assistance (when funds are available) for single women and mothers. Clients must meet several criteria, including 1.) being homeless or in imminent danger of becoming homeless; 2.) having no more than two small children; 3.) having income or being eligible to receive income assistance; and 4.) being willing to participate in self-help activities (i.e., employment, training or GED classes).


Grace Hill Patch Neighborhood Center
7925 Minnesota Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/638-0150
The Patch Neighborhood Center provides services to the residents of far south St. Louis. The Girl Friend Social Club is a social program created to enrich the lives of the neighborhood girls with better self-esteem. The club offers Educational classes and speakers along with fun activities such as a dance group provided. Participants must live in 63111 zip code area.


Grand Oak Hill Community Corporation
4168 Juniata Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/865-5530
stlouis.missouri.org/towergrovesouth/goh.htm
The Grand Oak Hill Community Corporation was formed for the following charitable, developmental, and educational purposes: to maintain a strong, cohesive and viable residential and business community; to maintain and enhance residential and business property values in the area; to encourage and help retain the "community spirit" of the area; to inform residents within the area of the potential problems affecting the community and to work with them to solve those problems; and to acquire, rehabilitate and redevelop properties within the community.


Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone
1015 Locust St., Suite 1030    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
In January 1999, The Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone was established. It encompasses approximately 13 square miles and includes parts of two states, three counties, three municipalities, and 22 census tracts. It also includes three industrial developable sites not located within the Zone's boundaries. The goals, strategies, and projects are designed to foster significant economic opportunity in the most distressed parts of the region. Projects exist in five distinct categories: business development, workforce development, commercial/industrial development, neighborhood/community development, and tax incentive utilization programs.


Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone Management Corporation
1015 Locust, Ste. 1030    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
www.focus-stl.org/zone
In 1998, the St. Louis/East St.Louis/Wellston area was named as a new Empowerment Zone. $100 million has been awarded, but only $10 million allocated by Congress to stimulate investment, create jobs, expand businesses, and provide support for the community. The Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone represents a collaborative effort that has not only bridged the river, but also renewed a spirit of regional cooperation.


Greater Ville Historic Development Corporation
4206 W. Kennerly    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/534-8015
stlouis.missouri.org/ville/neigh.htm
The Ville is situated just northwest of downtown St. Louis, and covers a roughly 9 x 5 block area. The Corporation's service area takes in most of the Greater Ville neighborhood and the entirety of the Ville neighborhood. The Corporation's program was developed to combat physical deterioration in the area through housing rehabilitation. The Corporation also provides housing related services and referrals, encouraging housing development, home ownership, and home improvement. It has been active in promoting the development of the Ville neighborhood historical monument, and promoting retail development.


Greeley Community Center
2240 St. Louis Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/241-0104
Greeley Community Center is located next door to Greeley Presbyterian Church in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. Community assistance includes food, clothing, utility assistance, etc. Greeley also offers summer tutorial day camp, Head Start, youth career development, and Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts.


Guardian Angel Settlement Association
1022 St. Ange St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/231-3188
Guardian Angel is a family support center that offers Day Care & Day Camp for children. Guardian Angel is accredited to licensed full day care. Limited social services and an educational curriculum are offered. Guardian Angel operates the "Earth Angels" program that provides arts and environmental education to school-aged children residing on the near Southside.


Habitat for Humanity St. Louis
1024 South Vandeventer Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/371-0400
www.habitat.org
Habitat for Humanity provides home ownership opportunities for low-income families with the following qualifications: total family income must be $10-25,000/yr., the head of household must be a St. Louis resident for one year, and no Section 8 is used. The Habitat St. Louis program has been active in the Forest Park Southeast, Ville, and Hamilton Heights neighborhoods. Habitat building blitzes involve people from all walks of life, including the future home owners, who are required to invest "sweat equity" into their new homes. Habitat also operates "ReStore," a construction material resale shop.


Hamilton Elementary Community Education Center
5819 Westminster Pl.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-6996
Activities include GED preparation, recreational fitness, hobbies and craft programs for all ages. The center has neighborhood planning and stabilization programs.


Hamilton Heights Neighborhood Organization
5500 Natural Bridge Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63120
314/389-3363
stlouis.missouri.org/hamiltonheights
Hamilton Heights is bounded by Martin Luther King Drive on the northeast, the city limits on the northwest, Page Avenue on the south, and Union Boulevard on the east. The neighborhood organization also services nearby parts of the Wells/Goodfellow neighborhood. The organization provides safe, sanitary affordable housing for low- and very low-income families within or desiring to locate in the area by reclaiming vacant housing units through rehabilitation.


Harris House
8327 South Broadway    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Saint Louis, MO 63111
314/631-4299
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/harrishouse
The Harris House is a transitional center which helps alcoholics over the age of 21 become functioning, productive members of society. The House provides a structured environment during the recovery period that averages two to six months.


Haven of Grace
1133 Benton St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/621-6507
Haven of Grace assists homeless, pregnant women with shelter, goal-setting, education, employment, parenting, household management, and permanent residence.


HDC Division of Family Services Low-Income Energy Assistance Program
1501 Locust    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/340-7600
This HDC programs provides one monetary benefit per heating season to help with current heating costs. Low-income city and county residents who are incurring heat costs in their own name are eligible.


HDC Energy Crisis Intervention Program
4548 Martin Luther King Dr.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/535-7607
The ECIP provides crisis energy assistance. Services include financial assistance for gas, electricity, oil, and kerosene. Services are for residents of the City and Wellston.


Helena Hatch Special Care Center for Women
4570 Children's Place    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/747-2273
www.tmg-web.com/resource/pdf_helena.htm
The Center exists to provide total primary and specialized care for women who are infected with HIV. This includes addressing their physical and psychosocial needs by an expert team of health professionals. Physicians from the Washington University School of Medicine provide care for the women at the Center.


Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club (see Neighborhood Facilities) Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club provides a safe, fun environment for youth to develop skills, friendships and values. Herbert Hoover programs are managed by a professional staff dedicated to offering youth a sense of belonging, usefulness, competence, and power or influence. The programs and services are designed to help youth grow physically, mentally, and emotionally.


Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis
2901 North Grand Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/652-8300
www.hhbgc.org
Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club provides a safe, fun environment for youth to develop skills, friendships and values. Programs are managed by a professional staff dedicated to offering youth a sense of belonging, usefulness, competence, and power or influence. Programs and services are designed to help youth grow physically, mentally, and emotionally. Herbert Hoover operates an open door policy and welcomes children from all backgrounds and experiences. Supervision is provided inside the Club facility, on Club grounds and while members are on approved Club outings. Membership is required to use the facility.


Hi-Pointe Center
6020 Southwest Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/781-1617
The Hi-Pointe Center is a Community Development Administration-funded program that distributes food, provides health screenings, assists elderly residents with circuit breaker tax deduction form preparation, and provides social service referrals to area residents. The center also distributes grass seed and provides a variety of specific health services.


Historic Restoration, Inc. (HRI)
714 Locust St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/621-6844
Headquartered in New Orleans, HRI will be designing and building the Marriott Renaissance 1,000 room Convention Headquarters Hotel in partnership with the City of St. Louis.


Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis (HBA)
10104 Old Olive St. Rd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63141
314/994-7700
www.stlhba.com
The Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis began in 1934 when seven builders started the Builder's Guild. In the sixty-plus years since, the HBA has grown to more than 1,100 members and is one of the most active local building industry associations across the country. It covers the geographic areas of St. Louis City and the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Warren, Lincoln, and Washington.


Home Services, Inc.
3755 Forest Park Pky.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/ 531-9779
stlouis.missouri.org/development/houseProgs/senior.html
Home Services (formerly Senior Home Security) is a federally funded, independent non-profit organization. It lends the elderly and disabled homeowners a helping hand to make minor repairs with plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and guttering repairs. The organization also makes safety and security improvements and provides energy and weatherization services. A growing portion of the operation is the addition of ramps and other accessibility modifications.


Homeless Resource Bank
1000 N. 19th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106-3515
314/231-1515
The Homeless Resource Bank provides in-kind contributions received from public free-of-charge to shelters and support agencies, solicits volunteers, and matches volunteers with specific shelters and agencies according to their needs. The Resource Bank provides some direct seasonal services to homeless persons. Shelters and support agencies receiving assistance through this program must be active members of the Homeless Services Network or the St. Louis County Service Providers.


Hope House
1611 Hodiamont Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/382-3801
Hope House offers 50 transitional housing apartments for homeless families, comprehensive social services, family development, vocational and educational counseling, housing placement assistance, on-site living skills classes, and day care center. Clients must be prior St. Louis City residents and in a shelter for 15-30 days or referred by Housing Resource Center. After completing a comprehensive screening, the average stay is 12 months.


Housing Comes First (HCF)
5300 Delmar Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-2993
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/hcf/
HCF is a Missouri citizens' coalition working to preserve housing and neighborhoods for people with low and moderate incomes. The mission of HCF is to prevent homelessness by preserving low- and moderate-income housing. HCF networks nationally with: the Center for Community Change, the National Alliance of HUD Tenants, the Corporation for National Service, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and the Public Housing Residents' National Organizing Campaign.


Housing Options Provided for the Elderly, Inc. (H.O.P.E.)
4265 Shaw Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/776-0155
H.O.P.E. counsels persons 60 years of age and older concerning most any kind of housing problem they may be experiencing. H.O.P.E. neither owns nor manages housing, only counsels.


Housing Resource Center
2627 Ohio St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/771-2273
The Housing Resource Center provides centralized, comprehensive housing assistance for families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The focus is on prevention, but when prevention is not possible, emergency shelter placement and post-shelter placement is provided. Services include intake, assessment, and screening. Clients must be City residents (based on last permanent address).


Human Development Corporation (HDC)
929 N. Spring Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/613-2200
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/hdc
The mission of the Human Development Corporation is to provide a range of services that assist low-income individuals and families to gain skills, knowledge, and motivation to become self-sufficient and revitalize the community. HDC is the official "Community Action Agency" for St. Louis City and Wellston, Missouri. Since its inception in 1964, the agency has dedicated its existence to the development of human dignity and self-sufficiency.


Human Development Corporation (HDC) (see General Organizations) HDC employment programs include: Employment Edge Placement Program - Provides job placement and individual counseling to match job openings to clients' skills, experience, and interests. Employment Edge Assistance Program - Employment Edge Assistance (Job Club) provides an intensive three week job search course on how to prepare for, look for, and ultimately obtain employment. Transportation assistance is available. Young Adult Opportunity Program - The Young Adult Opportunity Program is designed to create new employment opportunities for young adults (ages 18-35) who have limited access to stable employment in the City of St. Louis or Wellston. The program offers a comprehensive range of education, counseling, skills training, employability development services, and on-the-job training/placement.


Independence Center
4380 West Pine Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/533-4380
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/independence.html
Independence Center seeks to provide 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. Independence Center's two internationally recognized Clubhouses are based on the philosophy that people are at their best when they are needed, wanted, and expected. Membership in the Clubhouse is voluntary and is available to men and women 18 years of age who have serious and persistent mental illness. The Clubhouses offer employment experiences in regular places of business, as an integral part of the rehabilitation program. The Center places a high priority on employment because most members list it as a major goal.


International Institute of St. Louis
3800 Park Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/773-9090
www.iistl.org/
Since 1919, the International Institute has been helping people in the St. Louis area from around the world become self-sufficient St. Louisans. Institute staff and volunteers annually help almost 3,000 immigrants and refugees from more than 40 countries. Job placement staff counseled, oriented and placed 95 percent of their registrants in jobs during this past year. This high job placement rate is made possible by an extensive city-wide network of receptive employers, developed and carefully maintained by department staff. Skills training, job search preparation, and work place orientation are provided through various local, state, and federal grants.


Jeff-Vander-Lou, Inc.
2754 Bacon St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/534-3530
Jeff-Vander-Lou, Inc. provides elderly, disabled, and low- to moderate-income families with housing services. The service area includes the 63118 and 63104 ZIP codes.


Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corporation (JPHRC)
5031 Northrup    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/664-5051
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/petersen
The late Justine Petersen was a leader in developing special mortgages for first-time homebuyers in St. Louis. JPHRC's programs are modeled after the plan Ms. Petersen created with local banks and community development organizations. At JPHRC, the goal is to help families and individuals reach their goals. They do so by helping low- and moderate-income families and individuals buy homes and build financial assets for the long term. JPHRC also helps low- and moderate-income families establish Individual Development Accounts, matched savings accounts to use when saving for home improvement, home repairs, education, or starting a business.


Kingdom House
1321 S. 11th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/421-0400
www.kingdomhouse.org/
Kingdom House is a social service agency that has been serving residents of the Near Southside of Saint Louis since 1902. Its building facilities and staff resources are directed toward organizing groups of residents to develop resources to meet their needs, problems, and mutual concerns. Of prime concern is the provision of social and community services for families, children and individuals under stress, including child care, and direct material relief. Kingdom House is sponsored by the United Methodist Church and is a United Way agency. Kingdom House is a neighborhood social service center providing after school program, teen clubs, scouts, summer day camp, volunteer programs. A $3.00 family registration fee is required. The Near Southside Employment Coalition is based at Kingdom House. The Grace Hill Business and Career Center is also located at Kingdom House.


Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA)
St. Louis Development Corporation, Ste. 1200, 1015 Locust St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org/development/orgs/sldc/LCRA.html
LCRA assembles, purchases, develops and sells property, for any purpose, in areas designated by the Board of Aldermen. It may issue revenue bonds and acquire property, using the power of eminent domain, if necessary, when negotiations prove unsuccessful. It also plays a role in managing City parking facilities and garages. LCRA has owned and/or managed several parking lots and parking garages in the downtown area.


Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc.
917 Locust, 7th Floor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/421-6474
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/landmarks
Landmarks is the oldest and largest not-for-profit organization in Missouri. Incorporated in 1959, its mission is to preserve, enhance, and promote St. Louis' architectural heritage and to encourage sound planning and good contemporary design. With over 1100 members, an active board of directors, and a paid executive director, Landmarks is the primary advocate for the historic built environment of St. Louis.


Lemay Center for Composite Technology of GLCC, Inc. (LCCT)
9417 South Broadway, Suite 100    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63125
314/544-5228
www.glcc.org
The Center of Excellence for Composites Technology was established in 1990 by the Manufacturing Technology Office in the Office of Naval Research to provide a national resource for the development and dissemination of composites manufacturing technology to defense contractors and subcontractors. The Technology Transfer Centers and Cells, of which LCCT is one of three national sites, are state-of-the-art market facilities. They provide composites and composites-related manufacturers with the opportunity to attend demonstrations, manufacture parts and participate in hands-on training, thereby enhancing performance in today's competitive marketplace. LCCT plans to appropriate on-site supervision, technical support and training for a new prototype home to be constructed in the Bohemian Hill Redevelopment area through the St. Louis All-Composite Training Project.


Long (Bevo-Long) Middle Community Education Center
5028 Morganford Rd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/353-1034
The center offers a variety of after-school and evening educational, recreational and vocational programs for youth and adults. This includes latchkey, GED, all day preschool and parenting classes. English as a Second Language (ESL), tutoring, music, fitness, languages, computer classes and more for adults are offered. Bevo-Long also hosts a community library facility.


Magdala Foundation
4158 Lindell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/652-6004
Originally a residential treatment center for female offenders, Magdala is now a broad-based agency that serves men, women and children with a variety of social service needs. Its substance abuse program emphasizes helping the client and family to identify and resolve problems through constructive alternatives.


Manufacturers Association of the City of St. Louis
P.O. Box 78452    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63178
The Manufacturers Association represents 76 manufacturing small-business enterprises located within the city limits of St. Louis.


Marquette YMCA
314 N. Broadway    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/436-7070
www.ymcastlouis.org/
The YMCA branch at the Marquette Building opened in anticipation of greater needs in the downtown community in 1987, as a satellite facility of the Downtown YMCA. The state-of-the-art facility is located on the third and fourth floors of the Marquette Building. The remainder of the building is currently being renovated for luxury apartments. The Downtown and Marquette YMCAs were merged in 1990. Marquette YMCA facilities include: Indoor Track, Nautilus Equipment, Free Weight Equipment, Cardiovascular Equipment, Locker Rooms, Steam Room, Whirlpool, and Sauna.


Martin Luther King Community Center
1437 Laurel St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/389-9246
The Martin Luther King Community Center has been an exciting addition to the Hamilton Heights community since 1996. The Union West Community Corporation is the lead agency in the Martin Luther King Community Center. Union West works with various agencies located in the community center to provide recreation, parenting, community building, values, computers, job training, video training, family support, youth mentoring, teen leadership and tutoring.


Mathews-Dickey Boys Club
4245 N. Kingshighway    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/382-5952
stlouis.missouri.org/penrose/commres.htm
Mathews-Dickey programs consist of recreation, sports, social and cultural education designed to serve youth ages 5 - 19 by teaching respect, responsibility and restraint, building character and the basics of math, reading and spelling. The Mathews-Dickey Boys Club began in 1959 with a meeting between Martin L. Mathews and Hubert "Dickey" Ballentine, each a coach of a neighborhood baseball team. The two men then began to organize additional athletic teams, their goal being to keep boys on the playing field and off the street. As the number of players grew, Mathews and Ballentine secured a small storefront building to serve as a club house. The present facility built in 1981 covers 12 acres of ground and houses athletic, recreational, educational, and cultural-enrichment activities, along with offices meeting spaces and classrooms. The club began programs for girls in 1986 offering education, arts and culture, personal development and athletics. Today the club serves more than 40,000 youth, ages 6 to 18, from throughout the St. Louis region.


Mathews-Dickey Boys Club (see Neighborhood Facilities)

McCormack House at Westminster Place
3915 Olive St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/531-8844
McCormack House, a 96-unit complex, is the first apartment facility in the metropolitan area to offer such services as meals and limited medical attention for low- and moderate-income senior citizens. The apartment complex provides services for residents who might need help with dressing, bathing, and taking medication. It is designed for elderly who wish to stay independent and not live in a nursing home.


McRee Town Neighborhood Association
1633 Tower Grove Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/771-1328
stlouis.missouri.org/mcreetown
McRee Town is the area bounded on the west by Vandeventer, on the north by Chouteau, on the east by 39th Street, and on the south by Interstate 44. The neighborhood association has a program to combat physical deterioration in the neighborhood through renovation and rehabilitation. It offers housing related services and referrals, and offers programs encouraging home ownership and affordable housing for low-moderate income residents.


Memory and Aging Project Satellite (MAPS)
St. Louis Area Agency on Aging, 634 N. Grand    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/ 658-158
The MAPS of the Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center was developed to meet the medical, social, and housing needs of minority and medically underserved elders with cognitive impairments. MAPS, located in the offices of SLAAA, provides multidisciplinary outreach, as well as home-based diagnosis, treatment, and case management. It differs from most other satellite programs in that it seeks to provide service to individuals who do not voluntarily seek help for dementia.


Metropolis Saint Louis
P.O. Box 8735    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/206-3246
www.mstl.org
The mission of Metropolis Saint Louis is to create and promote an environment in the City of St. Louis that attracts and retains young people. Founded in April 1997 by 45 St. Louisans in their twenties and thirties, Metropolis is now nearly 1,000 strong. Metropolis is a project-based, member-driven organization built around five project groups: leadership, living environment, perception, policy, and social events. Noteworthy projects have included "The Walk," an effort to support downtown bars and restaurants in the evening hours; "The Lot," a series of concerts on a downtown parking lot; the Metropolis Forum, a leadership training program; and an alliance with Bryan Hill Elementary School.


Metropolitan Employment and Rehabilitation Service (MERS)
1727 Locust St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/241-3464
www.mers.org
MERS provides several employment programs for individuals who are disabled including job training and placement for persons involved in or completing drug treatment programs, welfare to work programs, job training opportunities for persons who are disabled, sheltered employment, and vocational rehabilitation.


Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)
2000 Hampton Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/ 768-6200
www.msd.st-louis.mo.us
MSD, an independent public agency, is responsible for sewers, sewage treatment, and the drainage of rainwater from 524 square miles of St. Louis City and St. Louis County. To carry out these tasks, it maintains a $6.5 billion network of pipes, improved creeks, drainage canals, and treatment plants.


Metropolitan St. Louis AIDS Program
634 N. Grand Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/658-1159
www.stlplanningcouncil.org/index.htm
To meet the need of low-income HIV/Aids affected individuals, assistance will be provided to those agencies most effective in serving poor and under-served populations. Services will be funded based upon an objective assessment of needs, taking into account the direct input of people directly affected by HIV/AIDS. Housing Assistance is available to eligible clients for transitional housing and rental assistance. The subsidy program varies based on the client's income and need. The Transitional Housing Program grants access to approximately $2,400 to $2,600 per year.


Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council (EHOC)
1027 South Vandeventer Avenue, Fourth Floor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/ 534-5800
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/ehoc
EHOC seeks to ensure equal access to housing for all people through education, counseling, investigation and enforcement. They are the only private, not-for-profit fair housing enforcement agency working to end illegal housing discrimination. They serve anyone in the Missouri counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, Jefferson, as well as the City of St. Louis; and in the Illinois counties of St. Clair, Madison, and Monroe.


Missouri Care Options (MCO) Program
Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Aging, P.O. Box 1337    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573/ 751-3082
The MCO Program was started in 1994 by the Missouri Department of Social Services Division of Aging. The program was established to inform individuals of available long-term care options and moderate the growth of state-funded nursing facility placements. Alternatives such as in-home care or a community setting are provided if the individual meets the program guidelines. In 1998, the MCO program received 2,403 referrals from the City of St. Louis.


Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network
4236 Lindell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/531-1412
The network serves as a connection for eight child day care associations operating in the state of Missouri.


Missouri Department of Corrections
St. Louis Community Release Center, 1621 North First Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/877-0300
www.corrections.state.mo.us
The Department of Corrections is a law enforcement agency dedicated to public safety. Its responsibility is to administer the punishment set by the court at sentencing. The punishment must promote the longest lasting public safety at the lowest cost to taxpayers. Control of offenders sentenced to prison and probation or on parole is achieved by classification and supervision strategies appropriate to custody and community supervision. The St. Louis Community Release Center provides supervision, treatment programming, and intervention services for up to 500 offenders in their reintegration into the community as responsible citizens. It provides community service hours for offenders in many St. Louis agencies.


Missouri Department of Economic Development
301 West High Street, P.O. Box 1157    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573/751-4962
www.ecodev.state.mo.us
It is the vision of the Department of Economic Development to be a recognized leader in making Missouri a world-class place to live and work. Its mission is to create and sustain economic security and opportunity, foster livable communities, and ensure the high quality of essential services. It is also to develop, enhance and support a trained, highly skilled and flexible workforce dedicated to life-long learning, continuous, improvement and the realization of economic aspirations; and the research, development and transfer of technologies tailored to meet the needs of Missouri's economy.


Missouri Department of Health
220 South Jefferson Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/877-2800
www.health.state.mo.us
The mission of the Missouri Department of Health is to protect and preserve the health of the population of the state of Missouri. The Department is interested in stronger community-based partnerships with diverse representation from public and private entities to improve the health of Missourians. They work closely with the local City public health agencies in the City of St. Louis to help develop assessment-based, locally focused health interventions.


Missouri Department of Health-Bureau of AIDS Prevention
Two Campbell Plaza, Suite 200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/877-2835
The Bureau provides care coordination services to any person who is HIV-positive; locates, coordinates and facilitates access to available services; will perform evaluation/assessment for the Medicaid AIDS Waiver Program; disburses HRSA monies; and offers a wide variety of programs, each with individual requirements. The Bureau participates in care coordination for HIV-positive persons, through referral to an agency which provides the needed service and follow-up to see if access has been gained. Staff are available to do educational presentations on AIDS prevention.


Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
1706 E. Elm, P. O. Box 687    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573/ 751-4122
www.modmh.state.mo.us/ada
The Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse plans and funds prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs. This division was established within the department in 1975 and it became a statutory entity with passage of the Omnibus Mental Health Act in 1980. It provides funding for prevention, outpatient, residential, and detoxification services to community-based programs that work with communities to develop and implement comprehensive coordinated plans. The division provides technical assistance to these agencies and operates a certification program that sets standards for treatment programs, qualified professionals, and alcohol and drug related educational programs. Three of its largest programs are CSTAR, the Missouri Community 2000 Program, and SATOP (Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program).


Missouri Department of Mental Health-Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Eastern Region
5400 Arsenal    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/877-0370
www.modmh.state.mo.us
This is the local headquarters for the state agency. Both Web sites link to the same data.


Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Quality, Solid Waste Management Program, P. O. Box 176    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573/751-5401
www.dnr.state.mo.us/deq/swmp/homeswmp.htm
The Solid Waste Management Program works to help Missourians and Missouri businesses properly manage their solid waste to protect public health and the environment. Through the combined efforts of citizens, industry and government, the state can continue to increase the recovery of solid waste. Reducing the amount of solid waste generated that is destined for landfills continues to be a primary goal of the program.


Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Division of Environmental Quality, Air Pollution Control Program, P. O. Box 176    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Jefferson City, MO 65102
1-800-334-6946
www.dnr.state.mo.us/air.htm
The mission of DNR is to maintain the purity of Missouri's air to protect the health, general welfare and property of the people. The Air Pollution Control Program has 5.2 million "customers." Whether an urban citizen or someone far removed from other people, everyone who lives in Missouri needs and deserves clean air.


Missouri Department of Social Services-Division of Aging
Wainwright Building, 4th Floor, 111 North 7th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/340-7360
www.dss.state.mo.us/da/da.htm
Missouri Division of Aging serves as a central agency to coordinate all matters relating to the lives of older Missourians. Among its goals for Missouri seniors are: to improve quality of life; to assure the maintenance of personal dignity; and to protect their basic rights. Division services are: support for seniors and for persons with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 59; immediate assistance to the above-mentioned persons who encounter abuse, neglect or exploitation; and safeguards for residents in long-term care facilities.


Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT)
(local office) 1590 Woodlake Drive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Chesterfield, MO 63017
314/340-4100
MODOT District Six (the St. Louis Metro District) serves the City of St. Louis and four surrounding counties. MODOT is responsible for maintaining interstate highways and parts of a few arterial streets in the City of St. Louis. MODOT has been actively involved in various projects in the City, including the I-70 reconstruction, proposals to cover the depressed lanes of I-70 downtown, and planning for the future Mississippi River Bridge near Madison Street. MODOT is also involved in conducting Major Transportation Investment Analyses (MTIAs) with East-West Gateway Coordinating Council for various transportation-related projects.


Missouri Division of Family Services Energy Assistance Program
1430 Olive St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/340-7600
The Energy Assistance Program gives grants to qualified applicants during the heating season.


Missouri Energy Care
2758 Wyoming    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/773-5900
Missouri Energy Care distributes heaters and blankets and refers clients to agencies that help clients with paying delinquent utility bills or help clients apply for state assistance.


Missouri Goodwill Industries
4140 Forest Park Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/652-6122
www.goodwill.org/localweb/mostlo.htm
The mission of Goodwill Industries is to empower people with disabilities and other special needs to achieve their vocational goal. The primary function of Goodwill is job training. To support its job training operations, Goodwill operates thrift stores including two located in the City of St. Louis.


Missouri Goodwill Industries
4140 Forest Park Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/371-6320 ext.233
www.goodwill.org/localweb/mostlo.htm
Missouri Goodwill services include supported employment, psycho-social services, rehabilitation engineering, vocational evaluation, work adjustment, and occupational skills training, including hospitality, retail, housekeeping, clerical, word processing, data entry and programming.


Missouri Housing Development Corporation (MHDC)
3435 Broadway    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Kansas City, MO 64111
816/759- 6600
www.mhdc.com
The 75th Missouri General Assembly established MHDC in 1969. Since that time, MHDC has encouraged and assisted in the production of affordable rental housing and provided homeownership opportunities for thousands of families. The mission of MHDC remains to provide quality, safe, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income citizens of Missouri.


Mobile Outreach c/o St. Patrick Center
1200 N. 6th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/621-1259
The Mobile Outreach is a crisis intervention van that patrols the streets in an effort to contact homeless persons and connect them to long-term services.


Monsanto YMCA
5555 Page Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-4646
www.ymcastlouis.org/
The Monsanto YMCA offers health, fitness, strength training, recreation and education for youth, adults and senior citizens. The facility includes a swimming pool, nautilus room, indoor walk track, full court gym, steam and sauna rooms, kitchen and a six acre open grounds area with an outdoor pool. In addition to the sports programs, youth development includes after-school tutoring, literacy, summer day camp, camper-ships to Camp Lakewood, youth enhancement and skills development programs, latchkey and a licensed child care facility. The Monsanto YMCA operates an after-school care for children 5 to 15, at the Washington Montessori School. The YMCA also services: Clark, Cook, Mitchell, and Emerson, and three Montessori schools: Euclid, Ridge, and Washington. The Monsanto YMCA is a state licensed child care program that operates in the morning from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the afternoons. The Monsanto Family YMCA on Page Boulevard, and its predecessors - the Pine Street, Page Park and City North branches - share a remarkable history. Over the course of a century in North St. Louis, the YMCA has educated and inspired young leaders, housed and fed U.S. Army troops, started Camp Rivercliff, established a public affairs forum and created the Page-Park Junior Kindergarten School, which was a prototype for the national Head Start program. Since the current facility opened in 1981 and was renamed to recognize a generous contribution by the Monsanto Company, the Monsanto Family YMCA has become a national model for what not-for-profit organizations can do to address family needs in the inner city. By providing a safe haven for youth, an excellent preschool child care program and a means for uniting neighbors and neighborhoods, the YMCA is a large part of community life in North St. Louis. In 1998, the YMCA Performing Arts Center on Clay Street, which opened in 1996, became part of the Monsanto Family YMCA branch. The center houses the YMCA Boys Choir, modeled after the Harlem Boys Choir, a computer and learning resource facility, and programs from Positive Steps dancing to tumbling and moret


Mother's Way Career Counseling (MWCC)
3439 Park Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/771-7755
MWCC is a multi-service, employment and counsulting organization. The organization was formed by five African-American women with a goal of providing social services in the community while also developing economic opportunities. The mission of MWCC is three-fold: 1) to empower low-income individuals to seek and secure economic opportunities; 2) to develop and create opportunities that provide avenues of access to economic parity for low-income individuals; and 3) to provide information and resources to the African-American community that will strengthen and support the sustainability of our communities. Through its first year in operation, MWCC has placed 320 TANF participants in jobs.


Municipal Information Systems, Inc.
2665 Scott Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/533-2320
www.misi.org
This company develops technology-based solutions for the nonprofit community. It developed software used by the City to operate its automated homeless intake and assessment system.


National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA)-St. Louis Area
1723 Pennsylvania    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/664-7550
NCADA is a private, nonprofit, community health agency serving the St. Louis metropolitan area as a central resource and information clearinghouse on alcohol and other drug use, abuse, and addiction. They provide information, education, assessment, referral, prevention and intervention services. NCADA is an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, a member agency of the United Way of Greater St. Louis, a certified prevention agency and Community 2000 Support Center of the Missouri Department of Mental Health. NCADA receives funding from the United Way, St. Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees Department of Mental Health, Department of Economic Development, and Youth Opportunities Program. NCADA prevention staff serves over 75,000 people annually.


National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Ave, NW    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Washington, DC 20036
800/944-6847
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, chartered by Congress in 1949, is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable. It fights to save historic buildings and the neighborhoods and landscapes they anchor. The Trust works with thousands of local community groups nationwide.


Near Southside Employment Coalition (NSEC)
1321 S. 11th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/421-0400
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/nsec.html
NSEC is people working together for a better community. It was formed and incorporated as a non-profit agency in 1983 by several churches and agencies serving the population of low-income housing developments and surrounding areas on the near south side of the City of St. Louis. These agencies and churches pooled their resources in an effort to address the primary problem of the community -- unemployment. The goal of NSEC is to reduce or eliminate unemployment on the near south side by: developing job referral relationships with employers across the metropolitan area; screening and referring qualified applicants for available positions; providing job skills through training at various locations; training for job readiness and motivation; and working to reduce artificial barriers to employment such as travel to jobs. NSEC has trained more than 420 persons in Automated Office Skills and the Construction Trades. More than 1500 people have been placed in jobs.


Neighborhood Housing Services of St. Louis, Inc. (NHS)
4156 Manchester Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/533-0600
stlouis.missouri.org/development/houseProgs/NHS.html
NHS administers the Code Enforcement Revolving Loan Program, which offers low-interest loans to low-income homeowners who have been cited by the Building Division to make exterior code repairs. The maximum loan is $6,000. Repayment may be waived for elderly and/or handicapped persons. NHS also administers the High Risk Revolving Loan Program, which offers low interest rates to homeowners in the Fox Park and Tower Grove East neighborhoods (Wards 7 and 9).


Neighborhood Stabilization Team (NST)
City Hall, Room 418, 1200 Market Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/ 622-4628
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/nst
The NST serves as a catalyst for bringing together autonomous City departments, the police, and neighborhood residents to solve neighborhood problems. There are 27 Neighborhood Stabilization Officers (NSOs), who serve all 79 City of St. Louis neighborhoods, and a six-member administrative team. This City department has a $1.9 million budget. The Citizens' Service Bureau (CSB) is an arm of NST where residents can request action from City departments. Nine customer service representatives at the CSB respond to more than 100,000 calls and initiate 85,000 work orders annually. In addition, the NST co-sponsors a number of programs with Operation SafeStreet.


New Life Evangelistic Center (NLEC)
1411 Locust    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/421-3020
NLEC provides Christian outreach ministry to meet mental, physical, and spiritual needs of the City's endangered residents. Among its services are: 24-hour hotlines, counseling, overnight emergency shelters at three locations (singles, men only, women only and families), rental/mortgage assistance, women's services, utility assistance, transitional housing programs and shelters.


Northside AIDS Outreach Project
3540 Marcus Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/389-6817
The Project offers information, counseling, and a variety of supportive services to persons who are HIV-positive, including homeless, have AIDS-related conditions (ARC) or AIDS. Services are also available to family, friends, etc. of persons who are homeless. The Project is designed to assist low-income and indigent minority clients.


Northside Community Center
4120 Maffitt Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/531-4161
The Northside Community Center reaches out to community members in the northern part of St. Louis, especially in the Greater Ville and Ville neighborhoods. As a United Way member agency with a holistic approach to service delivery, Northside Community Center offers services to neighborhood clients in three major program areas: elderly, housing, and children/youth. Its youth department offers several services, including job training, a parent support group, food pantry, social service referrals, delinquency and substance abuse prevention, leadership development, after-school tutoring, field trips, recreation, and social and academic counseling. Neighborhood seniors benefit from the following programs at the Center: nutrition education, health management, safety, coping skills, tax assistance, daily nutritious meals, and social events. Since 1974, Northside Community Center has been active in the rehabilitation of vacant houses in the community for rental to low-income families.


Northside Residential Housing Corporation
5647 Delmar    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/361-8835
stlouis.missouri.org/westend/northside.htm
Northside is a referral service for housing that provides budgeting, counseling, credit checks, and list of available housing. It is the sponsoring agency for the MHDC housing program and one year follow-up. There are no income guidelines but it is available only to City residents.


Nottingham Middle Community Education Center
4915 Donovan Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63109
314/352-1163
Nottingham CEC offers a wide variety of after-school and evening educational, recreational, health and fitness classes for adults, children and families. In addition, there is a parent support service which is available on a weekly basis. The center is active in health and mental health service integration.


OATS, Inc.
2572 Lemay Ferry Rd    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St Louis, MO 63125
314/894-1701
OATS, Inc. provides group transportation to senior citizens for medical appointments, shopping, and to bus lines if 48 hours' notice is provided.


Old North St. Louis Restoration Group
2800 N 14th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis MO 63107
314/241-5031
stlouis.missouri.org/oldnorthstlouis/index.htm
Old North St. Louis is a historic urban neighborhood located just north of downtown. The organization administers a Home Repair Program in the form of forgivable loans for homeowners. Additionally, the program will produce a comprehensive rehabilitation and development plan for the neighborhood and provide housing related services and referrals, encouraging home ownership and home improvement.


Olive Branch
5029 Vernon Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314.367-7676
Olive Branch provides 24-hour maternity shelter care for homeless/pregnant adolescents. Mother and baby may stay for up to three months after birth.


Operation Brightside (see Solid Waste)

Operation Brightside, Inc.
2375 Hampton Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/ 781-4556
stlouis.missouri.org/brightside
Operation Brightside is a non-profit public-private partnership working toward a cleaner, more attractive environment for the St. Louis community. In 1982, community leaders, businesses, labor unions, schools, churches, neighborhood organizations and local government were able to create an urban greening partnership that addresses many of the serious environmental and youth employment issues facing the city. Program components and successes include Project Blitz: a city-wide clean-up and beautification effort involving over 75,000 volunteers each year working to improve their neighborhoods by clearing more than 7 million pounds of trash from streets, alleys and vacant lots and planting 350,000 flowers on public property; Project Greenlot: 1996 marked the completion of a 15 year program to revitalize vacant lots throughout St. Louis. Through the efforts of the Operating Engineers Local 513 more than 13,000 overgrown vacant lots have been cleared, graded, seeded and are now in a regular maintenance program; Project Flower Shower: over 12 million daffodil bulbs have been planted on the highways in addition to the millions of annuals planted by volunteers throughout the city. Environmental Youth Corps; Young people learn skills and team work while providing a much needed community service- removing graffiti from public and private buildings throughout the city. Since 1992, Brightside crews have removed graffiti from more than 35,000 locations.


Operation Impact
1015 Locust St., Suite 1200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org/development/orgs/impact.html
Operation Impact helps neighborhood housing corporations acquire, develop, market and manage property. Its objective is to promote maximum reinvestment in targeted neighborhoods in the City. Operation Impact helps neighborhood organizations learn about the development procedure, so they can eventually operate on their own.


Operation SafeStreet
City Hall, Room 422, 1200 Market Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/622-3444
Operation SafeStreet is a non-profit cooperative anti-crime program involving the City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety and the mayor's office. The program sponsors Team Sweep, a volunteer force of children ages 8 through 16 that assist in neighborhood improvement and clean-up projects. Operation SafeStreet has provided anti-theft devices for automobiles to low-income residents, disabled residents, and people who have been victims of car theft.


Other Employment Training programs:

Our Lady's Inn
1050 Julia    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/241-6050
The Inn is an emergency shelter for homeless pregnant women. Clients must be pregnant, 18 years old or older, and City or County residents.


Our Little Haven
P.O. Box 23010    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63156
314/533-2229
www.ourlittlehaven.org
The mission of Our Little Haven is to provide residential treatment for drug-exposed, HIV-impacted, abused and/or neglected children ages birth through five and to assist the children's caregivers through various methods of support. OLH believes the special needs child to be an important and integral part of our world.


Oxford Houses
4506 S. Grand    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/351-1567
Missouri's Oxford House program is a private, not-for-profit effort to provide good houses in good neighborhoods for people recovering from alcoholism and/or other drug dependence. There are 11 Oxford Houses in the City of St. Louis. Each house is a separate, self-sustaining, resident managed, independent entity.


Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
National Service Office, 400 South 18th Street, Room 109    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/ 589-9887
www.pva.org
PVA assists veterans and their dependents with Veterans Administration claims and benefits. PVA, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1947, has developed a unique expertise in a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of its members--veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord dysfunction. PVA uses this expertise to be a leading advocate for: quality health care for its members; research and education addressing spinal cord dysfunction; benefits available to its members as a result of their military service; and civil rights and opportunities that maximize the independence of PVA members.


Paraquad
5240 Oakland Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/289-4200
www.paraquad.org
Paraquad's goal is to further the cause of independent living throughout the community. It exists to change society's perception of disability, and will confront and eliminate discrimination and paternalism wherever they exist. Its mission is to empower people with disabilities to live as full and productive members of society. Some of the programs Paraquad offers include: Peer consultation Program, Personal Assistance Services, Independent Adult Living Program, Information and Referral--includes Words with Dignity, Community Outreach, Youth and Family Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, and Employment Program. Paraquad maintains a branch office at 100 N. Euclid in the Central West End, and a telecommuting services center located at 4811 Delmar Blvd.


Paraquad (see People with Disabilities Services) In the Paraquad Career Options and Employment Program, participants learn the job-seeking skills they need to find competitive employment, such as resume and cover letter writing, networking, and interview techniques. They also learn how to present their disability positively and make known any accommodations they may need on the job. By providing employers with disability awareness training and technical assistance, Paraquad facilitates the inclusion of disabled employees in the workforce. In addition, it provides job placement services to companies who want to employ people with disabilities.


Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1067    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63130
The Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (named for U.S. Senator and Representative Claude Pepper) is completing its fourth year in a five-year series. The program is designed to determine if a supervised exercise regimen for the elderly will keep them from needing a nursing home. The program, held in the gym at Washington University, is one of 11 similar programs throughout the country. As of 1998, there were about 150 participants. The National Institute on Aging funds the program.


Peter & Paul Community Services
3115 South Grand Blvd., Suite 501    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/865-1118
Peter & Paul operates a variety of shelter, meal, treatment, and outreach programs to individuals who are homeless (not specifically HIV-positive). Since 1996, Peter and Paul has operated the Positive Direction program, which provides 10 beds of emergency and transitional housing to homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS.


Peter & Paul Community Services, Inc. Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing
1920 South 8th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/621-5520
Peter & Paul Community Services assists homeless and near-homeless single men in several ways: a 50-bed year-round emergency shelter, a 20-bed year-round transitional program, meals, showers, lockers, medical referrals, living skills classes, and case management. Federal poverty guidelines apply and clients must be City residents and 18 years or older. Candidates for the transitional program must be sober and drug-free for a minimum of 30 days and have a willingness to continue treatment.


Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
3820 West Pine Mall    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/533-9400
www.ywca.org
The Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, for many years located on Locust St. just west of Jefferson Ave., is now housed at the YWCA main offices. The YWCA Transitional Housing Program offers safe, affordable housing for low income single women. Its mission is to support at risk women to become self-sustaining and competitively employed. YWCA Teen/TOOLS (Turning On Our Leadership Skills) Program is a leadership development program for city middle school girls ages 9 - 15. Program challenges teen girls to discover and develop their own unique set of talents and skills; while stimulating academic excellence and independence of thought, so that they become self-sufficient women.


Productive Living Board for St. Louis County Citizens with Development Disabilities
121 Hunter Ave. #200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63124
314/726-6016
The Productive Living Board provides funding for agencies providing services for St. Louis County residents with developmental disabilities and their families.


Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Alexian Brothers Community Services, 2645 Keokuk St, Building B, 2nd Floor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/771-5800
Alexian Brothers Community Services, a division of Alexian Bothers Health Services, was selected by the Missouri Department of Social Services to start and manage this program which emphasizes preventative and holistic care. The program is designed to give the frail elderly the help they need to delay or avoid nursing home care. The program is open to people 55 and over whose income and health make them eligible for nursing home benefits under the Medicaid program.


Project Courage
2525 S Brentwood Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63144
314/963-7933
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/9733/
Project Courage is a Christian community of men and women in the St. Louis area who have come together in the face of HIV/AIDS to support, encourage and educate each other.


Project Respond
2433 N. Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/ 534-6015
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/projres
Project Respond is a research, advocacy, and direct service organization addressing the needs of metropolitan St. Louis area children facing serious socioeconomic risk. Project Respond focuses on children who are at risk primarily because essential childhood needs are not met.


Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA)
One Metropolitan Square, Ste. 1300    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/231-5555
www.stlrcga.org
RCGA is the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for the Greater St. Louis region which includes St. Louis City; the Missouri counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, and Jefferson; and the Illinois counties of St. Clair, Jersey, Madison, Clinton and Monroe. With approximately 4,000 member companies, RCGA represents 40 percent of the regional work force.


Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance (RHCDA)
611 Olive St., Room 1641    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/231-9400
stlouis.missouri.org/development/houseProgs/RHA.html
The mission of RHCDA is to increase the production of affordable housing in St. Louis and improve the quality of housing management services. RHCDA provides technical assistance to developers of affordable housing to help develop their capacity as non-profit affordable housing developers. RHCDA also provides long term asset management services for projects in which it is involved, and other technical assistance for participating projects.


Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center
4710 Emily St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/534-4143
www.stljoblink.org
The Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center provides education and counseling primarily to residents of the College Hill neighborhood in North St. Louis. GED and literacy tutoring are offered to residents age 16 and older. Computer and keyboard training are available to residents over age 15. The center also runs an after school and summer computer club for youth ages 7-12.


Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center
4710 Emily    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/534-4143
www.stljoblink.org
The Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center, in the College Hill neighborhood, is a non-profit community-based organization assisting individuals to lead a healthy, independent life through counseling, education, and job preparation.


RideFinders
One Transit Way, P. O. Box 7500    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Granite City, Illinois 62040-7500
800/847-7433
www.ridefinders.org
RideFinders is the regional rideshare agency serving employers and commuters in the City of St. Louis and in seven surrounding counties in Missouri and Illinois. RideFinders is operated as a public service by Madison County Transit. It is a federally funded program that assists commuters in finding compatible people to carpool with to work. RideFinders maintains a database of 13,000 people interested in the service and 3,700 drivers participate. RideFinders is growing by three to five percent every month.


Riverview/West Florissant Housing Corporation
6000 W. Florissant    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63136
314/382-9000
The Riverview/West Florissant Housing Corporation provides residents of North Pointe and Walnut Park with access to housing information and administers the implementation of housing development projects. The housing corporation administers a Home Repair Program in the form of forgivable loans for homeowners.


SafeFutures
2433 N. Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/ 534-5437
stlouis.missouri.org/safefutures
The SafeFutures program, funded by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, began in 1996. The Office of Youth Development of the City of St. Louis administers the program. It is designed to help reduce youth violence and delinquency and focuses upon strengthening families. SafeFutures provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services to at-risk, and delinquent juveniles and their families, by linking them to a variety of free comprehensive services within the St. Louis community. Neighborhood-based programs are targeted at youth that have not previously had trouble with law enforcement agencies. Services are provided at Carver, Williams, and Sherman Community Education Centers and includes family support, early childhood and parenting programs, after-school enrichment, one-to-one mentoring, and healthy behavioral development programs with a special emphasis on addressing the needs of young women. SafeFutures also focuses on the highest-risk youth - those who have already been involved with the Juvenile Justice system. As part of the overall program these youths receive education, job training and counseling. They are involved in restitution programs and employment programs where appropriate.


Saint Louis Effort For AIDS (EFA)
1425 Hampton Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/645-6451
www.stlefa.org
EFA is the oldest and largest AIDS service organization in the St. Louis area. Founded in 1985 in response to the growing need for AIDS services, the agency has grown to include 19 staff members and over 200 active volunteers. The mission of EFA is to provide education on prevention of HIV infection and comprehensive support services to those affected by HIV/AIDS.


Saint Louis University Department of Public Policy Studies
O'Donnell Hall, Suite 180, 3663 Lindell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/977-3934
www.slu.edu/colleges/cops/pps
The Department of Public Policy Studies at Saint Louis University recognizes the need for new and innovative ideas in education and therefore provides an interdisciplinary range of experiences for its students. Department faculty and students have been involved in over $8 million of funded research including projects for the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Education, the Brookings Institute, and a variety of regional, state, and local public and private entities.


Salvation Army - Arsenal Corps
2740 Arsenal St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/776-0688
The Arsenal Corps Center is a strength of the community. Kids earn badges from demonstrating proficiency in life skills. Community Center offers sports and other gym activities, after-school homework club, and a variety of summer activities. Social service assistance includes rent, utilities, food and more. The Arsenal Corps offers bible study and fellowship groups for all ages.


Salvation Army - Euclid Corps
2618 N. Euclid Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/531-5621
The Salvation Army Euclid Corps offers various community programs. The Latchkey Program provides care for children of working parents. The Summer Day Camp includes weekly field trips, swimming, bible studies, art, crafts, etc. The Summer Community Center offers sports, tumbling instruction, and weight training.


Salvation Army Family Haven
3744 Lindell    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/534-1250
Family Haven offers shelter for homeless families (including single fathers with children and families with teenage boys) and single women, follow-up after housing assistance, casework, life skills, education, healthcare, and spiritual programs. A substance abuse counselor and developmental specialist are on staff.


Salvation Army Harbor Light Center
3010 Washington Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/652-3310
The Harbor Light Center provides meals, shelter, medical referrals, and referrals to Vocational Rehabilitation and the Social Security Administration. Also provides substance abuse treatment for men (except for alcohol) and referrals to clinics and ConnectCare for emergency medical needs.


Salvation Army Transitional Housing Program-Bond Center
4100 Snow    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63120
314/389-9293
The Bond Center offers 30 transitional housing apartments for homeless families in recovery. The center also accept homeless families that are not in drug recovery program and willing to work in our program. Families must have been in a shelter for 30 days prior to a referral being made.


Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association (SNIA)
2211 S. 39th    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/771-3101
stlouis.missouri.org/shaw
SNIA combats physical deterioration in the Shaw neighborhood by providing housing related services and referrals and by encouraging home ownership, housing rehabilitation and home improvement.


Shaw Visual & Performing Arts Community Education Center
5329 Columbia Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/776-4327
Shaw VPA magnet school serves K-5th graders emphasizing the visual and performing arts. The CEC program serves VPA students with extended-day services, and neighborhood children/adults of all ages with a variety of recreational and educational activities in the evenings and on weekends.


Shelter the Children, Inc.
2801 Itaska    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/351-8306
Shelter the Children provides emergency and long-term (12-24 months) transitional housing to prepare single women ages 16 to 21 for independent living. Services include individual counseling, family therapy and group counseling. Clients are homeless, single women 16 to 21 years old who need residential care and skill training to live independently, and are willing to comply with program activities and structure.


Sherman Elementary Community Education Center
3942 Flad Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/772-9550
Programs at the center emphasize the arts, parental/family involvement, student academic success strategies and recreation for all ages. Sherman is the site of one of the city's federally funded "SafeFutures" family support centers. During the school year, before- and after-school activities are offered for students, along with parent and adult education opportunities. Health and mental health activities are provided.


Sherwood Forest Camp
2708 Sutton Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63143
314/644-3322
Sherwood Forest Camp provides an intensive parenting skills retreat for families in homeless shelters or transitional housing. Also provides residential camp for 120 campers in summer.


Sigel Elementary Community Education Center
2039 Russell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/865-5050
Latchkey, recreation and enrichment programs are offered outside regular school hours. Social and community services to children and families emphasize safety and protection. Adult programs include ESL, GED and ABE preparation, computer training, CNA, CMT, Parents as Teachers, the Practical Parenting Partnership and nutrition workshops, Narcotic/Alcoholic Anonymous and MRDD.


Small Business Administration
One-Stop Capital Shop (OSCS), 706 North Jefferson    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/436-2202
The OSCS provides resources and services to entrepreneurs, including access to financing sources, one-on-one counseling, training seminars, computer technology, a large reference library, business plan outlines, business start-up guides, general business management information, and international trade assistance. The intent of the OSCS is to coordinate federal, state, local, and private resources in an effort to create, retain, and expand businesses in distressed communities and underserved markets.


Someone Cares Mission
1301 Benton St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
621-6703
Someone Cares Mission is a men's shelter providing two meals a day (breakfast and dinner), showers, laundry, and free clothing. A transitional shelter is offered for intact families (four people) that must be looking for work or working, and obey rules and contract; free food, shelter, utilities, and clothing are provided.


South Side YMCA
2232 S. Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/865-3500
www.ymcastlouis.org
The South Side YMCA offers school-age child care at eight different schools. South Side Y provides a.m. and p.m. care at school sites. Youth & family programs include basketball, swimming and free weights. Facilities & Equipment include: Indoor Pool, Full-Size Gymnasium, Nautilus/Cardiovascular Equipment, Multipurpose Fitness Rooms, 3 Racquetball Courts, Handball Court, Locker Rooms, Sauna, and Gymnastics Center. The South Side YMCA received its charter in 1890, making it one of St. Louis' - and the nation's - oldest YMCAs. Known as the German Branch from 1879 to 1908, it operated from several locations before the present building was constructed in 1936. The location on South Grand Avenue was selected because of the high number of juvenile delinquency cases in the area, which is where the branch originally directed most of its efforts. In 1926, the South Side YMCA created Indian Guides, a parent/child program that rapidly spread across the country and remains a strong program today. In 1989, the South Side YMCA and the Carondelet YMCA merged and formed the South City YMCA in order to provide comprehensive, non-duplicated programs and services.


Southside Catholic Community Services (CCS)
2647 Ohio    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63118
314/773-6100
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/sccs.html
Southside CCS offers various types of employment assistance.


Southwest Garden Neighborhood Association (SWGNA)
4950 Southwest Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/772-6082
stlouis.missouri.org/southwestgarden
Southwest Garden is a large neighborhood just west of the Missouri Botanical Garden. SWGNA provides neighborhood housing information and coordinates code enforcement and beautification. It also provides forgivable loans, beautification and crime patrol.


St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (The College Church)
3628 Lindell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/977-7300
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/stfran.html
The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church offers various types of employment assistance.


St. James Center
1455 E. College Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/261-2220
The St. James Center is the headquarters for the United Church Neighborhood Houses. St. James Center enrichment groups available for all ages to: develop social skills, increase self-esteem, decision making skills, cultural awareness, and foster community ownership. Extensive summer program featuring day camps at all four sites and overnight camp. The St. James Center Youth Group is designed to enhance self-esteem, drug & alcohol awareness, and decision making skills throughout the school year. There is a resident camp in August.


St. Louis 2004
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 1280    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/436-2004
www.stlouis2004.org
St. Louis 2004 is a movement to make St. Louis a leading region in the 21st century, using the year 2004 as a deadline. Its mission is to make the St. Louis region a great place, a place in which people want to live and a place to which people want to move. More than 1,200 volunteers developed more than 100 ideas to achieve that goal. Using the community's input as a guide, St. Louis 2004's action teams and co-chairs developed 11 action plans: facing racism and discrimination, combating youth gang violence, safe places for kids, downtown revitalization, access to health, cleaner air, zero tolerance for hate crimes, 21st century technologies and high-paying jobs, sustainable neighborhoods, minority- and women-owned business growth, and regional park and trail systems.


St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE)
317 North 11th Street, Suite 400    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/589-8000
stlouis.missouri.org/government/slate.htm
The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment, (SLATE), administers and operates the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a Federal program designed to aid in the employment and training of the economically disadvantaged. SLATE has three major programs: Training and Employment, Youth Development, and First Source Agreements. The Training and Employment program works with business, labor and other civic leaders to try to ameliorate the unemployment situation in the City. Services offered include on-the-job training, vocational skill training, direct placement, combination training with academic upgrade, job search training, etc.


St. Louis Air Pollution Control Division (APCD)
1415 North Thirteenth Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/613-7300
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/airpollution/
APCD carries out the initiatives of the Clean Air Act in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.


St. Louis Ambassadors
5300 Lindell    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/454-1488
www.stlouisamb.org
The Saint Louis Ambassadors is a civic organization dedicated to supporting the City of St. Louis through volunteer and financial activities in partnership with philanthropic, governmental and community organizations. The Ambassadors are committed to promoting St. Louis as the finest place in which to live, work and raise a family. The Mayor serves as chair of the Ambassadors.


St. Louis Area Agency on Aging (SLAAA)
634 N. Grand Blvd., 7th Floor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/658-1149
stlouis.missouri.org/government/hslaaa.html
SLAAA provides a comprehensive and coordinated system of community-based services for older adults in the City of St. Louis. The Agency's objectives are to secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment and encourage economic, social and personal independence of older persons by providing opportunities for employment, socialization, and volunteer activities in the community. Services include: home delivered meals (sometimes called "Meals on Wheels"); personal care assistance; homemaker chore services providing cooking, cleaning, laundry and general household tasks; and respite care -- helping family members who are caring for an older relative in their home by giving them a break from care giving responsibilities. Community services include senior centers with meals programs, transportation services, information and referral services, and the long-term care ombudsman program.


St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO)
3325 Olive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/533-9104
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/slaco
The St. Louis Association of Community Organizations is a coalition of 15 churches and 11 neighborhood organizations in the City of St. Louis, working together to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods of St. Louis. SLACO is an independent, not-for-profit corporation seeking to bring together individuals, churches, and neighborhood associations from throughout the city to address whatever issues concern the people. Some of its services include: Community Organizing: Providing staff assistance to member organizations to help with development, publicity, etc; Housing Production: Serving as a developer for low- and moderate-income families; Crime Prevention: Bringing neighborhoods and the St. Louis Police Department together to address crime problems.


St. Louis Association of Realtors
12777 Olive St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63141
314/576-0033
www.stlrealtors.com
The mission of the St. Louis Association of Realtors is to provide the necessary services to all members by supporting them in successfully conducting their business in a cooperative, ethical, and professional manner. The "We Love the City" Realtors group within the St. Louis Association of Realtors works to promote city home buying and to counteract unintentional and intentional attempts to steer prospective home buyers away from the City.


St. Louis Career Academy
St. Louis Public Schools, 3125 S. Kingshighway Bl.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/772-8200
St. Louis Career Academy is a school serving approximately 400 students in grades 9 through 12. The Career Academy provides training in life sciences, information technology, and related fields. It was named one of the "Best New Urban High Schools" in 1997. The Career Academy provides opportunities for job "shadowing" and internships throughout the city for its students.


St. Louis Child Day Care Association (CDCA)
4236 Lindell Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/531-1412
The CDCA provides job training to child care professionals and offers personalized, computerized child care referral service for all parents, including employees of contracted companies and low-income and special needs individuals.


St. Louis Community Foundation
319 N. 4th St., Suite 501    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/588-8200
St. Louis Community Foundation is a local foundation serving the philanthropic needs of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The mission of the Foundation is to act as a catalyst in identifying and addressing community needs, while serving donors' interests now and in perpetuity.


St. Louis Comprehensive Neighborhood Health Services
5471 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-5820
St. Louis Comprehensive provides a methadone treatment center for persons recovering from chemical dependency.


St. Louis ConnectCare
5535 Delmar Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/361-2273
The St. Louis ConnectCare Medical Center provides medical care for indigent people in St. Louis City and County. It is an important site for outpatient care with an integrated clinic system providing general neurological care and evaluation, supported by home care, pharmacy and transportation services. All resident-doctors participate in a half-day clinic at this site providing continuity of care for patients who otherwise might be unable to receive specialty care. Each clinic is staffed by two fulltime attending physicians from the Washington University School of Medicine faculty. BJC Health System(the area's biggest health care provider( is taking over management of the ConnectCare health care plan for uninsured St. Louisans. Patients continue to get treatment at facilities run by BJC and three other hospitals. Outpatient clinics at the old Regional Hospital site and other locations will keep operating. Overall, ConnectCare costs are expected to total about $38 million annually, with the state government committing about $26 million in state and federal aid. BJC will not receive a fee in exchange for its management, billing, computer, and clinical services(the equivalent of $6 million per year.


St. Louis ConnectCare HIV Clinic
5535 Delmar Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/361-1212
This is a Title II funded clinic which provides primary health care and case management to low-income individuals. Services are provided on-site.


St. Louis County Economic Council
121 South Meramec, Suite 900    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Clayton, MO 63105
314/889-7663
www.stlouisco.com/econ
The mission of St. Louis County Economic Council is to create high quality business and employment opportunities for long-term, diversified economic growth throughout St. Louis County and the St. Louis region. St. Louis County Economic Council is a non-profit, public purpose corporation governed by a 15-member board of directors who are predominately appointed by the St. Louis County Executive. St. Louis County Economic Council provides business attraction, retention, expansion and creation services to St. Louis County and the St. Louis region.


St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC)
1015 Locust, Suite 1200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/ 622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org/development/orgs/sldc/index.html
SLDC is the economic development arm of the City. Its primary goal is to stimulate economic growth by assisting business and industry with location and expansion plans. The agency provides small business loans, revenue bond financing, tax increment financing, tax abatement, site and building location services, Missouri Enterprise Zone information, and business assistance services.


St. Louis Drug Courts The City of St. Louis and six counties in Missouri have drug courts. Prosecutors defer prosecution against offenders who enter the court and begin a closely monitored and lengthy drug treatment program. The clients appear weekly before a drug court judge or commissioner and are immediately sanctioned for missing treatment or not turning in a urinalysis. The St. Louis Drug Court has doubled the alcohol and drug treatment success rate and tripled the average length of stay in treatment programs. It has also increased the percentage of those who complete a treatment program with a job from seven percent to 70 percent and reduced the number of repeat-offenders from 35 percent to 10 percent.


St. Louis Enterprise Community
1015 Locust, Ste. 1200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise
In December 1994, St. Louis was awarded a $3 million Enterprise Community grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Enterprise Community is an area of St. Louis that is characterized by severe poverty. Enterprise Community funding is being used to implement 14 action plans subdivided into four categories of need. These action plans are designed to improve the quality of life in the Enterprise Community.


St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA)
4100 Lindell Boulevard    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/531-4770
stlouis.missouri.org/government/housath.html
The SLHA, funded by HUD, owns and operates conventional public housing, manages the Section 8 tenant-based voucher and certificate programs, and develops new public housing. SLHA also administers the placement of persons on the waiting list into housing units as they become available. These placements stress scattered site locations. SLHA also works with the tenant management corporations at Carr Square and at Blumeyer, and with the tenant affairs boards of the other public housing centers. SLHA is actively involved in the HOPE VI-funded revitalization and reconfiguration of the Darst-Webbe and Vaughn (Murphy Park) public housing complexes.


St. Louis Housing Authority, Office of Self-Sufficiency (OSS)
1900 South 3rd Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/206-3302
The OSS offers various types of employment assistance to St. Louis public housing residents, through the Section 3 program.


St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1200 Clark Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/444-5555
www.stlouiscitypolicedept.org
The police department is responsible for the protection of life and property in the City. It compiles data on crimes, traffic offenses, juvenile delinquency, etc. The Department organizes a series of programs aimed toward educating the public on all aspects of crime prevention and awareness. It also sponsors Problem-Solving Training in conjunction with the City of St. Louis Neighborhood Stabilization Team to teach neighborhood residents, police officers, and police administrators to analyze, interpret, and act upon neighborhood-level crime data in an appropriate manner.


St. Louis Minority Business Council (SLMBC)
720 Olive St., Suite 1630    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/241-1143
www.slmbc.org
The SLMBC is a non-profit organization consisting of companies and public agencies throughout the community. Its objective is to increase the amount and quality of business transacted with minority-owned firms. Membership in the Council is a voluntary effort that demonstrates the initiative of the private sector concerning minority business opportunities. The primary goals of the Council are to create a climate in the business community that will make purchasing from minority firms a normal corporate practice and to increase marketing opportunities for minority entrepreneurs.


St. Louis Office for MR/DD Resources
2334 Olive St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/421-0090
The office contracts with 55 local agencies serving persons with mental retardation or developmental disabilities for residential services, sheltered workshops, employment, family vouchers, etc.


St. Louis Public Library
Main Branch: 1301 Olive St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/241-2288
www.slpl.lib.mo.us
The St. Louis Public Library system consists of 16 branches that offer a variety of services to the public at no cost. All branches have computers for public use and 9 of the branches offer free Internet access. The Central Library has state-of-the-art electronic devices to assist patrons with visual impairments. Other services offered by the Library include: assistance for people with reading difficulties, voter registration, and reference services for students, businesses, and others.


St. Louis Public Schools
911 Locust St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/231-3720
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The St. Louis Public Schools provide a wide range of free public education available to all residents of the City of St. Louis. Nearly 46,000 students are served by the 108 St. Louis Public Schools. These include comprehensive high schools, magnet schools, early childhood programs, and neighborhood elementary and middle schools. Under the voluntary interdistrict transfer program, 13,000 African-American City resident students attend schools in participating predominantly white St. Louis County school districts. Also, 1,200 County resident students attend St. Louis Public Schools magnet schools.


St. Louis Public Schools Connections for Youth
21st Century Community Learning Centers Extended Day/After-School Program, 4411 N. Newstead Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/535-2745
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The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the St. Louis Public Schools Summer/Evening & Night School/ Parochial & Private School Collaboration Office. The program's goal is to provide students and their families with skills, resources, and support that will enable the young people to significantly increase their academic performance and develop, practice, and internalize responsible decision-making skills about drug use and violence. The program serves 700 students in grades four to eight. Activities include: after-school academic acceleration, enrichment, and recreation; a Saturday academy focusing on science, mathematics, and technology; parent education; and support programs. Participating schools are Clay Elementary, Carver Elementary, Columbia Elementary, Sigel Elementary, L'Ouverture Middle, Webster Middle, and Williams Middle.


St. Louis Reinvestment Corporation (SLRC)
P.O. Box 771761    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63177
314/588-9334
www.slrc.com
The mission of SLRC, a faith-based, non-profit corporation, is to provide counseling, education, and access to financial assistance to help ensure successful home ownership in the primary geographic area of St. Louis City and St. Louis County. This focuses on helping low- and moderate-income people attain grant assistance for first-time home buying.


St. Louis Transitional Hope House
1611 Hodiamont Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/382-3801
St. Louis Transitional Hope House provides housing and a wide range of support services to homeless families.


St. Louis Works Partnership (SLWP)
1401 Hampton Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/644-4800
www.carpdc.org
The goal of SLWP is to cooperate and collaborate with the construction industry's contractor's and trade organizations/unions to provide job recruitment, job training, and job placement for minorities and women to work in the construction industry. SLWP in cooperation with the Carpenters Joint Apprentice committee's program coordinates a one-week orientation session for participants.


St. Margaret Housing Corporation (SMHC)
4067 Shenandoah Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/771-4170
www.stmhc.org
SMHC is a non-profit, non-denominational organization created in 1981 to promote quality housing in the Shaw Neighborhood. The philosophy of the corporation is to improve housing conditions and property values while maintaining the economic and racial diversity that makes Shaw special among St. Louis neighborhoods. SMHC is involved in numerous activities designed to promote the neighborhood and encourages both private and public development. SMHC along with the support of government agencies, local lending institutions, businesses and the people of Shaw have put this philosophy to work with tangible and rewarding results.


St. Martha's Hall
P. O. Box 4950    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/533-1313
St. Martha's Hall is a confidential shelter for abused women and their children. Services include individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, information, referral, and follow up. Clients must be female victims of domestic violence, 18 years old and up. The Hall does not admit males older than 13 years of age.


St. Patrick Center
614 N. 11th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/436-1283
St. Patrick Center has an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program designed to reach out to chemically dependent. The program offers advice, education, treatment, and fellowship.


St. Patrick Employment Center
1200 N. 6th    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/421-4013
The St. Patrick Employment Center provides free employment services, with special services for homeless veterans.


St. Patrick Skill Center
1200 N. 6th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/621-1283
The Skill Center provides home living skills training and open market housing for individuals referred by agencies within the Homeless Services Network. Casework, employment training, child care, GED, and vocational referrals are available. The Center provides furniture and supplies to graduates of homeless and at-risk people referred by a member of the Homeless Network Board.


St. Phillipine Emergency Shelter
1015 Goodfellow Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/454-1012
St. Phillipine offers families with children 60-day shelter, providing hot meals, laundry and bathing facilities, referrals to transitional housing to women and children, medical referral, and access to City of St. Louis Homeless Services classes.


St. Vincent de Paul Society
4141 Forest Park Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/531-2183
St. Vincent de Paul assists with transportation for the homeless. Service needs to an out-of-town location would be referred to Mullanphy Travelers Aid, and local needs would be provided by the Society via bus and MetroLink passes. Serves families and individuals facing homelessness in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, and St. Charles.


State Historic Preservation Office
Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Jefferson City, MO 65102
800/ 334-6946
The Division of State Parks coordinates statewide programs in the areas of historic preservation and outdoor recreation. The division's Historic Preservation program administers federal funds to help identify and preserve historic properties throughout the state. It also makes state and federal grants available to cities, counties, and school districts to be used for outdoor recreation facilities and land acquisition designed for the general public. Grants are also available to trail organizations and local governments for trail construction and maintenance.


Stevens Middle Community Education Center
1033 North Whittier St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/531-6160
The center offers a wide range of educational, recreation and service programs for children and adults. Like other CECs, Stevens is a day camp site for age 5-14 children during summers. A weed-and-seed program to enhance the community is one of the center's contributions to neighborhood stabilization. Stevens is the site of one of the district's federally funded Project Safety Net dispute mediation stations.


Street Division of the City of St. Louis
1900 Hampton Avenue    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/ 647-3111
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The Department of Streets is responsible for overseeing the repair, cleaning and maintenance of all pubic streets, alleys, sidewalks, and other City right of-ways as well as the collection and disposal of refuse.


Sunshine Mission
1520 N. 13th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/231-8209
Sunshine Mission offers a men's emergency shelter, men's long term rehabilitation program, women's emergency services, food pantry, and youth programming. The men's shelter is first-come, first-served.


The Cornerstone Partnership
6347 Plymouth Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63133
314/862-2777
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/cornerstone/csphome.htm
The Cornerstone Partnership provides opportunities for motivated urban youth and laid-off workers to obtain skill training, employment, and continuous career development in manufacturing while maximizing each individual's potential and enhancing the global competitiveness of St. Louis industry. The purpose of The Cornerstone Partnership is to provide opportunities for at-risk youth and laid-off workers to obtain the skill training, education, and employment readiness that will prepare them for: Employment as a production machinist, and/or employment as an entry-level draftsman, and/or additional career development opportunities, and/or continuing education at a two or four-year college.


The Enterprise Foundation
10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Columbia, MD 21044
410/964-1230
www.enterprisefoundation.org
St. Louis is one of nine metropolitan areas in which The Enterprise Foundation is engaged in linking housing and community development activities with employers and employment training service providers. They provide basic technical assistance and sponsor a variety of training sessions that are attended by workforce individuals and government agency staff.


The Fellowship Center
1121 N. 9th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/231-0273
The Fellowship Center is one of the United Church Neighborhood Houses. The Fellowship Center offers after-school clubs, a food pantry, and a thrift shop. The Fellowship Center houses Christ In The City United Church of Christ.


The Salvation Army
10704 Page    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63132
314/423-7770
This Salvation Army program is a year-round 50-bed shelter for County families who are homeless. Life skills training, legal assistance, child care, GED, and assistance into permanent housing are available for homeless families and abused women and children.


The St. Louis Equity Fund
707 N. 2nd St., Suite 308    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/436-7810
The Equity Fund is a blend of private business and government started by Civic Progress in 1988 through the Ecumenical Housing Production Corporation that has produced more than 1,300 affordable homes for poor people around the St. Louis area. Companies invest in low-income housing and get tax credits in return. The fund supplies money to neighborhood groups, private developers and others. A new spin-off organization was set up in 1998, Community Asset Management Co. (CAMCO) that manages rental housing and provides social services for the tenants for 10 percent of the rental income.


The WorkForce Partners of Metro St. Louis
1015 Locust St., Suite 1200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/622-3400
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/
WorkForce Partners of Metro St. Louis is a collaborative effort of employment service providers to address the employment needs of Enterprise Community residents. The Enterprise Community Employment Partnership provides a forum for increased innovation, communication, and resource sharing between employment agencies, government, job training programs, businesses, community organizations, and residents.


The Youth & Family Center
2929 N. 20th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/231-1147
The Youth & Family Center, formerly known as the Neighborhood Association, is a neighborhood center that provides group work and camping services. The Youth & Family Center provides resident and day camp, crisis intervention, tutoring, counseling, and GED programs. Computer instruction is also available.


The Youth and Family Center
2929 N. 20th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/231-1147
The Center offers employment and training as well as after school, computers, tutoring, day care and residential camping to the residents on the near north side of the City of St. Louis


Third Ward Neighborhood Council
3808 W. Florissant    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/533-2030
The Third Ward Neighborhood Council helps coordinate community development activities among the Hyde Park, Fairground, and College Hill neighborhoods of the 3rd Ward. The Neighborhood Council has a program that attempts to combat physical deterioration by providing housing related services and referrals and by encouraging home ownership, home improvement, rehabilitation, construction, and preservation of the existing housing stock.


Tower Grove Park
4255 Arsenal St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/771-2679
stlouis.missouri.org/parks/tower-grove/
Tower Grove Park is owned by the City of St. Louis and governed by a special Board of Commissioners appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court. Henry Shaw, the founder of the adjacent Missouri Botanical Garden, established Tower Grove Park in 1868. The Friends of Tower Grove Park, an independent non-profit organization, has been active since 1989 in raising funds for significant improvements to the pavilions and other facilities in Tower Grove Park.


Tower Grove South Management Corporation
3735 Connecticut    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/664-0844
stlouis.missouri.org/towergrovesouth
The Tower Grove South neighborhood is located between South Grand on the East, Chippewa on the South, Kingshighway on the West and Arsenal to the North. The Management Corporation provides funds for a Management Assistance Program (MAP), a non-profit property management service in the neighborhood. The MAP targets multi-family rental properties and offers one-time forgivable loans to assist owners in improving their properties.


Trailnet, Inc.
5595 Grand Drive,    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO, 63112
314/ 367-7275
www.trailnet.org
Trailnet, Inc. (formerly Gateway Trailnet) is a regional land trust formed by private citizens, with the support of local leaders such as St. Louis Mayor Vincent Schoemehl, in 1988. Its mission is to develop multi-use trails, conserve greenways, and encourage walking and biking for recreation and transportation purposes in the St. Louis metropolitan region. Trailnet has been involved in developing the old Chain of Rocks Bridge for pedestrian and bicycle use, and building the Riverfront Trail that now extends from the Riverview Drive area to Laclede's Landing. Trailnet along with Grace Hill Neighborhood Services has assisted the City of St. Louis in this project. The Trail is a developing 10 mile recreational greenway perfect for hiking, biking, rollerblading and the enjoyment of nature. Trailnet is involved in developing the Confluence Greenway, that will include both the Riverfront Trail and Chain of Rocks Bridge in a bi-state path network extending from downtown St. Louis to the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Through its Team MetroBike program, Trailnet has engaged in advocacy for on-road bicycling and improved bike lanes on local streets and roads.


Transportation Management Association (TMA)
Citizens for Modern Transit, 911 Washington Ave., Suite 200    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-231-7272
Citizens for Modern Transit is an advocacy group for improved bus service and MetroLink expansion. The TMA operated by Citizens for Modern Transit provides opportunities for improved publicity of public transit, with main focuses in the downtown St. Louis and Clayton business districts. TMA provides a central resource of transportation to full-time employment, to and from medical appointments, for shopping and other recreational purposes. The TMA helps workers learn about bus service accessible to them, participates in promotional events like Try Transit Week, and assists employers in establishing bus pass vending programs.


Tumaini Learning Center (TLC)
Third Baptist Church, 620 N. Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/621-6680
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/tumaini.html
TLC provides programs of intensive care for enrolled families. Self-development is the goal. Staff, volunteers, and families work together to develop the skills, resources, and encouragement needed to learn new patterns of living, communicating, and understanding. One program is Sure Start to Employment. TLC offers a variety of ways to assist those seeking employment: Individual and group counseling; Employability assessment and training; Life skill development; Job search training and support; and Post-hiring support.


U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
401 M Street, SW    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Washington, DC 20460-0003
202/ 260-2090
EPA's purpose is to ensure that all Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn, and work. EPA and HUD are charged with protecting children's health through lead-based paint prevention activities, including detection and treatment of lead-based paint poisoning, limiting lead use in certain consumer items, and banning the use of lead-based interior paints in residences. The EPA has also provided grants to 50 U.S. communities to revitalize inner-city brownfields and has set pollution control standards to reduce air toxins.


U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
401 M Street, SW    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Washington, DC 20460-0003
202/ 260-2090
EPA's purpose is to ensure that all Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn, and work. EPA and HUD are charged with protecting children's health through lead-based paint prevention activities, including detection and treatment of lead-based paint poisoning, limiting lead use in certain consumer items, and banning the use of lead-based interior paints in residences. The EPA has also provided grants to 50 U.S. communities to revitalize inner-city brownfields and has set pollution control standards to reduce air toxins.


U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
Washington, D.C. 20240
202/ 208-3100
The Department of the Interior is the nation's principal conservation agency, and has responsibility for most of the nationally owned public lands and natural resources. The Department of the Interior includes many bureaus including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the National park Service, and others.


Union West Community Corporation (UWCC)
5890 Ridge Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/382-6082
stlouis.missouri.org/hamiltonheights/uwcc.htm
In 1987, a group of residents of the West End and Wells/Goodfellow neighborhoods, concerned about decline in their neighborhood, came together for direct action. UWCC is committed to stabilizing and improving the neighborhood by rehabilitating housing, providing technical assistance to existing residents, building community participation, and creating and fostering job opportunities.


United Methodist Metro Ministry
1040 S. Taylor Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/534-1010
The Metro Ministry operates a transitional shelter for up to 24 months for single, chemically dependent women.


United Methodist Metro Ministry Shalom House
1040 S. Taylor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/534-1010
Shalom House is a 90-day shelter, which provides medical and dental services through Grace Hill Neighborhood Services, mental health services through St. Louis Mental Health Center, and a drug/alcohol day program through BASIC, D.A.R.T., or C-STAR programs. Clients are females (predominately mentally ill) aged 18 and older only.


United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
1222 Spruce St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/331-8000
The Corps is the nation's largest public engineering agency. Activities range from the design and construction of roads, bridges, and industrial facilities for other federal, state, and local agencies to the design and construction of residential housing on military installations. The Corps of Engineers assists communities that want to safely and sustainably reuse brownfields. The Corps cleans up hazardous waste sites for the EPA. Within the City limits, the Corps has been active in remediation of radioactive material from the Mallinckrodt uranium works facility and adjacent buildings in the near north riverfront area.


United Way of Greater St. Louis
1111 Olive Street, 4th Floor    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101-1951
314/539-4292
www.stl.unitedway.org
The United Way of Greater St. Louis unites people of diverse backgrounds and interests who work together to strengthen health and human services in Missouri and Illinois. United Way of Greater St. Louis aspires to be the leading organization through which every contributor can dramatically strengthen health and human services in the region.


University of Missouri-St. Louis Public Policy Research Center / School of Business
362 Social Science & Business Building, 8001 Natural Bridge    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63121
314/516-5273
www.umsl.edu/services/pprc
The Center is a full-service urban and regional research unit at the University dedicated to providing high-quality applied research to nonprofit agencies and local governments. The School of Business has a grant from the Economic Development Administration which allows for providing free small scale research to non-profit and local government agencies.


Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
3701 Grandel Square    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/615-3600
www.nul.org/stlouis.html
The mission of the Urban League is to promote, encourage, assist, and engage in a wide variety of activities to improve the social and economic conditions and opportunities for African Americans and other minority group members in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. The Urban League offers services in education, employment, housing, and community organization/ outreach.


Variety Club of St. Louis
1000 Des Peres Road, Suite 120    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63131
314/821-8184
The Variety Club of St. Louis, one of many Variety Clubs around the world, is established to aid children's agencies. In March 1999, the Variety Club telethon and dinner raised $2.3 million. This is distributed to more than 150 agencies that provide services to more than 200,000 children. Money is also used to provide vans that transport children to medical and other services. The club also provides specialized medical and other equipment to children, and pays for physical therapy.


Veterans Affairs Homeless Veterans Program Healthcare for the Homeless
915 N. Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/289-6547
The veterans' program provides intake, assessment, referral, counseling, consultation for rehabilitative services, and residential placement through the program contract. The program serves honorably discharged veterans homeless for at least 30 days.


Vision for Children at Risk (VCR)
2433 N. Grand Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/ 534-6015
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/projres/vcr.html
The mission of the VCR initiative is to develop and promote a broad, coordinated metropolitan strategy for the St. Louis region that addresses the needs of children and families. VCR focuses particularly on the needs of children and families who face serious socioeconomic risk. Agenda setting is carried out through a broad-based, collaborative process that is open to all businesses, community organizations, and individuals with an interest in improving the well being of St. Louis area children and families. A major goal of the VCR initiative is to promote the best interest of children as a primary criterion for civic action. The vision that directs the VCR initiative is outlined in the Children's Charter of Metropolitan St. Louis, which was developed in 1991. The first Metropolitan Children's Summit was held in 1993 with approximately 250 participants. VCR has also published the biennial Children of Metropolitan St. Louis report providing zip code-level data on key indicators of child and family well being for the core counties of the St. Louis metropolitan area.


Walbridge Elementary Community Education Center
5019 Alcott Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63120
314/261-8282
As the original Caring Communities site, the center offers a wide range of social services to children, families and adults in collaboration with state and city agencies. Adult education, health and mental health services, parent training and before- and after-school educational/ recreation programs are provided.


Washington University George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63130
314/935-6676
gwbweb.wustl.edu/academic/mswsearch.html
The George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University is committed to giving excellent preparation for a career in social work through its Masters in Social Work degree program. Attention is focused on professional development.


Water Division of the City of St. Louis
1640 S. Kingshighway Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/771-2255
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/water/
The St. Louis Water Division is a division of the Public Utilities Department of the St. Louis City government. It is dedicated to supplying the highest quality water to its customers, and has provided the City of St. Louis with fresh, clean drinking water since 1831.


Weed and Seed Program
1114 Market St., Room 401    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/539-2309
usdoj.weedseed.org
A national program administered by the Department of Justice, the comprehensive approach of Weed and Seed dictates a multi-level action plan. There are four basic elements in this plan: law enforcement; community policing; prevention, intervention, and treatment; and neighborhood restoration. The Weed and Seed strategy has been fully implemented in four St. Louis neighborhoods: Fox Park, Benton Park West, Fountain Park, and Lewis Place. Safe havens have been designated in the two Community Education Centers which service these areas. Cleanup campaigns have been conducted in all neighborhoods and the Missouri National Guard has conducted demolition activities to rid these areas of vacant or derelict housing that had been used to facilitate street level drug traffic. Some of the local programs offered through Operation Weed and Seed include Overtime Police Patrols, Operation Gangbusters, Youth Employment Initiative, and DEFY (Drug Education for Youth).


Wesley House
4507 Lee Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/385-1000
Wesley House Association, a United Way member, was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the State of Missouri in 1903. Wesley House was first established as a neighborhood settlement house and enjoys strong ties with the community and is associated with a strong sense of history. The mission of Wesley House is to provide a stabilizing influence in the Penrose-O'Fallon community, a predominately African American community in North St. Louis. Wesley House believes that this mission can best be accomplished by providing residents with a variety of health and human services. Wesley House core programs are a Seniors Day Care Program, a Community Forum and Community Development program and After School / Summer Camp youth programs. Wesley House is also a Headstart site and has an Environmental Awareness program. In addition Wesley House is home to the "Save Our Youth" (SOY) program which offers youth positive development by use of the performing arts.


West End Community Center
724 Union Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/367-4141
The West End Community Center serves the Academy, West End and Visitation Park neighborhoods. West End Community Center is a neighborhood asset for many. The building has recently undergone some renovations, including the finishing of a wonderfully modern and beautiful auditorium. The Center houses activities for youth and adults and includes a gym, swimming pool, and weight room. The West End Community Conference is based there, and the facility includes the City Recreation Division's West End Recreation Center. The building was originally built as the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and has been a neighborhood anchor for approximately 100 years.


West End Community Conference (WECC)
724 Union Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/367-0044
stlouis.missouri.org/westend/WECC.htm
The West End Community Conference was incorporated in 1955 for civic and educational purposes. Presently, the WECC is contracted by the St. Louis Community Development Administration to deliver the Neighborhood Assistance Program. This program entails rehabilitating 6 units of housing for low- to moderate-income families, maintaining an inventory of area housing and land, and the promotion and beautification of the West End Area. WECC has been active in the renovation and reopening of the West End Community Center facility.


Williams Middle Community Education Center
3955 St. Ferdinand Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/652-4548
Learning and recreational opportunities are available for all ages. Service learning is an emphasis in the educational programs for children, adults and parents. A "SafeFutures" family support center, financed by the city through federal grants, is located at Williams, as is a federally funded Project Safety Net conflict mediation station. Health, mental health and neighborhood stabilization activities use the center as a base.


Windsor Community Center
4092 Robert Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/352-5986
The Windsor Community Center is the hub of activities in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood and is the home of the Boulevard Heights Improvement Association, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's 1st District Public Affairs Forum, several VFW Posts, the Retired Firefighter's Association, a hobby railroad club, a Head Start Program, a U. S. Post Office and is usually available for community activities. It is located in the former Windsor School. Recently, Community Development Administration funds were used to provide ADA accessibility modifications at Windsor.


Women's Job Connection
4570 Children's Place    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/747-4273
stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/wjc.html
The Women's Job Connection offers various types of employment assistance.


Women's Safe House
P.O. Box 63010    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63163
314/772-4535
The Women's Safe House is a shelter for battered women and their children. Services include legal advocacy, community speaking and education, housing referrals, support groups, children's programs, and limited transportation.


Work-Study at Ralston Purina Company
St. Louis Public Schools, One Checkerboard Square    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63102
314/231-3720
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The St. Louis Public Schools' Work Study at Ralston Purina began in 1968. Since the program's inception, hundreds of high school seniors from St. Louis public and private schools have participated. In September 1995, the program was revamped to enable students from Illinois school districts to participate. The program includes classroom space, office equipment, and computers to conduct an intensive business education program, as well as two certified teachers--one to teach vocational courses and the other to teach academic subjects. The program combines one half-day of academic course work with one half-day of supervised job training. Students earn high school credit for the educational component as well as the work experience. They receive the minimum wage for a twenty-hour work week. The Work Study Program begins in September when the regular school year starts and ends in late May, when all students return to their home schools for graduation. Students attend academic classes at Ralston Purina from 8:15 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and receive on-the-job training from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.


Yeatman Middle Community Education Center
4265 Athlone Ave.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/261-8134
The center works in cooperation with Caring Communities, Drug-Free Schools and other community resources to provide service learning opportunities to students. A U.S. demonstration grant program addresses needs of sixth graders in adjusting to middle schools. Recreational, educational and leadership development programs are year-round.


Young Men's Christian Association of Greater St. Louis (YMCA)/Downtown Y
1528 Locust St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/436-1177
www.ymcastlouis.org/
The Downtown YMCA offers a variety of facilities and equipment to community residents who are members. These include: Indoor Pool, Gymnasium, Racquetball Courts, Indoor Track, Nautilus Equipment, Free Weight Equipment, Cardiovascular Equipment, Locker Rooms, Steam Room, Whirlpool, and Sauna. For its first 40 years, the Downtown YMCA held programs in churches and libraries. When its current building on Locust Street was dedicated in 1926, it is said that the key was thrown into the Mississippi River so that the doors would never close. And the doors have stood open for a great influx of immigrants after the Industrial Revolution, for hundreds of thousands of service personnel during World War II and the Korean War, and for generations of residents and downtown employees. This 10-story building was one of the largest YMCAs when built and consisted of six floors of dormitories, one floor of classrooms, two gymnasiums, six handball courts, a swimming pool, men's and boy's locker rooms, a Business Men's Club with Turkish bath equipment, a barber shop, tailor shop, cafeteria, private dining and club rooms, lounges, libraries, assembly halls and separate social halls for younger and older boys. The cafeteria and dormitories were closed in 1974 and the upper seven floors were sold and converted to the Centenary Tower senior citizen apartments in 1977.


Young Women's Christian Association of Greater St. Louis (YWCA)
3820 West Pine Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/531-1115
www.ywca.org
The mission of the YWCA is to empower women and girls and to eliminate racism. YWCA strives to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body. The YWCA offers recreation programs for children and teens in various facilities across the City.


Youth & Family Center
2929 N. 20th St.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/231-1149
The Youth & Family Center sponsors a "Just Say No to Drugs" program through the St. Louis Public School System with the Optimist Club.


Youth Education and Health in Soulard (YEHS)
1921 South 9th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/436-1400
YEHS provides employment training and work experience for youth for eventual job placement in the construction industry.


YouthBuild St. Louis
1921 South 9th Street    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/436-1400
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/youthbuild
YouthBuild is a comprehensive youth and community development program as well as an alternative school for low-income young people who have dropped out of school and want to rebuild their lives and communities. Members spend every other week on a supervised construction site, transforming broken down buildings into affordable housing.


YWCA-Phyllis Wheatley
3820 West Pine Blvd.    Map this address with Yahoo! Maps
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/533-9400
The facility provides housing for single women (up to two years). Personal and career development services include: Case Management Services, GED Certification, Educational and Vocational Assessment, Counseling, Job Readiness Training, Job Search and Referrals, Life Skills. Clients are single women, homeless or about to become homeless, 18 and older, and employed a minimum of 20 hours per week or with current written verification of income.