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 bo