Parent Handouts
National Council on Seniors Drug & Alcohol Rehab
Our Mission: Let’s not forget our seniors and their families. Lets give them the best support, information, resources and tools to overcome addiction and pursue lifelong recovery. We are here to help you and your loved one every step of the way.
NEED HELP NOW? CALL OUR 24/7 CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE:877-888-0552
National Council on Seniors Drug & Alcohol Rehab
Centerpointe Hospital
5000 Cedar Plaza Parkway
Saint Louis, MO 63128
314-842-4463
Hyland Behavioral Health System
10018 Kennerly Road
Saint Louis, MO 63128
314-525-4400
Comtrea Community Treatment Inc
21 Municipal Drive
Arnold, MO 63010
636-296-6206
Provident
11222 Tesson Ferry Road
Saint Louis, MO 63123
314-898-0102
Alternative Behavioral Health
255 Spencer Road
Ballwin, MO 63021
636-477-6111
Great Circle
330 North Gore Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63119
314-968-2060
Epworth Children and Family Services
110 North Elm Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63119
314-961-5718
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
615 South New Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63141
314-251-6000
Addiction Center – Teenage Drug Abuse
Teenage Drug Abuse and Addiction
Get 24/7 help now:
All calls free and confidential.
(855) 425-6944
Addiction Center – Teenage Drug Abuse
Nurse-Family Partnership
Nurse-Family Partnership’s maternal health program introduces vulnerable first-time parents to caring maternal and child health nurses. This program allows nurses to deliver the support first-time moms need to have a healthy pregnancy, become knowledgeable and responsible parents, and provide their babies with the best possible start in life. The relationship between mother and nurse provides the foundation for strong families, and lives are forever changed – for the better.
For more information:
North Central Community Health Center
4000 Jennings Station Road
Saint Louis, MO 63121
(314) 679-7871
Lauren Stone, RN, BSN
www.nursefamilypartnership.org
EnergyCare
EnergyCare provides a variety of services for low-income seniors (60+), people living with chronic illnesses and disabilities, and families with children under five. Services include heaters and blankets in winter, air conditioners in summer, furnace/HVAC repairs, home weatherization and repair services, and utility assistance (as funding is available). EnergyCare’s service area is the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County (Missouri). Specific eligibility criteria apply for many services. For more information please visit www.energycare.org or call 314-773-5900.
EnergyCare
2758 Wyoming St.
St. Louis, MO 63118
314-773-5900
Epworth Drop-In Center
The Epworth Drop-In Center provides basic needs, resources and referrals, and recreational activities for homeless and at-risk youth from ages 11-21.
Location: 7520 Natural Bridge Road, Normandy, MO 63121
For more information contact: Allison Lageose at 314.222.4877
http://www.epworth.org/programs-street-outreach-services.php
McCallum Place
McCallum Place is a nationally acclaimed, comprehensive eating disorder treatment center for preadolescents, adolescents, and adults, both males and females. McCallum offers onsite medical and psychiatric management and care combined with intensive individualized psychotherapy.
231 W. Lockwood Avenue, #201
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: 1-888-262-5376
Queen of Peace
Queen of Peace Center is a family-centered behavioral healthcare provider for women with addiction, their children, and families. The gender-focused female recovery center provides a variety of treatment options to women with co-occurring disorders and those affected by trauma, including comprehensive substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation, clinical services to clients and their family members, pregnant and postpartum support, and therapeutic daycare services for children.
325 N. Newstead
Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 531-0511
Fax: (314) 652-2637
Al-Anon / Alateen / Young Alateen
Al-Anon, Alateen, and Young Alateen provide strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers. They are fellowships of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. Alateen and Young Alateen are designed specifically for young people.
Missouri Al-Anon website: http://www.missouri-al-anon.org/
Missouri Alateen/Young Alateen meetings: https://www.missouri-al-anon.org/alateen.html
National Al-Anon website: https://al-anon.org/
National Alateen website: http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/for-alateen
SLCH Teen Helpline
Helpline set up to provide answers to parents with questions/concerns about their teen’s behavior. Staff can provide information, answers to questions, and helpful resources/referrals.
(314) 454-TEEN
www.stlouischildrens.org/our-services/psychology-services/teen-helpline-454teen
Project Child Safe
Project ChildSafe is a nationwide program that promotes safe firearms handling and storage practices among all firearm owners through the distribution of safety education messages and free firearm Safety Kits. The kits include a cable-style gun-locking device and a brochure (also available in Spanish) that discusses safe handling and storage. Since 2003, the Project has partnered with local law enforcement agencies to distribute more than 36 million safety kits to gun owners in all 50 states and five U.S. territories.
Americorps
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members address critical needs in communities throughout America by tutoring and mentoring disadvantaged youth, fighting illiteracy, improving health services, building affordable housing, teaching computer skills, cleaning parks and streams. Educational awards and living stipends are provided for the year of service.
www.americorps.gov/
Children’s Rights of America Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-422-HOPE
Covenant House
Covenant House Missouri is a non-profit organization that empowers homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth to live independently and become contributing members of the community.
2727 North Kingshighway Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63113
Phone: (314) 533-2241
Growing American Youth
Growing American Youth brings gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth 21 and under in St. Louis and the surrounding areas together. Offers a place for youth to meet friends and to give and receive support in a safe environment. Growing American Youth meets every Thursday night from 7-8:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 600 N. Euclid, St. Louis MO 63108 in the Central West End.
www.growingamericanyouth.org
Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO) Crisis Line
Provides youth focused crisis prevention, suicide intervention and post-intervention support to the community through awareness, education and outreach.
Crisis Helpline: 1-888-644-KUTO (staffed every day after 4 pm CST)
http://www.kuto.org/
National Runaway Crisis Hotline
24 hour confidential crisis hotline for youth who are runaways or considering running away and their families.
1-800-RUNAWAY
www.nrscrisisline.org
RAVEN – Youth Violence Prevention
To foster peaceful relationships, families, and communities by increasing self-awareness, challenging abuse and control, teaching alternative behaviors, and promoting personal responsibility.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Adolescent Center
Provides care for patients, ages 12-21, and serves as a resource for health care professionals with questions or other needs related to adolescent health care.
Appointments: (314) 454-KIDS or 1-800-678-KIDS
www.stlouischildrens.org
St. Louis County Youth Programs
County Youth Programs plans, develops, and provides service for children and youth.
The Dropout Initiative has a multi-component program called Doors to Success which serves ages 16 to 24 in areas where the rate of high school dropout is high.
The Summer Food Service Program for Children provides nutritious meals at community sites.
The Outstanding Student Leadership Program involves high schools in recognizing seniors considered leaders.
Phone: (314) 615-4429
ww5.stlouisco.com/dhs/CYP.html
Stop Bullying Now
Website with extensive resources and handouts on bullying for kids, adults, health care providers, and educators.
www.stopbullying.gov/
Roles for Health Professionals to Prevent Bullying
Youth Emergency Service (YES) Hotline – Epworth
The Youth Emergency Service Program is Epworth’s crisis care program and emergency shelter. Short-term housing and therapeutic support are provided for young people who need an immediate safe place to live because of abuse, neglect, homelessness or family conflict. YES is open 24/7 year around and can be reached through an emergency Helpline 24 hours daily, 365 days a year, to assist families and teens in crisis.
6816 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63130
24-Hour YES Helpline: (314) 727-6294
1-800-899-KIDS (5437)
https://www.epworth.org/programs/youth-emergency-services/
Youth In Need
Youth In Need is a nonprofit child and family services agency that is dedicated to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families.
If you are a child or family in need of services, please call:
314-628-2929 or 1-877-928-2929 in St. Louis County (St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline)
636-946-3771 in St. Louis City (Youth In Need’s 24-Hour Help Line)
636-642-0642 in St. Charles County (St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline)
Headquarters:
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone’s Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Central Office Phone: (636) 946-5600
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region
Health organization that provides sex education programs to youth and their parents and a wide range of reproductive and primary health care services.
Phone: 1-800-230-PLAN
www.ppslr.org
Project ARK
Project ARK is committed to providing services that enhance the lives of children, youth, young adults, women and families infected, affected and at risk for HIV disease through coordination of medical care, social support and prevention services. Offers free HIV testing at Laclede location and 2 local coffeeshops. Also provides support groups, peer mentoring, and one on one counseling about STI prevention for LGBT youth.
4169 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 535-7275
http://projectark.wustl.edu
Teen Health
Website for teens that provides a safe, honest, and accurate information and advice about health, emotions, and life.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/
Teen Health Facts
Online resource for any and all questions regarding your health, your relationships, your body and your sexuality.
www.teenhealthfx.com/
Teen Pregnancy Center
Clinic providing comprehensive medical care, education and developmental life skills to pregnant teens in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
To make an appointment with the Teen Pregnancy Center at the Women & Infants Center, call (866) 946-3906.
The SPOT
Supporting Opportiunies with Teens
One-stop, drop-in center for youth (ages 13-24) that provides testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, health care and counseling, social support, prevention and case management services at no cost. Physicians available Monday-Friday afternoons from 1pm – 5pm.
4169 Laclede, 1st floor
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 535-0413
www.thespot.wustl.edu/index.html
Missouri Protection and Advocacy
A federally mandated statewide system which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legally based advocacy.
925 South Country Club Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Application Unit:
Phone: (573) 659-0678 or 1-800-392-8667
MO Relay (TDD):
Phone: 1-800-735-2966
www.moadvocacy.org
MPACT Parent Training and Information
A statewide parent training and information center serving all disabilities. MPACT’s mission is to ensure that all children with special needs receive an education that allows them to achieve their personal goals.
Phone: 1-800-743-7634
www.ptimpact.org
Paraquad
Information and referral service about resources for people with disabilities including:
* Accessible Housing Clearinghouse
* Financial assistance with home modifications, rental and mortgage payments,
* Employment program,
* Benefits planning assistance
* College for Living including continuing education, supported education, supported employment.
* DEAFWay Interpreting Services
* Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services – develop independent living plans
* Personal Assistance Services – people with disabilities hire, train and supervise their own personal attendants.
* Youth and Family Program
* Public Policy Advocacy Program
5240 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 289-4200
TTY: (314) 289-4252
www.paraquad.org
Ranken Jordan
Provides care for children with complex medical and developmental needs regardless of ability to pay.
11365 Dorsett Road
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: (314) 872-6400
or
1-866-845-6400
www.rankenjordan.org
Recreation Council of greater STL
Clearinghouse for information on leisure, recreation and socialization opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in the Greater St. Louis Area.
St. Louis City Office:
200 S. Hanley
Ste. 100
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 772-2299
St. Charles Office:
60 Gailwood Dr. Suite C.
St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636) 477-7704
www.recreationcouncil.org
Social Security Office
A child might be eligible for 3 types of Social Security benefits-
* Social Security Dependents Benefits (SSDI)- for children of disabled or deceased parents.
* Supplemental Security Income (SSI)- benefits are payable to children under 18 years old who have disabilities and limited resources.
* Medicaid-automatic for patients with severe impairments regardless of parental income.
Phone: 1-800-772-1213
TTY: 1-800-325-0778
www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability/child.htm
Special School District Resource Center
Knowledgeable staff and a wealth of information for families of children with disabilities.
12110 Clayton Rd.
Town and Country, MO 63131
Phone: (314) 989-8100
www.ssdmo.org/cool_tools/fcrc.html
St. Louis Arc
Support and services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families.
Belle Children’s Services of St. Louis Arc offers an inclusive Center-Based Preschool that allows children with disabilities opportunities to be included in a typical classroom. They also provide outreach services offering therapy for children in the community, parent education programs on topics like development or legal issues, and workshops that help support parents and siblings of children with disabilities.
1177 N. Warson
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: (314) 569-2211
www.slarc.org
www.slarc.org/site/441/belle_childrens_services.aspx
St. Louis Regional Center
Service coordination for anyone with a developmental disability, such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, head injuries, autism, epilepsy, certain learning disabilities.
St. Louis City Office:
111 N. 7th Street, 6th Floor Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 244-8800
Toll Free: 1-800-358-7665
St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
Services for people with learning disablities and their families, including information, referral, community education, resource library, and individual consultation.
13537 Barrett Parkway Dr, Suite 110
Ballwin, MO 63021
Phone: (314) 966-3088
www.ldastl.org
WINGS
Seeks to enhance a childs quality of life during his or her last months, weeks or days, by offering pain and symptom management and comfort care.
Phone: (314) 872-5050
www.stlouischildrens.org/
Cerebral Palsy Sports Program
Coordinated by physical therapists at Children’s hospital, provides sports opportunities for children with CP.
Phone: 314-454-KIDS
or
1-800-678-KIDS
www.stlouischildrens.org
Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN)
Provides free one-to-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities.
8820 Ladue Road, Suite 203
St. Louis, MO 61324
Phone: (314) 259-5980
www.keenstlouis.org
Team Activities for Special Kids (T.A.S.K.)
T.A.S.K. provides year-round instructional sports program that provides athletic and social opportunities to kids with special needs. The purpose of the program is to help build self-esteem and skills in children with special needs.
980 Horan
Fenton, Missouri 63026
Phone: 636.343.TASK (8275)
Central Institute for the Deaf
Central Institute for the Deaf is a fully accredited auditory-oral school where hearing-impaired children learn to listen, talk, read and succeed. They specialize in excellence in auditory-oral deaf education for children birth to 12. Generous private support makes CID affordable for families of children with hearing loss who qualify, regardless of ability to pay.
825 South Taylor Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 977-0132
Toll Free: 877-444-4574
www.cid.edu
Delta Gamma
Early intervention services for children with visual impairment.
1750 S. Big Bend Blvd.
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Phone: (314) 776-1300
www.dgckids.org
Missouri Council of the Blind
A support group that provides information and support. Information provided includes scholarships, summer camps, special services program, adaptive technology information, health benefits, employment and legislation issues and public awareness programs.
5453 Chippewa
St. Louis, MO 63109
Phone: 314-832-7172
Toll-free: 800-342-5632
www.missouricounciloftheblind.org
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) provides services to people with varying degrees of visual impairment, ranging from those who cannot read regular print to those who are totally blind.
Children’s Legal Alliance – Legal Services of Eastern MO
Free legal assistance to income eligible children who have special education needs. Services include representing children at IEP meetings, due process, suspension or expulsion hearings. Other services include ensuring homeless children have access to education, advocating for access to appropriate special education services, correcting inaccurate or misleading school records.
4232 Forest Park Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 534-4200 ext. 1311
or
1-800-444-0514 ext. 1311
www.lsem.org
Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis
Benefits the lives of people with Down Syndrome and their families through individual and family support, education, advocacy and public awareness.
8531 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63114
Phone: (314) 961-2504
www.dsagsl.org
Easter Seals Disability Services
Services to adults and children with disabilities, including early intervention, play therapy, camping, respite care, leisure activities, child development, and family support.
Autism Services – St. Louis
10176 Corporate Square Drive, Suite 150
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-432-6200
www.eastersealsmidwest.org
Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region
Prevention, education, and advocacy services to people with seizures, their families, and the community. Includes employment, independent living, and social services.
Epilepsy Foundation Missouri & Kansas
2340 E Meyer Blvd Ste 300B Bldg 1
Kansas City Missouri 64132-2109
Phone: (314) 781-4949 or (800) 264-6970
Family Resource Center
Located on the 3rd floor of Children’s Hospital. Provides a wide array of literature focusing on resources devoted to children’s health and parenting.
Hours:
Mon-Thurs 8:30am-7pm
Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Sat 10am-2pm
One Children’s Place
Room 3S-12
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 454-2350
www.stlouischildrens.org
First Steps
First Steps offers coordinated services and assistance to young children with special needs and their families. First Steps is designed for children, birth to age 3, who have delayed development or diagnosed conditions that are associated with developmental disabilities.
Families can contact their local First Steps office for more information by calling toll free: 866-583-2392
Office of Special Education
205 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Phone: (573) 751-5739
Fax: (573) 526-4404
E-mail: webreplyspefs@dese.mo.gov
First Steps
Phone
573-522-8762
sefirststeps@dese.mo.gov
Fragile X Resource Center of Missouri
Provides support and information to individuals with FXS and their families.
Genetics Home Reference
Website developed by the National Institue for Health to educate parents about the ways genetic variations affect health.
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
AFA Academy (Formerly Howard Park Center)
ACTION FOR AUTISM (AFA) is a St. Louis-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization, founded in 2008, to address the growing need to assist children and their families with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). AFA serves children and families who reside within a 250 mile radius of St. Louis. ACTION FOR AUTISM provides financial support to families, while also facilitating therapy and learning, as well as preparing children for a successful future, within its AFA Academy facilities, providing services for children through age 21.
AFA Academy-Steamboat
265 Steamboat Lane
Ballwin, MO 63011
636.227.2330 Phone
636.227.2331 Fax
info@afastl.org
AFA Academy-Pierside
16375 Pierside Lane
Wildwood, MO 63040
636.405.2701 Phone
636.422.1223 Fax
info@afastl.org
IEP (Individual Education Plan) pamphlet
Helpful guide on navigating the IEP process from start to finish, as well as problem solving tips for when problems arise.
Judevine Center for Autism
Services to people with autism, including therapy, residential care, education, family support.
1-800-780-6545
www.judevine.org
Covenant House
Covenant House Missouri is a non-profit organization that empowers homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth to live independently and become contributing members of the community.
2727 North Kingshighway Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63113
Phone: (314) 533-2241
Gateway Homeless Services
Provides shelter, meals, educational programs, and youth services including tutoring and child care.
Christian Service Center (Shelter)
1000 North 19th Street
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314) 802-5444 or (314) 231-1515
www.gateway180.org
Catholic Charities Federation
Catholic Charities of St. Louis (CCSTL) helps people in need through more than 100 programs including senior services, legal assistance, refugee services, housing crisis and homeless prevention, counseling, mental health services, foster care, adoption, advocacy, and safe shelter.
4445 LINDELL BLVD. | ST. LOUIS, MO 63108
(314) 367-5500
info@ccstl.org
Housing Resource Center
Provides mobile outreach to homeless people, financial education, home buying seminars, relocation from inadequate housing, education about home repair, hotline for centralized access to homeless shelter.
800 N. Tucker Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 241-5600
Homeless hotline: (314) 802-5444
www.ccstl.org/services/homelessness
Youth Emergency Service (YES) Hotline – Epworth
The Youth Emergency Service Program is Epworth’s crisis care program and emergency shelter. Short-term housing and therapeutic support are provided for young people who need an immediate safe place to live because of abuse, neglect, homelessness or family conflict. YES is open 24/7 year around and can be reached through an emergency Helpline 24 hours daily, 365 days a year, to assist families and teens in crisis.
6816 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63130
24-Hour YES Helpline: (314) 727-6294
1-800-899-KIDS (5437)
https://www.epworth.org/programs/youth-emergency-services/
Youth in Need
Youth In Need is a nonprofit child and family services agency that is dedicated to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families.
If you are a child or family in need of services, please call:
314-628-2929 or 1-877-928-2929 in St. Louis County (St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline)
636-946-3771 in St. Louis City (Youth In Need’s 24-Hour Help Line)
636-642-0642 in St. Charles County (St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline)
Headquarters:
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone’s Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Central Office Phone: (636) 946-5600
Safe Kids St. Louis and Car Seat Installation
Provides information and resources on a variety of issues affecting child safety. This includes a list of organizations throughout St. Louis that install car seats.
To find the nearest place to have your car seat checked, call 314-776-3627 or toll-free at 866-776-3627.
http://safekids.org/coalition/safe-kids-st-louis
Missouri Poison Control
Phone: (314) 772-5200 (in St. Louis)
or
1-800-222-1222 (outside of St. Louis)
Individuals can contact the Missouri Poison Center administrative office at:
Phone: 314-772-8300
Fax: 314-612-5740
Email: missouripoisoncenter@ssmhealth.com
http://missouripoisoncenter.org/
SeatCheck
SeatCheck is a national campaign to help parents properly secure their children in motor vehicles.
Phone: Toll Free at 1-866-SEAT-CHECK
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Safety Stop
Phone: (314) 454-KIDS
or
1-800-678-KIDS, then press three for an appointment
www.seatcheck.org/
Nurses for Newborns Foundation
Provides nurse homevisiting services including education, healthcare and positive parenting skills. Programs serve teen moms, the mentally or physically challenged, infants that are sick, and general population families in need.
7259 Lansdowne Ave. Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 544-3433
or
Toll Free: 1-800-45BIRTH
www.nfnf.org
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region
Health organization that provides sex education programs to youth and their parents and a wide range of reproductive and primary health care services.
Phone: 1-800-230-PLAN
www.plannedparenthood.org/stlouis
Teen Pregnancy Center
Clinic providing comprehensive medical care, education and developmental life skills to pregnant teens in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
To make an appointment with the Teen Pregnancy Center at the Women & Infants Center, call (866) 946-3906.
Good Shepherd
Maternity Care service provides residential and counseling services to pregnant adolescents ages 12-21.
For inquiries regarding Maternity residence care: Charise Baker-Williams – (314)854-5739. Intake Line – (314)560-6703
The Expectant Parent and Pregnancy program provides counseling and resources for pregnant and parenting families living in stressful situations. Good Shepherd also offers adoption services for birth parents choosing adoption as a plan.
For inquiries regarding Expectant Parent Support, contact Denise Ward – (314)854-5719 or Angie Robinson – (314)854-5718
1340 Partridge Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 854-5700
www.goodshepherdstl.org
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program which provides services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to their fifth birthday based on nutritional risk and income eligibility. The primary services provided are health screening, risk assessment, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding promotion, and referrals to health care. Supplemental food is provided at no cost to participants. Application for WIC must be made in person at a local WIC office.
Phone: 1-800-TEL-LINK (1-800-835-5465)
WIC and Nutrition Services
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: (573) 751-6204 or 1-800-392-8209
Fax: (573) 526-1470
Email: info@health.mo.gov
WIC Eligibility Requirements
Missouri website: http://health.mo.gov/living/families/wic/index.php
National website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
Youth In Need – Teen Parent Program
The Teen Parent Program provides individual and group support to teen parents and pregnant teens who live in St. Charles County. The program offers counseling, case management, education and advocacy to its participants.
If you are a child or family in need of services, please call:
314-628-2929 or 1-877-928-2929 in St. Louis County (St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline)
636-946-3771 in St. Louis City (Youth In Need’s 24-Hour Help Line)
636-642-0642 in St. Charles County (St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline)
Headquarters:
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone’s Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Central Office Phone: (636) 946-5600
Breastfeeding Help
24 hour help from local volunteers.
Phone: (314) 424-3900
La Leche League of Missouri
https://sites.google.com/site/lalecheleagueinmissouri/
March of Dimes
Information for health professionals and pregnant women on a diverse array of topics relating to pregnancy and newborns.
www.marchofdimes.com
SIDS Gateway
The Maternal and Child Health Library contains materials developed by the National Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Consortium. These include the SUID/SIDS Resource Center, the Program Support Center, Project IMPACT, and the National Center for Cultural Competence.
http://www.mchlibrary.org/suid-sids/search.php?SType=state_search&State=MO
Safe Sleep Tips for Parents
Community Health in Partnership Services (CHIPS)
Healthcare and social services for uninsured and underserved.
2431 N. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314) 652-9231 ext. 10
www.chipsstlouis.org
Asthma Control Education Classes (ACE)
Asthma Control Education (ACE) classes are offered through St Louis Children’s Hospital.
Phone: (314) 454-KIDS
www.stlouischildrens.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Provides education for caregivers of children with allergies and asthma.
“Project Concern” is a comprehensive asthma management program that provides life-saving medications, equipment, education and support to children with asthma from birth to 21, in lower income families not covered by insurance or government programs.
1500 S Big Bend Blvd. Suite 1S
St. Louis, MO 63117
Phone: (314) 645-2422
www.aafastl.org
MO Primary Care Association
Help finding low-cost or free clinics.
Phone: (573) 636-4222
www.mo-pca.org
St. Louis Clinics
List of St. Louis Clinics.
American Academy of Pediatric Dentristy
Updated lists of pediatric dentists by zip code with an extensive list of parent brochures.
www.aapd.org
St Louis Children’s Hospital Dental Provider List
Lists dental providers in St Louis by zip code.
www.stlouischildrens.org
Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA)
The PPA helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free.
Phone: 1-888-477-2669
www.pparx.org
American Lung Association
Fact sheets about smoking, free online smoking cessation guide, a quit smoking action plan and information about nicotine replacement/medical assistance during cessation.
www.lungusa.org
Freedom From Smoking
Siteman Cancer Center:
A six-week program that covers behavior modification, stress reduction and relapse prevention. Participants must attend all sessions. The program is free to employees and the community.
Barnard Health and Cancer Information Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Ave.
St. Louis, MO
Phone: (314) 362-7844
Smoke Free
Website with resources for teens and adults who are thinking about quitting smoking.
www.smokefree.gov
Tobacco Quitline
Help for quitting smoking.
24-Hour Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
www.dhss.mo.gob/SmokingAndTobacco
Health Care USA Providers
Replacement Glasses
Step 1:
Determine where child obtained glasses and whether eye exam was recent, either from the family or through MC+ plan.
Step 2a:
Contact Optometry office where exam took place and glasses were prescribed and request that they contact the specific MC+ plan and request ‘authorization for replacement glasses.’
Step 2b:
If the last eye exam was a year or more old, the child will need a new exam.
OR
If parent does not remember what plan their child is in or what optometry office they went to, use the following information:
MC+:
Phone: 1-888-275-5908
Will inform you which plan covers child. Have name of child, DOB, Social Security # (if possible). Plan can tell you where child was last seen and when last exam took place.
MercyCare Plus
VSP vision program – (Phone: 1-800-877-7195)
HarmonyHealth Plan of Missouri Vision program – (1-866-822-1340)
www.stlouischildrens.org
Vision Assistance
Recalls
Streamlined, “one-stop-shopping” resource available for learning about US government recalls both present and past. Offers a new level of safety information for a wide range of products, from toys and cars to medical devices.
www.recalls.gov
Breastfeeding Help
La Leche League – 24 hour help from local volunteers.
Phone: (314) 424-3900
www.llli.org/resources/assistance.html
Child Abuse Prevention
For a parents worried they might hurt their child, provides hotline, counseling, and resources.
Phone: 1-800-4ACHILD
Children’s Hospital Help Line
The 454.KIDS Answer Line is offered by St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to giving health advice and information pertaining to children from newborn to twenty-one years of age. Offers: advice and instructions if your child is sick, tips to assist you in understanding your child’s growth and development, help in finding a St. Louis Children’s Hospital pediatrician or pediatric specialist, registration for classes and events offered by St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Holiday Hours vary
Answer Line: (314)454-KIDS
or
Toll free at 1-800-678-KIDS
www.stlouischildrens.org/
Family Support Network
Works to prevent child abuse and neglect through cost-free counseling and education. One of the many programs offered by Epworth Children and Family Services.
Epworth Children & Family Services
Webster Groves
110 N. Elm Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 961-5718
University City
6816 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 727-6294
1-800-899-KIDS (5437)
Normandy
7520 Natural Bridge Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 222-4877
https://www.epworth.org/programs/family-support-network-fsn/
Mid Missouri Crisis Line
Connection to resources for parents in crisis.
Phone: 1-888-761-4357
Missouri Poison Control
Phone: (314) 772-5200 (in St. Louis)
or
1-800-222-1222 (outside of St. Louis)
Individuals can contact the Missouri Poison Center administrative office at:
Phone: 314-772-8300
Fax: 314-612-5740
Email: missouripoisoncenter@ssmhealth.com
http://missouripoisoncenter.org/
Nurses For Newborns
Nurse home visiting agency. Programs that serve teen moms, the mentally or physically challenged, infants that are sick, and general population families in need. Also help connect families to resources.
7259 Lansdowne Ave. Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 544-3433
Toll Free: 1-800-45BIRTH
www.nfnf.org
Parentlink
Helpful links on many parenting issues. Supports parents/caregivers and professionals through the ParentLink WarmLine, though which ParentLink can help with access to resources and services for families in the area, information on parenting questions, and other concerns.
Toll Free: 1-800-552-8522
education.missouri.edu/orgs/parentlink
Parents as Teachers
Provides parents with child development knowledge and parenting support through home visits and group meetings.
Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
Attn: Public Information Specialist
2228 Ball Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314) 432-4330
www.parentsasteachers.org
Pediatric Obesity
Parents can calculate their child’s body mass index, read tips on how to encourage healthy eating and excercise habits, and learn about being a healthy-foods role model.
kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/overweight_obesity.html
Health Resources and Services Administration
Help finding low-cost or free health clinics.
www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov
Children’s Help Line
Provides information about local pediatricians accepting patients. Nurses staff an answer line to help guide parents with health concerns about their children.
Call: 314-454-KIDS
Community Health-In-Partnership Services (CHIPS)
CHIPS provides preventative, primary care, and referral services to those that are uninsured.
2431 No. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: 314-652-9231 ext. 10
www.chipsstl.org
Family Support Division/ Application for MO Health Net
To apply for MO Health Net (formerly called MC+)/Medicaid. Visit the link below. Bosnian, Spanish, and Vietnamese available on the website.
MO HealthNet Managed Care Enrollment Helpline at 1-800-348-6627.
www.dss.mo.gov/mhk/index.htm
https://dss.mo.gov/
Insure Kids Now!
Insure Kids Now! is a national campaign to link the 10 million uninsured children –from birth to age 18– to free and low-cost health insurance. Many families simply don’t know their children are eligible.
Call: 1-877-KIDS NOW
www.insurekidsnow.gov
Managed Care+ Advocates for Family Health
MO HealthNet Managed Care Enrollment Helpline at 1-800-348-6627
dssapp.dss.mo.gov/PCP/aboutManagedCare.html
MO Health Net Plan Provider Information
Information about Molina HealthCare Missouri, HealthCare USA, Harmony Health Plan of Missouri and, Missouri Care Health Plan with numbers for transportation, nurse advice lines, dental care, ect.
http://dss.mo.gov/mhk/healthy-children-and-youth-program.htm
International Institute
The International Institute’s mission is to help immigrants and their families become productive Americans and champion ethnic diversity as a cultural and economic strength. The Institute does this be providing housing; jobs; English, computer, and citizenship classes; employment training; mental health services; counseling; social work; business development microloans; small business technical assistance; and multiple other services.
3401 Arsenal St.
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314) 773-9090
www.iistl.org
Missouri Department of Adult Education and Literacy
Comprehensive listing of adult education and literacy programs for the state of Missouri.
Saint Louis Public Schools
801 N. 11th Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 231-3720
Phone: 314-231-3720
St. Louis Adult Learning Center
5078 Kensington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 367-5000
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy/missouri-ael-programs
Read from the Start (RFTS)
Read from the Start (RFTS) is a program offered through The Missouri Humanities Council, which is a family reading program geared to parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5. Not-for-profit organizations working with “at-risk” families may apply to host READ from the START. Fifteen to twenty families participate in each two-session program.
http://www.mohumanities.org/programs/readfromthestart/#toggle-id-3
St. Louis Public Library
Resources are offered for students, tutors, teachers and parents in a wide variety of areas including Youth Services, Adult Education, English as a Second Language and Community Connection. All branches offer literacy resources and information, including children and adult first-readers, parenting books on literacy and literacy tutoring instruction books.
Phone: (314) 241-2288
https://www.slpl.org
St. Louis Public Schools Adult Education and Literacy Free classes
Comprehensive listing of adult education and literacy programs for the state of Missouri.
Saint Louis Public Schools
801 N. 11th Street | St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: 314-231-3720
Adult Education and Literacy
Phone: 573-751-1249
Fax: 573-526-5710
Email: ael@dese.mo.gov
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy/missouri-ael-programs
Legal Advocates for Abused Women (LAAW)
The LAAW program of CVC provides the only domestic violence program that partners with law enforcement and criminal court systems to break the cycle of violence at the earliest possible stage. LAAW serves St. Louis City and the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson, Lincoln and Franklin.
For immediate assistance, call our legal helpline at (314) 664-6699 or (800) 527-1460 to speak with a trained advocate about safety planning, crisis support, legal information, and critical legal and social service referrals regardless of your geographic location.
539 North Grand Blvd, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 652-3623
https://www.supportvictims.org/legal-advocates-for-abused-women
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. provides civil legal assistance for low-income people in Eastern Missouri.
LSEM’s service area covers twenty-one counties in eastern Missouri. LSEM sets priorities regarding the kinds of cases the program can handle with available resources. Services are provided to eligible clients in a variety of areas including: consumer, elderly, employment, family, housing, immigration, and public benefits/income maintenance.
4232 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Phone: (314) 534-4200
or
1-800-444-0514
www.lsem.org
Missouri Protection and Advocacy
A federally mandated statewide system which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legally based advocacy.
925 South Country Club Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Application Unit:
Phone: (573) 659-0678 or 1-800-392-8667
MO Relay (TDD):
Phone: 1-800-735-2966
www.moadvocacy.org
Casa de Salud
The mission of Casa de Salud is to facilitate and deliver high quality clinical and mental health services for uninsured and underinsured patients, focusing on new immigrants and refugees who encounter barriers to accessing other sources of care.
3200 Chouteau Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 977-1250
Fax: (314) 977-1255
Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Program
The Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Program works to increase the independence and reduce the isolation of immigrant and refugee women by teaching them basic English and practical living skills in the security of their own homes.
3672B Arsenal Street
St. Louis, MO 63116
Phone: (314) 771-1104
International Institute
The International Institute’s mission is to help immigrants and their families become productive Americans and champion ethnic diversity as a cultural and economic strength. The Institute does this be providing housing; jobs; English, computer, and citizenship classes; employment training; mental health services; counseling; social work; business development microloans; small business technical assistance; and multiple other services.
3401 Arsenal St.
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314) 773-9090
www.iistl.org
Almost Home
Almost Home’s mission is to inspire teen moms to create a better life for themselves and their children through a program of positive parenting, life skills, education, and counseling. Eligible individuals are pregnant or parenting teens between the ages of 12 and 19 years without a stable home.
3200 St. Vincent Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314) 771-4663
Community Action Agency of St. Louis County
The Community Action Agency of St. Louis County provides low income people with multiple emergency and crisis intervention services, including comprehensive housing assistance programs covering topics such as home ownership, housing counseling, and rent/mortgage assistance.
2709 Woodson Road
Overland, MO 63144
Phone: (314) 863-0015
Fax: (314) 863-1252
Email: info@caastlc.org
Housing Assistance page: http://www.caastlc.org/programs/housing-assistance.html
General website: www.caasstlc.org
Covenant House Missouri
Covenant House Missouri is a non-profit organization that empowers homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth to live independently and become contributing members of the community.
2727 North Kingshighway Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63113
Phone: (314) 533-2241
Equal Housing Opportunity Council
The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council (EHOC) is a private, not-for-profit fair housing enforcement agency working to end illegal housing discrimination in the Metropolitan St. Louis area through free education, counseling, investigation, and enforcement services.
1027 S. Vandeventer Avenue, 6th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 534-5800 or 1-800-965-EHOC
Fax: 314-534-2551
http://www.ehocstl.org/
Everything You Need to Know about Reasonable Accommodations
St. Louis Housing Authority
The St. Louis Housing Authority is a federally funded agency that operates independently of city government to help provide low and moderate income public housing for the City of St. Louis and allow residents opportunities to improve their lives.
3520 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314) 531-4770
Fax: (314) 531-0184
Public Housing Wait List: http://www.slha.org/for-residents/public-housing/wait-list/
Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Waiting List: http://www.slha.org/for-residents/section-8/wait-list/
General website: http://www.slha.org/
St. Patrick Center
St. Patrick Center provides housing, employment, and health opportunities through multiple programs for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our mission is to help individuals and families move from homelessness to independence in dignified, cost-effective and permanent ways.
800 N. Tucker Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 802-0700
Socialserve.com
Socialserve.com is a non-profit organization that maintains a searchable website that helps landlords list and helps tenants search for properties while monitoring the availability and accuracy of listings.
Phone: (704) 334-8722 or 1-877-428-8844
Fax: (704) 334-0779
Email: info@socialserve.com
Youth in Need
Youth In Need is a nonprofit child and family services agency that is dedicated to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families.
If you are a child or family in need of services, please call:
314-628-2929 or 1-877-928-2929 in St. Louis County (St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline)
636-946-3771 in St. Louis City (Youth In Need’s 24-Hour Help Line)
636-642-0642 in St. Charles County (St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline)
Headquarters:
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone’s Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Central Office Phone: (636) 946-5600
Better Family Life
Better Family Life provides employment training and placement; education; housing and asset development; community outreach; and youth, family, and clinical services to promote positive and innovative changes in the lives of individuals and their families.
Headquarters
5415 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63112
Phone: (314) 367-3440
Fax: (314) 669-9419
Housing and Asset Development
5415 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63112
Phone: (314) 367-1843
Fax: (314) 669-9413
Multiple other locations focusing on additional services can be found at the website below.
Beyond Housing
Beyond Housing is a targeted community development organization that works to improve education, housing, health, employment readiness and access, and economic development.
MAIN OFFICE
6506 Wright Way
St. Louis, MO 63121
CALL (314) 533-0600
FAX (314) 533-8745
Catholic Charities of St. Louis
Catholic Charities of St. Louis (CCSTL) helps people in need through more than 100 programs including senior services, legal assistance, refugee services, housing crisis and homeless prevention, counseling, mental health services, foster care, adoption, advocacy, and safe shelter.
4445 LINDELL BLVD. | ST. LOUIS, MO 63108
(314) 367-5500
info@ccstl.org
Circle of Concern
Circle of Concern feeds hungry families, provides financial assistance for necessities such as rent and utilities, and offers programs that include provision of scholarships, “camperships”, school supplies, and children’s birthday gifts.
112 St. Louis Avenue
Valley Park, MO 63088
Phone: (636) 861-2623
Fax: (636) 861-2296
Email: circle@circleofconcern.org
LIHEAP
The Missouri Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy through Energy Assistance/Regular Heating (EA) and Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP). EA helps Missourians pay heating bills from October through March, and eligibility for EA may also qualify individuals for additional financial assistance through ECIP.
LIHEAP Information: http://dss.mo.gov/fsd/eassist/pdf/liheap-information.pdf
Missouri website: http://dss.mo.gov/fsd/liheap.htm
National website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/programs/liheap
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis exists to empower African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality, and civil rights. The Urban League seeks to accomplish this through advocacy, coalition building, program services, and promoting communication and understanding among different races and cultures by offering community programs to help its clients meet their basic needs, provide educational opportunities and economic empowerment, and encourage civic engagement.
Housing Counseling Program:
St. Clair County Division
10220 Lincoln Trail
Fairview Heights, IL
Phone: (618) 274-1150
Contact: Larry Gardner
St. Louis City Division
935 Vandeventer Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 615-3644
Contact: LaVitta Shelton
St. Louis County Division
8960 Jennings Station Road
St. Louis, MO 63136
Phone: (314) 388-9840
Contact: Randen Click
CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
The CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People 2020 goals of eliminating blood lead levels ≥ 10 µg/dL and differences in average risk based on race and social class as public health concerns.
Environmental Protection Agency: Lead
The Environmental Protection Agency Provides information about and resources related to lead.
Lead Hotline: 1-800-424-LEAD (1-800-424-5323)
Fax: (585) 232-3111
La Leche League International
The mission of La Leche League International is to help mothers worldwide breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
Phone: 1-800-LaLeche (1-800-525-3243)
La Leche League of Greater St. Louis
http://www.lllstl.org/
(314) 424-3900
Food Stamp Program / Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Missouri’s Food Stamp Program is the state branch of the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP exists to promote the general welfare and safeguard the health and well-being of the nation’s population by raising the levels of nutrition among low income households.
Food Stamp Case Information: 1-855-FSD-INFO (1-855-373-4636)
Website: https://modss.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/topics/73938-food-stamp-program
Food stamp application: food stamp application
Feed My People
Feed My People is a Christian organization founded to provide emergency food to those in need. It has since expanded to include services such as long-term food help; budget, job, and legal counseling; housing assistance; newborn and school supplies; and others.
Main Office:
171 Kingston Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63125
Phone: (314) 631-4900
Fax: (314) 631-7930
Satellite Office:
3295 Ottomeyer Road
High Ridge, MO 63049
Phone: (636) 677-9885
Fax: (636) 677-8691
Fuel Up to Play 60
Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by the National Dairy Council and NFL, in collaboration with the USDA, to help encourage today’s youth to lead healthier lives.
For supporters: http://supporters.fueluptoplay60.com/
For students: http://students.fueluptoplay60.com/
Operation Food Search
Operation Food Search is a St. Louis area food bank that distributes food free of charge to feed the poor and hungry.
1644 Lotsie Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: (314) 726-5355
Fax: (314) 726-9945
Email: info@OperationFoodSearch.org
http://www.operationfoodsearch.org/
St. Louis Area Foodbank
The St. Louis Area Foodbank is the Bi-State region’s largest non-profit food distribution center dedicated to feeding those in need and educating the public about the nature of and solutions to the problems of hunger.
70 Corporate Woods Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Phone: (314) 292-6262
Fax: (314) 292-6266
Women, Infants, and Children
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program which provides services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to their fifth birthday based on nutritional risk and income eligibility. The primary services provided are health screening, risk assessment, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding promotion, and referrals to health care. Supplemental food is provided at no cost to participants. Application for WIC must be made in person at a local WIC office.
Phone: 1-800-TEL-LINK (1-800-835-5465)
WIC and Nutrition Services
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: (573) 751-6204 or 1-800-392-8209
Fax: (573) 526-1470
Email: info@health.mo.gov
WIC Eligibility Requirements
Missouri website: http://health.mo.gov/living/families/wic/index.php
National website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
YouthBuild St. Louis
In YouthBuild programs, low income young people ages 16 to 24 years work full-time for 6 to 24 months toward their GEDs or high school diplomas while learning job skills by building affordable housing in their communities. At exit, they are placed in college, jobs, or both.
St. Louis YouthBuild
93 North Oaks Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 261-0202
Email: bdavis5350@aol.com
Tomorrow’s Builders YouthBuild Charter School
1798 Summit Avenue
East St. Louis, IL 62205
Phone: (618) 874-1671
Email: vforby@emersonpark.org
America’s Job Bank
America’s Job Bank is an employment website created by CareerOne Stop where thousands of new jobs are posted daily by employers. The site provides information and resources related to all aspects of getting a job and allows users to create resumes and cover letters as well as post resumes free of charge.
Metropolitan, Education, and Training Center
The Metropolitan, Education, and Training (MET) Center provides job training and placement, career development services, and transportation services to underemployed, unemployed, and displaced individuals to stimulate the economic self-sufficiency of those living in low to moderate income communities of the St. Louis region.
6347 Plymouth Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63133
Phone: (314) 746-0707
Email: info@metcenterstl.com
St. Louis County Government Job Opportunities
St. Louis County Government
41 S. Central Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: 314-615-5182
www.stlouisco.com/personnel/jobsearch
Doors to Success – HiSet
Doors To Success (DTS) was created to give young adults an opportunity to work toward earning a GED (now called HiSet) and succeed in employment.
For general questions, you can contact ETS Customer Service using any of these methods.
Phone:
1-855-MyHiSET (1-855-694-4738) — toll free
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. local time (continental U.S.)
For test-day issues, please call 1-800-257-5123, option 3.
Email:
HiSET@ets.org
Fax:
1-609-882-9693
Attn: HiSET – Mail Stop 57-L
Hazelwood DTS
Bethany Peace United Church of Christ
11952 Bellefontaine Road
St. Louis, MO 63138
The Center at Spanish Lake
12079 Bellefontaine Rd.
Spanish Lake, MO 63138
https://www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/HumanServices/CountyYouthPrograms/DoorstoSuccess
Dress for Success
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
St. Charles Boutique
3000 Little Hills Expressway, Suite 102
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
Phone: (636) 940-8027
Fax: (636) 940-8036
Dress for Success Midwest: https://midwest.dressforsuccess.org/
Dress for Success national website: www.dressforsuccess.org
Educational Opportunity Centers
The HEC Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) are federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide advocacy, access, and support in the areas of financial aid, financial literacy, and college selection for individuals desiring to pursue post-secondary education. There are five permanent offices and multiple satellite centers located throughout the following target counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, St. Clair, Clinton, and Monroe.
EOP Administrative Center
4236 Lindell Blvd. Suite 105
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 535-6670
eoc@heccstl.com
Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Appointment Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed: Weekends, Holidays, and during inclement weather
All Services Provided Free of Charge
St. Louis website: http://www.heccstl.com/educational-opportunity-centers.html
National website: http://www.eocinc.org/
Employment Connection
Employment Connection is a nonprofit St. Louis organization that offers the homeless, ex-offenders, U.S. veterans, high school dropouts, women on welfare, at-risk youth, and other vulnerable individuals jobs, resources, training, and support to inspire and empower them to change their circumstances.
2838 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 333-JOBS (314-333-5627)
Fax: (314) 333-3627
Missouri Division of Workforce Development
The Division of Workforce Development provides information and on-line workforce services for businesses and job seekers, with special resources for the unemployed, agricultural workers, entrepreneurs, youth, and veterans.
Call us toll free at 1-866-506-0251 for more immediate assistance.
Hours of Operation
Technical support staff are available to help Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm CST
Division of Workforce Development: http://jobs.mo.gov/
Job Corps
Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps low income young people at least 16 years old learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job.
St. Louis Job Corps Center
4333 Goodfellow Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63120
800 733-JOBS
800 733-5627
877 889-5627 TTY
St. Louis website: http://stlouis.jobcorps.gov
National website: https://www.jobcorps.gov/
Kingdom House
Kingdom House provides child care, food and clothing assistance, job training, youth and teen programs, and senior companions to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency and economic independence.
1321 S. 11th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314) 421-0400
Fax: (314) 241-2366
WIA Youth Services
WIA Youth Services of MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries provides youth with assistance to develop job goals, work experience, tutoring, support in obtaining a diploma or GED, and job placement services. These services are currently offered in St. Louis City; the Illinois counties of Bond, Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, and Washington; and the Missouri counties of Bollinger, Cape Giradeau, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Scott, and Stoddard.
St. Louis City Phone: (314) 982-8827
Other Locations Phone: (314) 241-3464
WIA Youth Services: https://mersgoodwill.org/youth/
Goodwill Store Locator: http://mersgoodwill.org/locations
MERS Goodwill general website: www.mersgoodwill.org
SLATE Missouri Career Center
The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) offers career counseling, GED classes, workshops on resume writing and career success strategies, veteran’s services, and more. SLATE Missouri Career Center provides free training and job placement services, including career counseling and professional development, to St. Louis City’s adult workforce.
City Hall
1200 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 622-4800
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/slate/slate-mo-career-center/about-us/index.cfm
Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) specializes in employment and training services such as counseling, job-seeking skills and vocational training, and job placement for individuals with physical or mental impairments that cause problems with working.
Main Office
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO
65102-0480
Contact Us
Main Line: 573-751-4212
Educator Certification: 573-751-0051
https://dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation
Youth In Need
Youth In Need’s programs and services include Early Head Start, Head Start, counseling, Project Safe Place, a street outreach program, an emergency shelter, a transitional living program, a teen parent program, and assistance with foster care and adoption.
24-Hour Help Line: (636) 946-3771 (includes St. Louis City)
St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: (314) 628-2929 or 1-877-928-2929
St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline: (636) 642-0642
Central Office:
1815 Boone’s Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 946-5600
Missouri Department of Education Adult Education Resources
Comprehensive listing of adult education and literacy programs for the state of Missouri.
Saint Louis Public Schools
801 N. 11th Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 231-3720
Phone: 314-231-3720
St. Louis Adult Learning Center
5078 Kensington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 367-5000
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy/missouri-ael-programs
Special School District of St. Louis County
The Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) provides special education services from an Early Childhood program through career and technical education to students in public, private, parochial, and home schools in the St. Louis region.
12110 Clayton Road
Town and Country, MO 63131
Phone: (314) 989-8100
SSD Family and Community Resource Center: https://www.ssdmo.org/cool_tools/fcrc.html
SSD general website: https://www.ssdmo.org/
St. Louis Public Library
Resources are offered for students, tutors, teachers and parents in a wide variety of areas including Youth Services, Adult Education, English as a Second Language and Community Connection. All branches offer literacy resources and information, including children and adult first-readers, parenting books on literacy and literacy tutoring instruction books.
Phone: (314) 241-2288
https://www.slpl.org
St. Louis Public Schools Adult Education and Literacy Classes
Comprehensive listing of adult education and literacy programs for the state of Missouri.
Saint Louis Public Schools
801 N. 11th Street | St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: 314-231-3720
Adult Education and Literacy
Phone: 573-751-1249
Fax: 573-526-5710
Email: ael@dese.mo.gov
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy
dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/adult-education-literacy/missouri-ael-programs
Children’s Legal Alliance
Free legal assistance to income eligible children who have special education needs. Services include representing children at IEP meetings, due process, suspension or expulsion hearings. Other services include ensuring homeless children have access to education, advocating for access to appropriate special education services, correcting inaccurate or misleading school records.
4232 Forest Park Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 534-4200 ext. 1311
or
1-800-444-0514 ext. 1311
www.lsem.org
St. Louis Schools
St. Louis public schools: http://www.slps.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
St. Louis public and private schools: https://stlouis-mo.gov/by-topics-term.cfm?termID=231&termName=Public%20and%20Private%20Schools&topTermName=Education%20and%20Training
List of St. Louis private schools: http://www.50states.com/missouri/saint_louis__private_schools.htm
St. Louis independent schools: http://www.independentschools.org/
Educational Opportunity Centers
The HEC Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) are federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide advocacy, access, and support in the areas of financial aid, financial literacy, and college selection for individuals desiring to pursue post-secondary education. There are five permanent offices and multiple satellite centers located throughout the following target counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, St. Clair, Clinton, and Monroe.
EOP Administrative Center
4236 Lindell Blvd. Suite 105
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 535-6670
eoc@heccstl.com
Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Appointment Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed: Weekends, Holidays, and during inclement weather
All Services Provided Free of Charge
St. Louis website: http://www.heccstl.com/educational-opportunity-centers.html
National website: http://www.eocinc.org/
Epworth Children and Family Services
Epworth Children and Family Services helps youth and families overcome severe emotional and behavioral challenges caused by abuse or neglect through emergency shelter, residential and intensive treatment, family reunification therapy, transitional and independent living programs, special education, foster family care, and prevention services.
110 N. Elm Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 961-5718
6816 Washington Ave
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 727-6294
7520 Natural Bridge Rd
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 222-4877
Individualized Education Plan Guide
Childgarden
Childgarden Child Development Center provides child care, early intervention, and education to children of all abilities and their families by embracing diversity, building relationships, and having fun while learning.
4150 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 531-8148
Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments
The Delta Gamma Center offers comprehensive early intervention services to children who are blind or visually impaired and their families, including education, orientation and mobility services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and support services.
1750 S. Big Bend Boulevard
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Phone: (314) 776-1300
Fax: (314) 776-7808
First Steps
First Steps offers coordinated services and assistance to young children with special needs and their families. First Steps is designed for children, birth to age 3, who have delayed development or diagnosed conditions that are associated with developmental disabilities.
Families can contact their local First Steps office for more information by calling toll free: 866-583-2392
Office of Special Education
205 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Phone: (573) 751-5739
Fax: (573) 526-4404
E-mail: webreplyspefs@dese.mo.gov
First Steps
Phone
573-522-8762
sefirststeps@dese.mo.gov
General information brochure (English): http://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/se-fs-firststepsgeneralbrochuresept2011.pdf
General information brochure (Spanish): http://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/se-fs-firststepsgeneralinformbrochurespanish2011.pdf
Website: http://dese.mo.gov/special-education/first-steps
Missouri Head Start Association
The Missouri Head Start Association is a state branch of a national child development program whose Head Start and Early Head Start services promote the academic, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5 years and provide social, health, and nutrition services for income-eligible families.
YWCA Head Start Central Office
1911 Beltway Drive
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 427-4940 or after hours (314) 427-4765, ext. 402
Email us at: ersea@headstart.ywcastlouis.org
YWCA Metro St. Louis
3820 W. Pine Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 531-1115
Fax: (314) 531-5008
Email: info@ywcastlouis.org
Tina Bernskoetter, Executive Director
Missouri Head Start Association
P.O. Box 817
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 884-5078
Fax: (573) 884-0598
Email: tina@moheadstart.org
Find a Head Start center in the St. Louis Metro area: http://www.ywcastlouis.org/site/c.elKSIbOWIkJ8H/b.8644693/k.4D35/Find_a_Head_Start_Center.htm
Missouri Head Start Association: www.moheadstart.org
National Head Start Association: http://www.nhsa.org/
Parents as Teachers
Parents as Teachers provides parents with support and child development education through home visits and group meetings in order to help young children grow up healthy, safe, and ready to learn.
Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
2228 Ball Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314) 432-4330 or 1-866-728-4968
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides lifesaving tools and immediate support to anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. The Hotline enables victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse through phone calls or live online chats. All calls are confidential and anonymous; interpreters are available in more than 170 languages. Resources are available for survivors, friends and family members, and abusive partners.
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)
Text Phone (TTY): 1-800-787-3224
Video Phone: 1-855-812-1001
RAVEN
Rape and Violence End Now (RAVEN)
RAVENs Mission – To foster peaceful relationships, families, and communities by increasing self-awareness, challenging abuse and control, teaching alternative behaviors, and promoting personal responsibility.
ROW
Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW) empowers low-income women and their families to build safety, skills, economic security, and hope for the future through housing, literacy, counseling, and support services.
St. Louis City Office:
Redevelopment Opportunities for Women, Inc.
1914 Olive St, Ste 200
Saint Louis, MO 63103-1693
314.588.8300
https://familyforwardmo.org/how-we-help/redevelopment-opportunities-women/
Safe Connections
Safe Connections works to prevent and end domestic and sexual violence while helping survivors reclaim their lives. The organization provides services in prevention education, crisis intervention, and counseling to women and teens.
24-hour Crisis Helpline: (314) 531-2003
2165 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
Phone: (314) 531-2003
Phone Numbers
24-Hour Crisis Helpline 314.531.2003
Main Office Number 314.646.7500
Main Fax Number 314.646.8181
TTY 314.646.0505
Business Hours
Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday Closed
The Women’s Safe House
The mission of The Women’s Safe House is to provide safe shelter and support services to battered women and their dependent children and to empower women to make informed choices about their futures. All services are free and confidential.
P.O. Box 63010
St. Louis, MO 63163
24 Hour Crisis Intervention Hotline : (314) 772-4535
ALIVE
Alternatives to Living In Violent Environments (ALIVE) provides a crisis hotline, counseling, emergency sanctuary and transportation, and court advocacy to male and female adults and children impacted by domestic abuse while working to increase awareness and create a supportive community.
St. Louis Crisis Line: (314) 993-2777
Franklin County Crisis Line: (636) 583-5700 or 1-800-941-9144
St. Louis County Office:
P.O. Box 28733
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314) 993-7080
Fax: (314) 567-5629
e-mail: alivestl@alivestl.org
Franklin County Office:
P.O. Box 223
Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-9863
Fax: (636) 583-6648
e-mail: alivefc@alivestl.org
AWARE
Assisting Women with Advocacy, Resources, and Education (AWARE) strives to make the health care system and the community at large a healthier place for patients and employees of Barnes-Jewish Hospital affected by intimate partner abuse by helping reduce or remedy the effects of intimate partner violence on their lives. The program began as a service for women but is now open to men as well.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
One Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 362-9273
www.barnesjewish.org/patients-visitors/aware
Crime Victim Advocacy Center of St. Louis
The Crime Victim Advocacy Center of St. Louis (CVAC) provides free resources, counseling, advocacy, and referral for victims of crime and their families. The organizations’s services cover any and all crimes including burglary, robbery, identity theft, assault, homicide, hate crimes, sexual assault, domestic violence, and more. CVAC’s programs include Legal Advocates for Abused Women, which provides crisis intervention and support, legal information and advocacy, safety planning, and legal and social service referrals for victims of abuse.
Hotline: (314) OK-BE-MAD (314-652-3623)
Legal Assistance: 1-800-664-6699
539 North Grand Boulevard, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63103
Fax: (314) 531-0299
Email: info@supportvictims.org
Kathy J. Weinman Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
The Shelter is a domestic violence program for abused women and their children. It provides crisis hotline, intervention, and referral services; a comprehensive assessment of needs; case management; medical, legal, educational, vocational, and social service advocacy; health evaluations and referrals; and mental health services.
People interested in learning more about Domestic Violence, The Kathy J. Weinman Shelter or, Volunteering at Weinman Shelter may call 314-423-1117 and ask for the Community Service Coordinator
http://stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/HumanServices/DomesticViolenceProgram
Lasting Solutions
Lasting Solutions provides legal representation, support services, and access to community resources in family law cases to help survivors leave abusive relationships and make a new start.
Legal Services
4232 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 1-800-444-0514
(314) 534-4200
http://lsem.org/lasting-solutions-family-law//
Children’s Home + Aid
Children’s Home + Aid advocates for the welfare of children and families in Illinois and provides adoption, foster care, counseling, residential, youth, support, and early childhood care and education services.
2133 Johnson Road, Suite 104
Granite City, IL 62040
Phone: (618) 452-8900
http://www.childrenshomeandaid.org/page.aspx?pid=249
Crisis Nursery
The St. Louis Crisis Nursery is committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect and provides emergency intervention, respite care, and support to families in crisis through short-term care for young children; helping families resolve crisis; support, education, and resources for parents; community outreach; and advocacy.
24-Hour Helpline: (314) 768-3201
Crisis Nurseries:
Crisis Nursery Centene Center
1928 Gravois Road
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314) 768-3201
Crisis Nursery North
11037 Breezy Point Lane
St. Louis, MO 63136
Phone: (314) 953-8030
Crisis Nursery St. Charles
315 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 947-0600
Crisis Nursery Wentzville
700 Medical Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385
Phone: (636) 887-3070
Crisis Nursery West
330 S. Fourth Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 940-2504
Outreach Centers:
Outreach Centers:
Central Outreach Center at SSM St. Marys
6420 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117
(314) 629-0825
College Hill Outreach Center, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
4335 Warne Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63107
(314) 552-1304
East St. Louis, Illinois Outreach Center, Christian Activity Center
540 North 6th Street, East St. Louis, IL 62201
(314) 533-6902
North County Outreach Center
11155 Dunn Road, Suite 210E, St. Louis, MO 63136
(314) 629-2614
St. Charles Outreach Center
328 S. 4th Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
(636) 940-0742
St. Louis City Outreach Center
2401 N. Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63106
(314) 533-6900
Wentzville Outreach Center, LINC Family Learning Center
9 Love Park Lane, Wentzville, MO 63385
(314) 229-1834
Regional Administrative Offices
11710 Administration Drive, Suite 18
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314) 292-5770
Fax: (314) 292-5776
Missouri Head Start Association
The Missouri Head Start Association is a state branch of a national child development program whose Head Start and Early Head Start services promote the academic, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5 years and provide social, health, and nutrition services for income-eligible families.
YWCA Head Start Central Office
1911 Beltway Drive
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 427-4940 or after hours (314) 427-4765, ext. 402
Email us at: ersea@headstart.ywcastlouis.org
YWCA Metro St. Louis
3820 W. Pine Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 531-1115
Fax: (314) 531-5008
Email: info@ywcastlouis.org
Tina Bernskoetter, Executive Director
Missouri Head Start Association
P.O. Box 817
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 884-5078
Fax: (573) 884-0598
Email: tina@moheadstart.org
Find a Head Start center in the St. Louis Metro area: http://www.ywcastlouis.org/site/c.elKSIbOWIkJ8H/b.8644693/k.4D35/Find_a_Head_Start_Center.htm
Missouri Head Start Association: www.moheadstart.org
National Head Start Association: http://www.nhsa.org/
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Family Resource Center
The St. Louis Children’s Hospital Family Resource Center is a health information library focusing on resources devoted to children’s health. The library offers a variety of resources, including customized packets of information, books, pamphlets, videos, and online resources; all services are free and available to the public.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Family Resource Center
One Children’s Place, Room 3S-12
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 454-2350
Fax: (314) 454-2323
Virtual Tour: http://www.stlouischildrens.org/patients-families/virtual-tours
Website: www.stlouischildrens.org/content/FamilyResourceCenter.htm
Safety Stop
Free professional car seat installations, safety checks, and information; helmet fittings; home safety consults; and more.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Safety Stop
One Children’s Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
The Magic House Safety Stop
516 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
Progress West Hospital Safety Stop
2 Progress Point Court
O’Fallon, MO 63368
Phone for all locations: (314) 454-KIDS (314-454-5437) or 1-800-678-KIDS (1-800-678-5437), then press 3
Car Seat Safety Guide: http://www.stlouischildrens.org/articles/wellness/car-seat-safety-guide
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Car Seat Inspection Station Locator: http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/childps/CPSFitting/Index.cfm
United 4 Children
United 4 Children is made up of the Child Day Care Association and St. Louis for Kids, which together provide services for children from birth through 18 years of age.
United 4 Children
1310 Papin Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 531-1412
Toll Free: 800-467-2322
Fax: (314) 531-4184
Email: info@united4children.org
Childgarden
Childgarden Child Development Center provides child care, early intervention, and education to children of all abilities and their families by embracing diversity, building relationships, and having fun while learning.
4150 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 531-8148
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotlines
Child abuse is the mistreatment of a child under the age of 18 and can be physical, sexual, or emotional. Neglect is when a parent or responsible caretaker fails to provide adequate supervision, food, clothing, shelter, or other basics for a child. Either can be reported 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to the Missouri Children’s Division Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Unit or the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Abuse Hotline.
Missouri:
Phone: 1-800-392-3738
Phone: 1-800-735-2466/voice or 1-800-735-2966/text phone, for hearing and speech impaired.
Illinois:
Phone: 1-800-25-ABUSE (1-800-252-2873)
Missouri: http://dss.mo.gov/cd/can.htm
Illinois: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/child/index.shtml
Childhelp
Childhelp is a national non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected, and at-risk children through advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach. Their hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, can provide assistance in 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, literature, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are anonymous and confidential.
National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St Louis
Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis is a university-based, multidisciplinary organization that provides trauma-focused services to youth, families, and the community. The Children’s Advocacy Centers promote resiliency, physical safety, and emotional stability through research and forensic, clinical, educational, and advocacy programming. Eligible children are those impacted by all types of traumatic events including childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect; witnesses of domestic abuse and violent crime; children who have suffered accidents, natural disasters, and traumatic bereavement; and children with sexual behavior issues or who are difficult to manage at home or school.
Main Office:
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis
One University Boulevard, Weinman Building
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400
Phone: (314) 516-6798
Fax: (314) 516-6624
West Pine Office:
Children’s Advocacy Center of St. Louis
4443 West Pine Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 516-4088
Fax: (314) 535-0756
Kirkwood Office:
Kathy J. Weinman House
121 West Monroe Avenue
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone: (314) 516-8300
Fax: (314) 516-8325
Crisis Nursery
The St. Louis Crisis Nursery is committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect and provides emergency intervention, respite care, and support to families in crisis through short-term care for young children; helping families resolve crisis; support, education, and resources for parents; community outreach; and advocacy.
24-Hour Helpline: (314) 768-3201
Crisis Nurseries:
Crisis Nursery Centene Center
1928 Gravois Road
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314) 338-2200
Crisis Nursery North
11037 Breezy Point Lane
St. Louis, MO 63136
Phone: (314) 953-8030
Crisis Nursery St. Charles
315 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 947-0600
Crisis Nursery Wentzville
700 Medical Drive
Wentzville, MO 63385
Phone: (636) 887-3070
Crisis Nursery West
330 S. Fourth Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 940-2504
Outreach Centers:
Central Outreach Center at SSM St. Marys
6420 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117
(314) 629-0825
College Hill Outreach Center, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
4335 Warne Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63107
(314) 552-1304
East St. Louis, Illinois Outreach Center, Christian Activity Center
540 North 6th Street, East St. Louis, IL 62201
(314) 533-6902
North County Outreach Center
11155 Dunn Road, Suite 210E, St. Louis, MO 63136
(314) 629-2614
St. Charles Outreach Center
328 S. 4th Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
(636) 940-0742
St. Louis City Outreach Center
2401 N. Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63106
(314) 533-6900
Wentzville Outreach Center, LINC Family Learning Center
9 Love Park Lane, Wentzville, MO 63385
(314) 229-1834
Regional Administrative Offices
11710 Administration Drive, Suite 18
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314) 292-5770
Fax: (314) 292-5776
Epworth Children and Family Services
Epworth Children and Family Services helps youth and families overcome severe emotional and behavioral challenges caused by abuse or neglect through emergency shelter, residential and intensive treatment, family reunification therapy, transitional and independent living programs, special education, foster family care, and prevention services.
110 N. Elm Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 961-5718
6816 Washington Ave
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 727-6294
7520 Natural Bridge Rd
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 222-4877
Child Protection Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Child Protection Program provides inpatient child abuse consultations, outpatient sexual abuse evaluations in Sexual Abuse Management Clinic, referrals, care coordination, and education. The program is staffed by pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners,
and licensed clinical social workers.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Main Phone: (314) 454-2879
Child Protection Program
Phone: (314) 454-2879
Emergency Department
Phone: (314) 454-6111
Department of Clinical Social Work
Phone: (314) 454-6101
Illinois Child Abuse Reporting
217.785.4020 (out-of-state)
800.25ABUSE [252.2873] (calls from within the state of Illinois)
Voices for Children
Voices for Children’s teams of child advocacy attorneys, Court Appointed Special Advocates, and social workers advocate on behalf of St. Louis’ abused and neglected children and youth from birth to age 21 years to expedite health, mental health, and educational services while working toward safe homes with forever families.
920 N. Vandeventer Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 552-2352
Fax: (314) 533-2617
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
General Phone: (877) SAMHSA-7 or 1-800-487-4889
National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)
Text telephone (TTY): 1-800-487-4889
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
TTY: 1-800-846-8517
Text: TalkWithUs to 66746
Find treatment for substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health problems: http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov
General website: http://www.samhsa.gov/
Behavioral Health Response Crisis Hotline / Youth Connection Helplines
Behavioral Health Response (BHR) provides confidential telephone counseling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to people in mental health crises. BHR also provides mobile outreach services, community referral services, and critical incident stress management. The crisis hotline and mobile outreach services are provided free of charge to the public by paid professional staff who have master’s degrees in their respective behavioral science disciplines. Youth Connection Helplines provide 24/7 crisis intervention, including mobile outreaches to home and/or community agencies to provide emotional support, referral information, and linkage of services for children, youth, and their families in the St. Louis County area.
St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline | For St. Louis County residents 19 years and under or anyone concerned about these youth
CALL: (314) 628-2929 or Toll Free (877) 928-2929
*TEXT: 4HLP to 31658
WEB CHAT: www.keepingkidsfirst.org/GetHelpNow
GO: To see a list of National Safe Place sites to go to, visit www.nationalsafeplace.org
St. Louis City Youth Connection Helpline | For St. Louis City residents 18 years and under or anyone concerned about these youth
CALL: (314) 485-4635 or Toll Free (844) 336-2435
*TEXT: 2TALK to 31658
WEB CHAT: www.stlmhb.com
St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline | For St. Charles County residents 18 years and under or anyone concerned about these youth
CALL: (636) 642-0642 or Toll Free (855) 642-0642
*TEXT: BSAFE to 31658
WEB CHAT: www.stcharlescountykids.org
GO: To see a list of National Safe Place sites to go to, visit www.nationalsafeplace.org
BHR Hotline: (314) 469-6644 or 1-800-811-4760
BHR: www.bhrstl.org
Youth Specific Help: http://bhrstl.org/youth-specific-help-2/
Youth In Need Servies: http://youthinneed.org/CHILDRENTEENS.aspx
BJC Behavioral Health
BJC Behavioral Health strives to improve mental health and well-being by providing and coordinating mental and behavioral health services for Missouri citizens in St. Louis City and in St. Louis, St. Francois, Iron, and Washington counties.
Central
1430 Olive, Suite 500
St. Louis, MO 63103-2377
314.206.3700
North
3165 McKelvey Road, Suite 200
Bridgeton, MO 63044-2550
314.206.3900
South
11102 Lindbergh Business Court
St. Louis, MO 63123-7810
314.206.3400
Southeast
1085 Maple Street
Farmington, MO 63640-1955
573.756.5353
Website: www.bjcbehavioralhealth.org
Marygrove
The mission of Marygrove is to provide quality mental health services to severely disturbed children, young adults, and their families who are economically disadvantaged.
2705 Mullanphy Lane
Florissant, MO 63031
Phone:(314) 830-6201
Hopewell Center
The Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center provides comprehensive mental health, residential, and transportation services to uninsured and medically underserved adults and youth in the northern and central parts of The City of St. Louis and the greater metropolitan area. Emergency services, including a crisis bed and mobile outreach, are available twenty-four hours per day. The Hopewell Center is run by a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, counselors, social workers, educators, and support staff.
5647 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
Phone: (314) 531-1770
Hours: M – F 8:30am-5pm
Kids Under Twenty One
The mission of Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO) is to prevent suicide and foster the emotional well-being of youth. KUTO prepares teens with the skills, confidence, and courage to help their peers, and themselves, cope before, during, and after crisis.
Crisis Helpline: 1-888-644-KUTO (1-888-644-5886)
Staffed by trained youth volunteers every day after 4 pm CST
http://www.kuto.org/
Provident Counseling and Life Crisis Services
Provident seeks to help individuals and families to a brighter future through counseling, crisis intervention, and community support programs. This mission includes counseling, a support group for survivors of suicide, and Life Crisis Services, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Crisis Hotline: (314) 647-HELP (314-647-4357) or 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Counseling Offices:
Yalem
2650 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 371-6500
Northwest Office
2388 Schuetz, Ste A10
Maryland Heights, MO 63146
South County Office
11222 Tesson Ferry. Ste. 100
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone: (314) 898-0102
Illinois
5016 North Illinois, Ste A
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
Phone: (618) 398-7250
Administrative Office:
2650 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 371-6500
To schedule a first appointment, call (314) 533-8200 or 1-800-782-1008
For group information, call (314) 802-2672
For general information or questions, email info@providentstl.org
General Website: http://www.providentstl.org
Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri
Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri’s mission is to promote mental health and improve the care and treatment of persons living with mental illness through advocacy, education, and service.
Helpline: (314) 773-1399
1905 S. Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314) 773-1399 or 1-800-359-5695
Fax: (314) 773-5930
Mental Health Resources for Youth Handbook
National Alliance on Mental Illness St. Louis
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) St. Louis’ mission is to improve the quality of life of persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and their families, and promote and provide community support, education, advocacy, and understanding. NAMI St. Louis provides courses and information about mental illness, support groups, a helpline, and a referral service.
Crisis Hotline: 1-800-811-4760
NAMI St. Louis
1810 Craig Rd., Ste 124
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314) 962-4670
Fax: (314) 962-4678
Email: info@namistl.org
St. Louis: www.namistl.org
National website: http://www.nami.org/
Hope Center / Hopeline
The Kristin Brooks Hope Center’s focus is suicide prevention, awareness, and education. Help and hope are provided through crisis hotlines, online crisis chat, a music outreach tour, and college campus awareness events.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
National Hopeline Network: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
General hotline: 1-800-442-HOPE (1-800-442-4673)
Veterans peer support line: 1-877-VET2VET (1-877-838-2838)
Spanish-speaking suicide hotline: 1-800-SUICIDA (1-800-784-2432)
Teen-to-teen peer counseling hotline: 1-877-YOUTHLI (1-877-968-8454)
Grad student hotline: 1-800-GRADHLP (1-800-472-3457)
Post-partum depression hotline: 1-800-PPD-MOMS (1-800-773-6667)
Hotlines outside the US: http://www.befrienders.org/
Online chat support: https://www.imalive.org/,
http://www.7cupsoftea.com/, or http://www.crisischat.org/
Unmasking Suicide, Incorporated
Unmasking Suicide, Incorporated addresses the stigmas surrounding suicide to provide support to families that are suicide survivors and to conduct and participate in education, awareness, and prevention efforts surrounding suicide.
Unmasking Suicide, Inc.
12340 Spanish Pond Road
St. Louis, MO 63138
877-600-1028
Youth in Need
Youth In Need is a nonprofit child and family services agency that is dedicated to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families.
If you are a child or family in need of services, please call:
314-628-2929 or 1-877-928-2929 in St. Louis County (St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline)
636-946-3771 in St. Louis City (Youth In Need’s 24-Hour Help Line)
636-642-0642 in St. Charles County (St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline)
Headquarters:
Youth In Need Center
1815 Boone’s Lick Road
St. Charles, MO 63301
Central Office Phone: (636) 946-5600
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Central office:
14 Sunner Drive, Suite 144
St. Louis, MO 63143
Phone: (314) 647-3677
Local website: www.aastl.org
National website: http://www.aa.org/
Missouri Division of Behavioral Health
The Division of Behavioral Health, formerly the Divisions of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, is responsible for assuring the availability of substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for the State of Missouri. Individuals and families requiring substance abuse services can find the help they need.
Phone: (573) 751-4942 or 1-800-575-7480
Email: dbhmail@dmh.mo.gov
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse – St. Louis Area
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse – St. Louis Area (NCADA) is the place to turn for matters related to alcohol and drugs. This is a community health agency serving eastern Missouri that provides crisis counseling, information and education, youth leadership programs, community service projects, drug-free alternative activities, intervention planning, referral, and school-based prevention services. The website offers a link to anonymously email questions to a counselor.
Helpline: (314) 962-3456
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Main Office:
9355 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: (314) 962-3456
Franklin County Office:
3033 Highway A, Suite 102
Washington, MO 63090
Phone: (636) 239-7652
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
Individual mentoring program for children.
St. Louis (Headquarters):
501 N. Grand Blvd, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 361-5900
Fax: (314) 361-4484
St. Charles:
28 Portwest Court
St. Charles, MO 63303
Phone: 314.361.5900
Fax: 636.493.9538
Cape Girardeau:
1610 North Kingshighway Suite 305
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: (573) 339-0184
Fax: (573) 339-1518
Boys and Girls Clubs
Boys and Girls Clubs are dedicated youth facilities that are open daily and are affordable for all youth. Kids and teens are given a safe place to learn and grow through educational, recreational, and social activities. Dental and vision services are also available.
Adams Park Club
4317 Vista Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 633-7900
Ferguson Middle School Club
701 January Ave
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone: (314) 335-8330
Grannemann Elementary School Club
2324 Redman Road
St. Louis, MO 63136
Phone: (314) 335-8350
Herbert Hoover Club
2901 N. Grand Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63107
Phone: (314) 335-8000
O’Fallon Park Club
4343 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63115
Phone: (314) 932-1371
Riverview Gardens Club at Highland Elementary
174 Shepley Drive
St. Louis, MO 63137
Phone: (314) 335-8350
Southeast Middle School Club
918 Prigge Road
St. Louis, MO 63138
Phone: (314) 953-7795
Fax: (314) 953-7713
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St. Charles Unit
1211 Lindenwood Ave.
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 946-6255
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O’Fallon Unit
1 Club Way
St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636) 240-9150
Greater St. Louis: http://www.bgcstl.org
St. Charles County: http://www.bgc-stc.org/
National phone: 1-800-854-CLUB
National website: http://www.bgca.org/
Catch a Falling Star
The mission of Catch a Falling Star is to strengthen the physical and social skills of children with disabilities while promoting inclusion in every day living.
Carla Sprankle
PO Box 5221
St Louis, MO 63139
Email: carla@catchafallingstar.org
Phone: (314) 533-4090, ext. 103
http://www.siue.edu/~zhamurd/index.html
United 4 Children
United 4 Children is made up of the Child Day Care Association and St. Louis for Kids, which together provide services for children from birth through 18 years of age.
United 4 Children
1310 Papin Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 531-1412
Toll Free: 800-467-2322
Fax: (314) 531-4184
Email: info@united4children.org
Girls Incorporated of St. Louis
Girls Incorporated of St. Louis (Girls Inc.) provides educational and cultural programs in safe environments for girls that enable them to raise their aspirations and realize their potential. Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
3801 Nelson Drive
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 385-8088
Lift for Life Gym
Lift for Life Gym is an afternoon program open free of charge for boys and girls between the ages of 8 to 18. Lift for Life Gym focuses on activities such as weightlifting, track, jump rope, and general fitness. Lift for Life Gym also offers a variety of recreational activities such as gardening, monthly birthday parties, spelling bees, skating, movies, parties, and more.
1415 Cass Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314) 588-1186
UP Unleashing Potential
A St. Louis community where all children, youth and families live into their potential. The mission of Unleashing Potential is to close the opportunity gap for children and youth by building on their strengths. We create educational and empowering experiences through early childhood education, after school programs, youth development and enrichment camps.
1000 N. Vandeventer Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
Phone: (314) 383-1733
Fax: (314) 361-6873
http://www.neighborhoodhouses.org
St. Louis County Youth Programs
County Youth Programs plans, develops, and provides services for children and youth. The Doors to Success program works with individuals ages 16 to 24 in areas where the rate of high school dropout is high. The comprehensive model includes outreach, case management, GED preparation, remedial education, job readiness and placement, life skills education, and counseling. The Summer Food Service Program for Children provides nutritious breakfasts and lunches at community sites for children ages 3 to 15. The Outstanding Student Leadership Program involves county high schools in identifying and recognizing seniors considered leaders in academics, athletics, and community service.
County Youth Programs
St. Louis County Government
41 South Central
Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 615-4429
http://stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/HumanServices/CountyYouthPrograms
YMCA of Greater St. Louis
The YMCA commits to the spiritual, mental, and physical growth of all children and teens ages 5 to 15 in the Greater St. Louis area. The Y offers multiple programs and activities based on the core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith.
Locations:
Carondelet Park Rec Complex
930 Holly Hills Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63111
(314) 768-9622
Downtown YMCA
605 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63101
(314) 436-4100
Edward Jones Family YMCA
12521 Marine Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 439-9622
Emerson Family YMCA
3390 Pershall Road, Ferguson, MO 63135
(314) 521-1822
Four Rivers Area Family YMCA,
400 Grand Avenue, Washington, MO 63090
(636) 239-5704
Jefferson County Family YMCA
1303 YMCA Drive, Festus, MO 63028
(636) 931-9622
Kirkwood Family YMCA
325 North Taylor Avenue, Kirkwood, MO 63122
(314) 965-9622
Mid-County Family YMCA
1900 Urban Drive, St. Louis, MO 63144
(314) 962-9450
Monsanto Family YMCA
5555 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 367-4646
O’Fallon Family YMCA
3451 Pheasant Meadow Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63368
(636) 379-0092
O’Fallon Park Rec Complex
4343 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 932-1423
South City Family YMCA
3150 Sublette Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139
(314) 644-3100
South County Family YMCA
12736 Southfork Road, Sappington, MO 63128
(314) 849-9622
St. Charles County Family YMCA
3900 Shady Springs Lane, St. Peters, MO 63376
(636) 928-1928
Washington University Campus YMCA
1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 935-5010
West County Family YMCA
16464 Burkhardt Place, Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 532-3100
Wildwood Family YMCA
2641 Highway 109, Wildwood, MO 63040
(636) 458-6636
YMCA Trout Lodge & Camp Lakewood
13528 State Highway AA, Potosi, MO 63664
(314) 241-9622
YMCA of Greater St. Louis
Metro Association Office
326 South 21st Street, 4th Floor
Saint Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 436-1177
Greater St. Louis website: https://www.gwrymca.org/
National website: http://www.ymca.net/
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