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Children's Services Fund
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The following 24 projects were selected from among 94 applications responding to the 2006 Community Children’s Services Fund Call for Co-Investors. Each contributes toward attainment of one of MHB’s Priority Investment Outcomes.
Parents and caregivers will consistently use newly acquired skills to provide positive discipline and structure to effectively manage problem behaviors.
- Children’s Advocacy Services
One University Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 516-6798
www.stlouiscac.org
The Parent Child Interactive Therapy program supports parents to use positive guidance and discipline with their children.
- Community Alternatives
3738 Chouteau Ave, Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 772-8801
www.community-alternatives.org
The Incredible Years program assists parents of children who are at-risk for or currently have conduct problems to use positive approaches to parenting.
- Family Resource Center
3309 S. Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63139
(314) 534-9350
www.frcmo.org
The Parenting & Education Support Project assists parents to provide positive structure and guidance to their children.
- Father’s Support Center
4411 N. Newstead
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 333-4170
www.fatherssupportcenter.org
The Family Formation Program teaches parents five key skill for building positive relationships with their children:
1) modeling: rules, behaviors and values; 2) teaching self-discipline; 3) process of discipline and consequences of behavior; 4) ignoring and providing praise for specific behavior, and 5) solution building – problem-solving techniques.
- Our Little Haven
4316 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 533-2229
www.ourlittlehaven.org
The Parent Learning program incorporates three approaches to supporting parents to use positive discipline: group therapy/education, traditional individual and family outpatient therapy, and psychological and parenting assessments.
3rd graders will read at satisfactory or proficient levels.
- Edgewood Children’s Center
330 North Gore
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 968-2060
www.eccstl.org
The Reading is Great! program improves the literacy skills of children grades K-3 who are behind in their reading skills and comprehension.
- Wesley House
4507 Lee Ave
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 385-1000
The Early Childhood Literacy project assists students in kindergarten through third grade to improve literacy skills so that they are reading at satisfactory or proficient levels as measured by the Missouri Assessment Program.
High School students will graduate from high school.
- Harmony in Life
3615 Morganford
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 664-0835
The New Home project assists Bosnian, former Yugoslavian, and other immigrant high school-aged youth to improve their academic success, school attendance, and adjustment to the U.S. culture in order to stay in school and graduate.
- Marian Middle School
4130 Wyoming
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 771-7674
www.mms-stl.org
The Graduate Support project provides academic support MMS to graduates in their high school setting so that they stay in school and graduate. The Recruitment project increases enrollment at Marian Middle School, a Nativity School that serves economically disadvantaged adolescent girls so that they will be prepared to begin and complete high school.
- NBA
3033 North Euclid
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 381-3100
www.echo4kids.com
The Go the Distance project supports students at St. John the Baptist High School to successfully complete each grade and achieve graduation. The program focuses on supporting school staff to develop leadership and self-directedness in their students.
- Northside Community Center
4120 Maffitt Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
(314) 531-4161
www.northsidecommunitycenter.net
The School Completion program assists students at Beaumont High School who are at risk for dropping out to stay in school and graduate.
- St. Louis Internship Program
4232 Forest Park Avenue, Room 1027
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 371-7547
www.stlouisinternship.org
The St. Louis Internship Program, Pre-Internship component, supports 9th grade students in St. Louis Public Schools to stay in school and be promoted to the 10th grade.
- Sts. Teresa and Bridget Church
3636 North Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63113
(314) 371-1190
www.ststb.org
The Youth Enrichment program assists African American youth from low-income families to stay in high school and graduate.
Children and youth will build resilience to their immediate and critical risk factors.
- Boys and Girls Town of Missouri
4753 South Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63111
(314) 535-7911
www.bgtm.org
The Fostering Futures program works to increase the stability of youth in foster homes in order to reduce numbers of placements.
- CDCA
4236 Lindell, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 531-1412
www.childcarestl.org
The Social Emotional Competency in Early Childhood program provides support for early childhood professionals who work with children at risk in order to reduce the number of children being expelled from child care due to problem behaviors.
- Covenant House
11 South Newstead
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 533-2241
www.covenanthousemo.org
The Building Developmental Assets program provides temporary shelter and supportive services for homeless or disconnected youth so they can become positive, productive members of society .
- Horizon North Housing Corporation
2334 Olive
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 421-0090
The Early Intervention Prevention program assists children whose mothers have a developmental disability to achieve academic success.
- Kids in the Middle
222 West Monroe
St. Louis, Mo 63122
(314) 909-9922
www.kidsinthemiddle.org
The School Outreach Counseling project assists students in St. Louis Public Schools whose families are in transition to use age-appropriate coping skills and maintain school performance.
- St. Vincent Home for Children
7401 Florissant Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 261-6011
www.saintvincenthome.org
Emergency Shelter Program provides respite and intensive support to children at risk of residential placement so that they can maintain a safe, stable home environment.
- West End Mt. Carmel Community Outreach Service
5935 Horton Place
St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 863-5892
westendmtcarmelfgbc.org
The Hip-Hop Happenings Program is an after school arts and performance program that supports the use of appropriate safety and life skills for youth who live in at-risk communities.
Children and youth diagnosed with serious emotional disturbance and/or substance abuse issues will be stabilized.
The Adolescent Treatment program provides education, counseling and support to students in St. Louis Public School's alternative school to stay alcohol and drug free.
- Children’s Advocacy Services
One University Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 516-6798
www.stlouiscac.org
The Integrated Treatment of Complex Trauma program provides intensive therapy and support to children who have experienced extreme and/or multiple traumas to achieve and sustain emotional stability.
- Family Resource Center
3309 S. Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63139
(314) 534-9350
www.frcmo.org
The Therapeutic Preschool – Day Treatment supports children three to six years of age who are experiencing serious emotional disturbance and behavioral problems, to achieve stabilization within the home envirnment.
- Our Little Haven
4316 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 533-2229
www.ourlittlehaven.org
The Child Stabilization project assists pre-school and kindergarten children who have serious emotional disturbance to achieve stability at home and participate in community-based pre-school or integrated kindergarten programs.
Individuals experiencing juvenile justice family court involvement will demonstrate stability
- 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
3827 Enright, 2nd Floor
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 552-2500
www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit22/juvenile.htm
The Family Subcontracted Services program supports family court involved juveniles and their families to get connected to the behavioral interventions and/or services they need.
Multi-Systemic Therapy provides intensive in-home therapeutic services addressing all life domains of a juvenile with serious emotional disturbance.
- Kids in the Middle
121 W. Monroe
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314) 909-9922
www.kidsinthemiddle.org
The PTAS program assists parents to be able to parent together after separation or divorce.
- Provident
2650 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 371-6500
www.providentstl.org
The Heritage House program supports supervised visitation and safe custody exchange for separated parents under court order so that youth will experience stress-free visits with non-cusodial parents.
- St. Louis Office MRDD
2334 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 421-0090
This Educational Coach program helps parents of family court involved youth enrolled in or requiring special education services to obtain all services and supports to which they are entitled.
- Voices for Children
920 Vandeventer
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 552-2278
www.voicesforchildrenstl.org
The Guardian ad litem program provides for children removed from homes and become wards of the state to assure their rights and get them connected to support services to which they are eligible and/or entitled .
Youth will avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
4625 Lindell Blvd., Suite 501
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 361-5900
The Loyola Academy After School Mentoring program help youth build positive adult relationships and to stay alcohol, tobacco and drug free.
- Discovering Options
909 Purdue
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 721-8116
www.discoveringoptions.org
The Elementary Prep program supports at risk 4th and 5th grade students at selected elementary schools to remain alcohol, tobacco and drug free.
- Living Word Apostolic Church
5622 Delmar, Suite 108E
St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 361-2371
Friends with a Better Plan helps students remain alcohol, tobacco and drug free and engaged in at least two new interests by the end of the school year.
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