The Back to School! Store
The Back to School! Store aims to help kids stay in school and create positive self-esteem so they can focus on learning! In July, the Back-To-School! Store™ will serve 1000 kids. They'll 'shop' for brand new clothes, coats, hats, gloves, underwear, socks, shoes, toiletries and school supplies. Over 4,000 elementary school children have 'shopped' this store since 2001!

Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run has a mission to positively impact girls across the St. Louis community through a unique program that combines health and wellness education with a goal-oriented running program. Their goal is to prepare and educate girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living during their critical years of development (i.e. ages 8-14).

Meds & Food for Kids
Meds & Food for Kids (MFK) is dedicated to saving the lives of Haiti's malnourished children and other nutritionally vulnerable people. They accomplish their mission by developing, producing, and distributing highly nutritious foods, including the gold-standard Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).

Kids Rock Cancer
Kids Rock Cancer is an innovative program that helps children successfully cope with the unique set of emotional challenges that accompany a cancer diagnosis. Through the proven healing power of music therapy, Kids Rock Cancer provides them with a vehicle for self-expression, a sense of self-esteem and accomplishment, a distraction from the physical and emotional pain and a sense of joy and optimism.

Camp Weloki & St. Louis Youth Camps
Camp Weloki & St. Louis Youth Camps is an overnight weekend and summer camp experience designed for youth ages 8-17 dedicated to bringing together a diverse group of kids for self-discovery, life skills building, fun and community. The camp offers a safe place to learn and talk in small numbers with experienced staff.

Logos School
Logos School is an independent, alternative, therapeutic middle and high school in St. Louis dedicated to assisting students and their families with academic and emotional needs which have not been met in the traditional classroom.

Haven of Grace
Haven of Grace is a place where homeless, pregnant women, ages 18 to 24, commit to redefining their lives, ensuring a stable future for their children. Their door is always open to those in need of a new direction. A small residential facility in the City of St. Louis, The Haven provides life skills training in a safe and caring environment.

Southside Day Nursery
Southside Day Nursery provides high quality care for young children, assists families to earn a sufficient living and develops productive, healthy citizens who contribute to neighborhood economic stability and cultural richness. For more than 120 years, SSDN has continued its mission, serving hundreds of families every year in South St. Louis City.
www.ssdn.org

Joe's Place
A community partnership that provides a safe place to live for young men in need, Joe's Place serves Maplewood Richmond Heights High School students who have struggled to find a stable place to live. By providing a warm place to sleep, regular meals, and guidance and support while they finish high school, Joe's Place helps each individual create a positive future for themselves.
www.joesplacestl.org

Saint Louis Crisis Nursery
Committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, Saint Louis Crisis Nursery provides emergency intervention, respite care and support to families in crisis.
www.crisisnurserykids.com

Operation Food Search
Established in 1981 to address the growing problem of hunger, Operation Food Search is a St. Louis food bank that distributes food free of charge helping to feed the poor and hungry. Operation Food Search distributes more than 1.5 million pounds of perishable and non-perishable food and household items to 250 food pantries and soup kitchens who offer emergency hunger-relief to nearly 100,000 poor people every single month.
www.ofsearch.org

Annie's Hope
Annie's Hope: The Bereavement Center for Kids A community based nonprofit organization, Annie's Hope's mission is to provide comprehensive support services for children, teens and their families who are grieving the death of someone significant.
annieshope.org See the thank you letter from Annie's Hope

America Scores St. Louis
America SCORES empowers students in urban communities using soccer, writing, creative expression, and service-learning. With teamwork as the unifying value, America SCORES inspires youth to lead healthy lifestyles, be engaged students, and become agents of change in their communities.
americascores.org

Operation Brightside
Operation Brightside, the region's oldest and most comprehensive not-for-profit cleaning and greening initiative, enriches and beautifies St. Louis by restoring, maintaining and growing the community landscape.
operationbrightside.org

Giant Steps
The mission of Giant Steps of St. Louis is to empower children with autism spectrum disorder to participate fully in all aspects of life, including home, community and education.
www.giantsteps-stlouis.org

St. Louis Crisis Nursery
The Saint 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.
www.crisisnurserykids.com

Catch a Falling Star
The mission of Catch a Falling Star, Inc. is to strengthen the physical and social skills of children with disabilities, while promoting inclusion in everyday living
www.catchafallingstar.org

Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO)
KUTO is dedicated to providing youth focused crisis prevention, suicide intervention and post-vention support to the community through awareness education and outreach. Our philosophy is simple; KUTO is teens helping teens help themselves.
www.kuto.org

Canine Helpers Allow More Possibilities
Canine Helpers Allow More Possibilities (CHAMP) is a nonprofit organization which trains and places skilled service dogs with people who have disabilities.
www.champdogs.org

Our Little Haven
Residential care for abused, neglected, drug exposed and special needs children ages birth through five years.
www.ourlittlehaven.org

Dream for A Day
Dream for a day is a non-profit community based organization that collaborates with over 30 at-risk youth organizations to become a motivator in a child's life.
www.dreamforaday.com

St. Louis ArtWorks
St. Louis ArtWorks collaborates with the community to provide work experience through apprenticeships in the arts for youth in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
www.stlartworks.org

Project Backpack
A unique program designed to help the silent victims of domestic violence, Project Backpack provides emergency services like backpacks for children who are removed from their homes.
www.projectbackpackstlouis.org

St. Louis Society for the Physically Disabled
The mission of the St. Louis Society for the Physically Disabled is to meet the needs of our community by empowering people with physical disabilities through unique and innovative support, recreation, transportation and advocacy.
www.stlsociety.org