Parents as Teachers promotes the optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. We provide an evidence-based, research-informed home visiting model and are a center for innovation in promising practices and flexible, adaptive designs. Parents as Teachers is the trusted resource providing a proven home visiting model for the most respected organizations and professionals who meet the evolving needs of families. Our work with the professional community helps young children grow up healthy, safe and ready to learn. Our internationally recognized network of organizations and professionals supports hundreds of thousands of families in all 50 states as well as many other countries through a proven parent education model featuring intimate, in-home visits with parents and children. Organizations and professionals who come to Parents as Teachers benefit from a portfolio of resources and training that are relevant—and widely applicable—to today’s parents, families and children, especially those most vulnerable. Through Parents as Teachers, educators, child care providers and health providers help communities partner with parents to do a better job of preparing children for a stronger start in life—for example, through early detection of developmental delays and health issues—and for greater success in school. Through advocacy and outreach, Parents as Teachers serves as a voice for early childhood education and champions the critical role of parental involvement and early intervention in the education continuum. Parents as Teachers raises awareness and works to shape policy around the importance of enhancing school readiness by reaching children during the critical, formative years of life.

Since 1916, Riverbend Head Start & Family Services has been focused on improving the lives of mothers and children in our community. Today, we accomplish our mission through our Head Start and Early Head Start programming. For the young child we offer early childhood education, as well as health and nutrition services. For families and individuals we offer parenting education, social services, family literacy and various individual strengthening and family support services. All services are provided at NO COST TO THE FAMILY.

FamilyForward moves vulnerable children in the direction of hope by delivering comprehensive therapeutic and educational services to support biological, foster, and adoptive families.

Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) serves Missouri families from all walks of life in their greatest times of need. As a nonprofit social services organization, we provide five key areas of support to help children and families overcome challenges—Adoption, Foster Care, Behavioral Health, Parenting and Child Development. The programs offered through each of these areas empower individuals and families to develop healthy, supportive foundations for a lifetime. Our Mission: Through Christ’s love, we empower children and families to overcome challenges today so they can build a better tomorrow. Our Vision: Generations of children and families across Missouri are safer and stronger together. #OnePromiseOneFamily

The St. Louis Area Foodbank is the bi-state region’s largest non-profit 501(c)(3) food distribution center dedicated to feeding those in need. Through our network of more than 500 partner agencies, we distributed over 42 million pounds of food in 2016. Thanks to the generous support from our donors and volunteers, we provide food assistance to more than 57,000 individuals each week in 26 counties in Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois. The St. Louis Area Foodbank is a proud member of both the United Way and Feeding America – a nationwide network of over 200 food banks.

As an innovator in human services since 1972, we address the needs of more than 500 children and adults with developmental disabilities. Our charitable community organization is built upon a tradition of offering services that meet the highest quality standards to individuals, whether child or adult who are in need because of disability, age or economics. Whether services are provided in the home, in a residential setting, in a day-program setting, or on the job, those services are focused on the individual, their family and their community and are provided in a competent, caring, and professional manner. All agency programs have a goal of learning and implementing best practices. Community Link helps people with developmental disabilities, and other difficulties achieve learning breakthroughs, find a job, live in a home of their own, and make friends.

THE WILLIAM M. BEDELL ACHIEVEMENT & RESOURCE CENTER is a company based out of 400 S. MAIN STREET, WOOD RIVER, Illinois, United States.

Veterans Home Care® is a family-owned company offering its flagship VetAssist® Program which helps wartime veterans or their surviving spouses access a VA benefit and home care. Our clients are served by our nationwide network of home care providers and our unparalleled expertise with the Department for Veterans Affairs Aid and Attendance benefit. We change lives. Our typical clients start from little to no awareness of the VA’s Aid and Attendance benefit to having assistance with bathing, dressing, meal preparation, light housekeeping and more paid by their military service. Home care providers who partner with us increase their client census, including many clients who could otherwise not afford their quality home care and see a difference in their bottom line. Agencies of all sizes, social workers, service coordinators and case managers use us as a resource to help their clients get the VA benefits they deserve. Bonnie Laiderman started Veterans Home Care in 2003 as a solo operation after her experience as a caregiver to her elderly mother. Bonnie led the company to become one of the largest women-owned businesses in the St. Louis metro area and the largest provider of its kind. We’ve expanded to serve all seniors, not just veterans. To address the demands of a growing senior population, we’ve launched affiliated companies to offer technology and software for virtual care options. Look for our new brands: SmartCompanion Care and Chronic Care Assist offering hybrid care options with combinations of hands-on and remote care services.

The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is to inspire and enable youth ages 6 to 18 to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. For nearly 50 years, BGCSTL has been providing after-school, teen, sports and summer programs for youth ages 6-18. The Clubs now serve St. Louis youth at ten locations (Adams Park Club, Ferguson Middle School Club, Grannemann Elementary School Club, Herbert Hoover Club, Lee Hamilton Elementary School Club, O’Fallon Park Club, Hazelwood Southeast Middle School Club and Riverview Gardens Club), BE GREAT Graduate at Normandy and Roosevelt High Schools; and, through our Mentor St. Louis Program, in the St. Louis region. We are also a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. Membership fees are kept low to allow any child the opportunity to join. An annual membership costs just $25 -- and that includes free dental and vision care!

Provident Behavioral Health is proud to meet its mission statement each and every day: “Building brighter futures through exceptional behavioral health services, especially for those with the greatest need.” Provident provides evidence-based counseling and psychiatric services to over 2,000 youth and adults annually, many of whom could not otherwise afford professional therapy. We offer services in our Access Center, counseling offices, throughout the community, and through telemental health. Provident’s crisis intervention programs receive around 70,000 calls a year from individuals in crisis, and 24% of those have thoughts of suicide. Our highly trained Crisis Intervention Specialists are available twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. We are always here. We also offer multiple platforms to address suicide prevention, including community education and training, Survivors of Suicide support groups, long-term follow-up care to suicidal individuals and an interactive peer-support social media site called Feeling Kinda Blue.We are Dedicated staff provide safe, enriching Afterschool programming to hundreds of youth in under-resourced neighborhoods. We care for our kids out of eleven City and County schools under a social emotional model that offers enrichment activities, social clubs, community give-back days and STEM activities. Provident is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. We also receive funding from foundations, individuals and other valued community partners. Each and every gift helps us serve more people in need. You can follow us on: Twitter: @providentstlorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProvidentSTL/

We envision a community in which all abilities are embraced and everyone is encouraged to pursue their greatest potential. While every client’s needs are different, the majority of our services can be classified under these programs: -Counseling and outpatient mental health services -Affordable housing for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities or mental health concerns -Job coaching, educational classes and training for individuals needing assistance in acquiring vocational, employment and independent living skills and experience -Recovery and prevention services for those struggling with substance use and addiction

JFS provides quality social services to address needs in the Jewish and broader communities within Greater St. Louis. JFS empowers people in need to meet the challenges of daily living. JFS meets this need by offering a multitude of programs in five focus areas: resolving problems, protecting children at risk, maintaining elderly in their homes, supporting those in need of help with basic needs, and enhancing Jewish connections. The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry (HKJFP) is a program of JFS.