Support Youth In Need on Give STL Day

Give STL Day is Thursday, May 6, and we’d love a little help from our friends! The single biggest day of charitable giving in St. Louis, Give STL Day brings St. Louis together as it collectively supports hundreds of the region’s nonprofits like Youth In Need.

Donations received on Give STL Day will support our Emergency Shelter, Transitional Living Program and Supported Apartments. And Youth In Need’s Board of Directors will TRIPLE the first $5,000 in donations! That means your $100 gift turns into $300 of life-changing impact for our youth! Through our shelter, group home and supported living apartments, teens and young adults who are experiencing homelessness have an opportunity to learn independent-living skills, work toward educational and employment goals, and become self-sufficient community members. These programs are integral in helping youth experiencing homelessness achieve lasting success, and we need your help to make it happen!

Support Youth In Need during this day-long giving event by visiting Youth In Need’s donation page on givestlday.org. And don’t forget: When you donate, your gift will go even further to support youth experiencing homelessness in our community thanks to the triple match from Youth In Need’s Board of Directors! Watch Give STL Day’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for status updates, giving challenges and special “power hours” throughout the day.

Community Partners Help with Staff Vaccinations

Community partners have been instrumental in helping Youth In Need staff get their COVID-19 vaccines. Thanks to our partners at Compass Health, St. Charles County Health Department, iFM Community Medicine, Urban League and Visiting Nurse Association for vaccinating Youth In Need’s staff. Because of these partners, our staff are protected and they can continue the work of supporting children, youth and families.

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SouthSide Honors Youth In Need with Champion for Children Award

Youth In Need was a 2021 Champion for Children honoree at SouthSide Early Childhood Center’s virtual gala on March 6. Youth In Need has partnered with nine community-based child care providers to expand its reach in providing high quality early learning programs to children throughout St. Louis City and County. Ninety-six of the 336 child care partner slots are at SouthSide.

At the gala, Jackie Weaver, SouthSide’s Program Director, said, “Youth In Need staff have always been amazing partners and they continuously put children, families and staff first, and this past year was no different. They have been instrumental in helping us navigate the challenges of this past year, providing federal relief funds that went directly to support the COVID-19 pandemic. Their mantra was ‘whatever is reasonable, feasible and safe.’ ”

Thank a Safe Place

Join Youth In Need in celebrating National Safe Place Week March 21 – 27! It’s a time to recognize Safe Place agencies, Safe Place locations, community partners and volunteers for the work they do to support this safety net for youth. An outreach and prevention program for youth in crisis, Safe Place partners licensed local agencies with trained businesses to provide immediate help and safety for young people.

The pandemic presented significant challenges in service delivery during a time when youth needed help more than ever before. However, Safe Place was able to continue its services. Locally, Youth In Need’s Safe Place program received 74 Safe Place calls, and 25 youth walked in to a Safe Place business seeking help. The largest Safe Place provider in the country, Youth In Need has 523 stationary sites and 379 mobile sites in its network of trained businesses. Recently, familiar businesses like Starbucks and Schnucks Markets have signed on to the program, making this critical community safety net even more accessible to youth in crisis.

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