Where am I?
Community Contacts
Christian Service Center, Inc.
1000 N. Nineteenth St., St. Louis, MO 63106-3515
314-231-1515 www.cscstl.org
Christian Service Center, Inc. sponsors the largest and most comprehensive 24-hour emergency shelter program for homeless single women and families in the regional area.
Circle Of Concern
112 St. Louis Ave., Valley Park, MO 63088
636-861-2623 www.circleofconcern.org
Circle Of Concern reaches out to west and southwest St. Louis County families. Circle feeds the hungry; provides emergency help with rent, utilities and other necessities; gives school supplies, scholarships and helps young people attend camp.
Community Cultivators
403 Henry St., Alton, IL 62002
618-781-9911
The Community Cultivators teaches children, through organic means, about their natural source of food. This tangible learning experience promotes the children’s connection with the soil and natural cycles of Earth. The fostering of an appreciation of nature increases the children’s Earth Literacy while providing an alternative creative outdoor activity and encouraging the holistic growth of our community’s consciousness. Children’s groups attend educational events at the Community Cultivators’ Children’s Discovery Garden, a one-acre organic garden in Godfrey, IL, where children participate in a variety of educational gardening activities. A minimum of 10% of the harvest is donated to food pantries.
Operation Food Search
6282 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
314-726-5355 www.ofsearch.org
Operation Food Search distributes food and personal care items to 250 emergency food pantries, soup kitchens and senior citizen centers. Operation Frontline, a nutrition education program, teaches low-income women and children information on nutrition, healthy cooking and food budgeting.