Be the Key: Unlock Hope for Youth Facing Homelessness
Every young person deserves the chance to step through doors that lead to safety, stability, and opportunity. At Covenant House Missouri, we serve youth ages 16–24 experiencing homelessness, helping them move beyond crisis and into a future where they can thrive. By meeting immediate needs and walking alongside each young person on their journey, we help open the doors that make independence, healing, and long-term success possible.
Last year, we served 198 youth, meeting urgent needs while helping young people heal, grow, and achieve independence. As we approach the anniversary of the May 16th tornado, we still see the devastating impact as calls for safety and support continue to rise. Behind every number is a story of resilience—young people are working to overcome barriers most of us never have to face. Help us open more doors, so every youth has a safe place to sleep and grow.
Through our Unlock Hope: $30K to Open the Doors to Safety, Healing, and Home Campaign, you have the opportunity to directly change those stories.
Your gift doesn’t just provide support—it opens doors.
A Door to Safety ($25) offers immediate relief from life on the streets: a warm meal, clean clothing, a safe place to rest, and access to basic hygiene items that restore dignity and stability.
A Door to Healing ($50) connects young people to critical mental and physical health resources, including counseling, wellness support, and tools like journals and coping strategies that help them process trauma and begin to heal.
A Door to Education ($100) ensures youth can continue learning and growing, with access to transportation, school supplies, tutoring, and academic support that keeps their goals within reach.
A Door to Employment ($250) prepares young people for the workforce through job readiness training, certifications, resume support, and access to professional clothing, tools, and internship opportunities that set them up for long-term success.
A Door to Belonging ($500) helps transform housing into a home—providing furnishings, kitchen supplies, and essential household items while supporting both emergency and longer-term housing solutions that foster stability and independence.
A Door to Home ($1,000) makes it possible for a young person to access safe shelter and comprehensive wraparound services—ensuring they have not only a place to stay, but the support system needed to thrive.
This Give STL Day, we are working to raise $30,000 to open these doors for as many young people as possible.
Beginning April 22, you can make your gift early and help us build momentum toward our goal.
On May 7, during Give STL Day, donations made during Power Hours (9AM, 12PM, 3PM, and 9PM) can be DOUBLED thanks to our generous sponsors. Individuals who donate during these hours will also be entered into CHMO's Give STL Day raffle for the chance to win an exciting prize!
When you give to Covenant House Missouri, you are investing in more than a moment—you are investing in a young person’s future. You are helping turn uncertainty into stability, fear into hope, and potential into reality.
Every gift opens a door. Every door changes a life. Together, we're unlocking hope.
Help spread Cov Love on social media! From April 22 to May 7, when you post with the hashtag #SpreadtheCovLove, you'll get an additional entry into the raffle!