Our Give STL Day fundraiser is a part of our "Together, We Grow" campaign, which is raising money for Places for People's youth and family services.
The goal of all of our services for youth and families in St. Louis City and County are to build the resilience, skills, and positive support systems necessary to promote healthy development for children, youth, and those transitioning to adulthood.
To highlight a real example of our trauma-informed, strength-based, and family-centered services, as well as a real success story sample, we want to tell you about Maria, Rocket, Malala, Atticus, and Eleanor.
In 2020, Maria and her four children packed up and left Maryland.
“Covid was difficult for us. We ended up moving and being functionally homeless for a time. We came back to St. Louis to rebuild my life because I grew up here and I needed access to a prescriber and therapy,” says Maria.
She knew that a wrap-around service would be beneficial, especially when it came to parenting. After receiving a referral from a social worker for Places for People, her and her four children all started receiving services.
Maria has found it extremely helpful to have therapy, a prescriber, and a General Practitioner under the same roof, and to also have services for her children under the same roof.
To improve the physical and behavioral health of the individuals, families, and communities we serve and those who support the provision of these services.
Organization name
Places for People
Tax id (EIN)
23-7433924
Mission/Purpose
Mental/Behavioral Health
Operating Budget
Giant: $5,000,001 and above
Service Area
St Louis City, St Louis County
Audiences Served
General Public, BILPOC, Teens, Children, Youth, Families, Men, Women, Veterans, Older Adults, Military, LGBTQIA+, Justice-Involved Individuals, Immigrants, Refugees, Foreign-Born Populations, People with Disabilities, First Responders
Address
1001 Lynch Street