St. Louis Community Credit Union Social Service Partners Directory by Services

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1 St. Louis Community Credit Union Social Service Partners Directory by Services Aging & Special Needs Grace Hill Settlement House: programming to assist seniors stay in their homes Kingdom House: senior companions Children and Youth Services 0215V2 Beyond Housing: after-school programs for kids 5-17 and free baseball and summer programs Grace Hill Health Centers: pediatric health care and Children s Developmental Center Grace Hill Settlement House: Child care and Head Start programs Fathers Support Center: youth leadership Kingdom House: childcare, Head Start and related services People s Community Action Corporation: employment programs St. Louis Area Transition Team: transitional services for students in St. Louis Public Schools St. Louis Job Corps: career, technical and academic training for youth ages St. Louis YouthBuild: personal growth, career development, academic advancement, civic engagement and community service through building affordable housing STL Youth Jobs: job training and placement for youth ages The Urban League: St. Louis County youth services, ages 14-17; Head Start program YWCA: Head Start, school-age child care and youth development services College Assistance Prosperity Connection: scholarships for non-traditional students (ages 23 and older) TRiO Educational Opportunity Centers: admission services The Urban League: scholarships Employment Services Community Action Agency St. Louis County: employment development, finding and retaining jobs Employment Connection: training and job placement services for individuals with limited opportunities (e.g. homeless, U.S. veterans, ex-offenders, women on welfare, high school dropouts and at-risk youth) Family and Workforce Centers of America, helps unemployed and underemployed gain skills needed to achieve employment Fathers Support Center: job readiness and job placement for fathers International Institute: job training and placement Kingdom House: job training Missouri Career Center: job training People s Community Action Corporation: employment development, finding and retaining jobs (St. Louis City) St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment: job training and placement STL Youth Jobs: job training and placement for youth ages The Urban League: employment services Energy Services Community Action Agency St. Louis County: utility assistance People s Community Action Corporation: energy assistance (St. Louis City) The Urban League: electric assistance Family Support Services Beyond Housing Community Action Agency St. Louis County Fathers Support Center Grace Hill Settlement House Kingdom House

2 Financial Literacy Education ClearPoint Financial Solutions Excel Center EverFi - Excel Center EverFi Financial Literacy Program Family Workforce Centers of America Fathers Support Center Gateway EITC Community Coalition People s Community Action Corporation Prosperity Connection The Urban League Food Pantry Community Action Agency St. Louis County Kingdom House People s Community Action Corporation (St. Louis City) Health Care Grace Hill Health Centers: primary, pediatric and dental care, women s health services People s Health Care: primary, pediatrics, internal medicine, OB/GYN, dental, mammography, behavioral health, pharmacy, WIC, radiology, podiatry and laboratory services Housing and Home Ownership Beyond Housing: housing and home ownership services Community Action Agency St. Louis County: home ownership, housing counseling, rent/mortgage assistance and weatherization Employment Connection: housing assistance for U.S. Veterans St. Louis City, Department of Human Services: serving chronically homeless The Urban League: housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and weatherization YWCA: transitional housing for women Immigrant and Refugee Services International Institute: job placement, adjustment services, English classes and financial literacy education Legal Services Legal Services of Eastern Missouri: legal assistance for low-income individuals in the areas of family, housing, consumer, education, immigration, public benefits, income maintenance, and other problems specific to the elderly Men s Services Fathers Support Center: family formation, job training and placement Tax Services Gateway EITC Community Coalition: tax preparation, credits and refunds Metro St. Louis Community Tax Coalition: tax preparation United Way: tax preparation referrals Women s Services Grace Hill Settlement House: Business Center Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW): domestic abuse, housing, and family support services YWCA: sexual violence, transitional housing and youth development services 2

3 St. Louis Community Credit Union Social Service Partner Descriptions Beyond Housing, a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing and homeownership services. This includes: providing support services to families, children and seniors; being a catalyst for community-wide rebuilding efforts; empowering residents to be leaders of their own neighborhood revitalization efforts; and promoting individual and community asset building Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions (CCCS), is one of the largest, most respected credit counseling agencies in the nation. ClearPoint, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, exists to promote consumer health through financial education Hampton Ave., St. Louis, MO Community Action Agency St. Louis County (CAASTL), a non-profit organization that aims to bring people out of poverty by meeting their emotional, financial, and educational needs Woodson Road, Overland, MO The Excel Center, a non-profit organization and source for consumer information, financial education and empowerment for the region. It offers a platform to promote and encourage self-sufficiency and financial dignity through the power of education North Oaks Plaza, St. Louis, MO Employment Connection, a non-profit organization dedicated to workforce development training and job placement services for individuals with limited opportunities (the homeless, U.S. veterans, ex-offenders, women on welfare, high school dropouts, and at-risk youth) JOBS (5627) 2838 Market St., St. Louis, MO EverFi - Excel Center EverFi Financial Literacy Program is a free online program that offers an interactive and fun way to learn more about personal finances. Sign up and learn more about credit scores and reports, savings and investments, mortgages, credit cards and much more! You ll learn how to successfully manage your finances and plan for your future at your own pace and even in the comfort of your home! This program breaks down difficult-to-understand information in a simple way and then offers short knowledge checks to apply what you ve learned to real situations. Sign up today at to prepare yourself for your financial future! North Oaks Plaza, St. Louis, MO Family and Workforce Centers of America, a workforce development agency that helps unemployed and underemployed individuals gain the skills necessary to achieve employment Plymouth Ave., Ste. 105, St. Louis, MO Fathers Support Center, St. Louis, a non-profit organization that provides outreach services to unemployed or underemployed fathers, such as financial counseling, to create more active fathers and cohesive families N. Newstead Ave., St. Louis, MO

4 Gateway EITC Community Coalition (GECC), a non-profit organization that serves the low- to-moderate income families of the St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri Metro region by educating and assisting with tax credits, refunds, and asset building to raise their standard of living C/O United Way of Greater St. Louis, 910 N 11th Street, St. Louis, MO Grace Hill Health Centers, Inc., a non-profit organization, providing low-cost, primary and preventive health care at six locations to primarily low-income and uninsured residents in the City of St. Louis Hadley, St. Louis, MO Grace Hill Settlement House, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to be stronger, healthier and more self-reliant. The organization provides resources and services which include early childhood, youth and family support, aging and special needs, and community and economic development Hadley, St. Louis, MO International Institute of St. Louis, a non-profit organization that offers job placement and adjustment services for refugees and immigrants in St. Louis Arsenal St, Saint Louis, MO Kingdom House, helps youth and adults to achieve self-sufficiency and gain economic independence through a variety of services such as childcare, food & clothing assistance, job training, youth and teen programs and senior companions South 11th Street St. Louis, MO Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, is a private, nonprofit organization providing legal assistance to the low-income community in 21 counties of eastern Missouri. LSEM handles only civil cases in the areas of family, housing, consumer, education, immigration, public benefits, income maintenance, and other problems specific to the elderly Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries, provides opportunities for persons with barriers to employment to work and live more independently in the community. MERS/Missouri Goodwill provides a variety of programs and services, including career counseling, skills training, education and literacy programs, employment services, and more Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri Metro St. Louis Community Tax Coalition, a non-profit organization that offers services to assist low-to-moderate income families who need assistance with tax preparation Missouri Black Expo, an annual event that aims to improve the quality of life of area African Americans by introducing them to resources related to youth development, health, personal finance, and community development. Missouri Career Center, is part of a nationally recognized, workforce development system. This organization offers job seekers employment assistance, workshops, career counseling and veteran services by working with trained professionals North Oaks Plaza, St. Louis, MO

5 People s Community Action Corporation, a subsidiary of People s Health Centers, works to support the socioeconomic needs of the residents of St. Louis City and Wellston communities. People s offers adult and youth case management, counseling programs, employment/career development, energy assistance, financial literacy seminars, nutrition classes, and youth employment programs among other services. Central St. Louis City: North St. Louis City and Wellston: South St. Louis City: Martin Luther King Dr., St. Louis, MO People s Health Centers, through its mission, provides comprehensive primary healthcare, such as pediatrics, internal medicine, OB/GYN, dental, mammography, behavioral health, pharmacy, WIC, radiology, podiatry and laboratory services, to meet the health needs of the entire community Delmar Blvd., St Louis, MO Prosperity Connection was founded in 2010 by the Board of Directors of St. Louis Community Credit Union to provide group and one-on-one financial education services to members of the credit union, as well as individuals throughout the wider St. Louis region. Prosperity Connection operates the Excel Center and works with numerous non-profit partners to provide free classes that help individuals to become financially capable Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW), serves low-income women and their families who have been impacted by poverty, homelessness, and/or intimate partner violence. ROW works to build safety, skills, economic security, and hope for the future through a variety of programs North Tucker, St. Louis, MO St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) is the City of St. Louis government agency that offers job seekers and businesses a variety of no-cost services related to employment, job training, and career advancement Market, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Area Transition Team (SLATT), an entity of St. Louis Public Schools that provides a wealth of transition support by committing to the educational, social, physical and emotional well-being of students within the St. Louis Public School District. It offers access to a multitude of resources for students, including financial education N. 11 th St., St. Louis, MO St. Louis City Department of Human Services: The Beginning to the End: Abolishing Chronic Homelessness (BEACH) Project, is a city initiative aimed at eliminating chronic homelessness. A coalition of partners from throughout the region have joined forces to provide mental health services, financial education, food, job training, and more to chronically homeless individuals and families in St. Louis Market, 4th Floor #4065, St. Louis, MO St. Louis Job Corps, a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, MO

6 St. Louis YouthBuild, is a non-profit organization that exists to provide low-income youth with the opportunity for personal growth, career development, and academic advancement as well as civic engagement and community service through building affordable housing in their neighborhoods North Oaks Plaza, St. Louis, MO The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, a non-profit organization that provides educational, housing, employment, and community assistance and advocacy for African-American and low-income populations in St. Louis Grandel Sq., St. Louis, MO The United Way of Greater St. Louis, is creating a happier, healthier community by inspiring collaboration, fundraising, and volunteerism for more than 170 nonprofit organizations in Missouri and Illinois. To find an appropriate nonprofit organization for services needed, dial or (800) (TTY ) or visit 211Helps.org N. 11 th Street, St. Louis, MO TRiO Educational Opportunity Centers, a federal program that provides counseling and information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education YWCA, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for women to improve their lives through programs that assist in the development of economic, social and leadership skills. Financial education is a component West Pine Blvd., St. Louis, MO