Philanthrophy – Epworth

Founded in 1864, Epworth is a multiservice agency that seeks to empower youth who have experienced trauma to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resilience, and building community. Thousands of youth and families turn to Epworth each year for a full range of services including: therapeutic foster care and case management; residential and intensive treatment; individual/family therapy and comprehensive psychological testing; emergency shelter and longer-term housing services; life skills and vocational training; as well as crisis care and outreach through the DropIn Center, food pantry, and 24-hour crisis help-line.

In particular, Epworth’s Housing Services help teenagers and young adults in St. Louis City and St. Louis County find both semi-permanent and stable housing on their path to independence and self-sufficiency.

In 2021, Epworth’s programs served over 13,000 people in the St. Louis region and provided nearly 30,000 days of food through their Food Pantry.

Black Anthology is honored to partner with Epworth in bringing to fruition their vision for a world in which every youth experiences life in all its fullness. We are continuing to collect monetary donations as well as Black hair care products, deodorant and other hygiene items, socks, unused clothing items, and school supplies for youth served by the organization. To learn more about Epworth and how to support its mission, please visit www.epworth.org. To donate, please contact black.anthology@gmail.com.

Jamila Dawkins, Philanthropy Chair Black Anthology 2022–2023