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SOULARD SCHOOL

Neighborhood school stands firm DOROTHY SLOAN-ULE Senior Ritenour High School

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he Soulard School has spent the last 15 years providing a committed educational program to a socioeconomically diverse community.

The school got its beginning as a nonprofit K-5 educational institution when other schools in the area started to close their doors. A group of citizens and parents felt the need to keep a community school, so the Soulard School was formed. Nick Reding is active both as board vice president overseeing programs, as well as parent of both a kindergartner and a fourth grader.

“We started about 15 years ago with about a dozen students. That was the year the last of three longstanding schools in the neighborhood closed – two public, one Lutheran. There were still children in the neighborhood, but nowhere to educate them,” Reding said.

“The founders of the Soulard School not only recognized the need, but were able to meet it. Today, we have 130 students and are still growing.”

To meet its vision of providing academic services to a socioeconomically diverse community, the Soulard School has implemented a program to benefit all students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade, regardless of economic status. The local educational institution implements a sliding scale tuition based on a student’s socioeconomic status.

Molly Walsh, director of development at the Soulard School, said the Equitable Tuition Program (ETP) is utilized to help this program reach all students.

“It financially supports the school’s educational vision and allows for all families to educate their children as an equal member of an economically, racially and culturally diverse community,” Walsh said. “Thirty-eight percent of elementary students are considered at or below the poverty line by state and federal standards, so this program allows them to better serve those students and the community.”

While most of these students are below the poverty line, they still get the adequate curriculum they need. Core

Traits of originality and innovation empower teachers and students at the Soulard School to excel and engage year-round in the local community.

values of the curriculum are student leadership development, parent volunteerism, experiential and project-based core learning experiences, plus science and art curriculum integration with STEM/STEAM. Place-based field experiences encourage student curiosity, engagement and a love of learning.

“Our curriculum is a unique combination that allows for original programming that empowers teachers, engages families, includes students and achieves

superior outcomes. Through innovative leadership programs, relevant community partnerships and authentic experiences that elevate every type of learner, this model results in children who know they can have an impact,” Walsh said.

Reding is proud of this model and notes that the school works with outside organizations to continue to offer the highest quality curriculum.

“We are constantly adding to the ways we attempt to increase the quality of the

education we offer. We work with Webster (University) to train graduate teaching students, with SLU (Saint Louis University) nursing students, and with Emerson, Monsanto and Boeing for our science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics program,” he said.

Another hallmark of the Soulard School is an attempt to individualize lesson plans to each student, which maximizes learning during a school year.

“Within this framework, teachers assess student needs and interests while mapping connections to state standards for authentic learning experiences. Individualized plans allow teachers to freely augment that education and students are included in setting educational goals,” Walsh said.

This style of learning lets flexibility follow a child’s needs.

“This allows students to engage more deeply in and be accountable for their own learning,” she explained. “Ideas are linked to and build on one another so that students’ understanding and knowledge deepen and their competencies in the application of skills and understanding expand.”

To achieve these objectives, the nonprofit school relies on donations like that from Old Newsboys. It used its most recent grant for scholarships to its summer programs as well as yoga mats and reading and math materials which round out the student experience.

While they do look for outside volunteers, all families of students are required to do 30 hours of community service each year to help the school. It was this sense of volunteerism that led Reding to become more involved and join the Soulard School Board of Education.

“The service is anything and everything from helping to plan fundraisers, to landscaping, to working lunch duty.

That component of service is a pillar of the school’s culture,” Reding said. “Being on the board grew out of that same base of involvement.”

His pride shows in talking about Soulard School’s progress, as well as its impact on the city as a whole.

“I love the City of Saint Louis and I wanted to do something positive in service of the city. The Soulard School’s mission really resonates with me and aligns with that desire. I’m very grateful just to be involved,” Reding said.

STRONG TOWER RANCH

Horses teach virtues of trust, confidence, respect TRENT GREMLER Senior Lindbergh High School

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wenty years ago, 107 acres of beautiful, rural land was donated with the purpose of becoming a Christian camp.

Since developed, Strong Tower Ranch has grown to serve thousands of kids with its day camp and horse programs.

“It’s a unique ministry; no other program offers free horsemanship. These are expensive horses that we can use to serve children for free. Nobody does that. It’s what I like to call therapy for the heart,” said Lori Brooks, horsemanship program director.

As an independent, non-denominational Christian ministry, Strong Tower Ranch relies on a strong team of volunteers and independent and corporate donors to fuel its impactful work.

“We have a lake, barn, wilderness cabin that people can rent, stage, arena and ball fields,” Brooks said.

In addition to these camp amenities, Strong Tower Ranch maintains 14 horses with only three paid, full-time staff.

“We have over 75 volunteers during the summer camp weeks. In all, we have about 300 volunteers for the summer, not counting repeats. Sixteen volunteers work in the barn, our fall and spring programs require around 20 volunteers and we also have summer interns,” Brooks counted.

Many volunteers, affected by the ranch’s programs as campers, return to pay it forward. Volunteers like Sarah are

as impacted as the kids they help serve.

“During one of our trail rides, there was a guy with cerebral palsy who wanted to pet a horse,” she said. “I asked him, ‘What does God mean to you?’ I remember him telling me, ‘God helped me through so many things.’ Much later, he saw me at Walmart and remembered me.

A lot of people would think the kids just remember horses, not the person talking to them.”

Like Sarah, many volunteers develop relationships with campers.

“One of our wranglers was having a bad attitude about working at camp, but he

Teachable moments of trust, relationship building and leadership skills are built during the time a child spends with the horses. Pony Cyruss spends quality time with Cami during the GATES program at Strong Tower Ranch.

was really able to open up and share a lot with a kid he was paired up with who was bullied for being small,” Brooks said, recalling a wrangler who had experienced the same challenges. “It’s really divine intervention which wranglers the kids will get.”

S t ro n g Towe r Ranch reaches kids from all areas of life who face different obstacles. About h a l f o f S t ro n g Tower’s children are sponsored and attend camp for Hadassah and Bella share a lesson about patience and trust in free. Those chil- “therapy of the heart.” dren come from the foster system; Angel Tree, which minis“Our old saddles are becoming really ters to children with a parent in prison, worn out and are generally too heavy for and general situations of poverty. the kids,” Brooks said.

“Some of our kids don’t know healthy Continued support allows Strong love. Many have been abused. Here is Tower Ranch to continue its impactful where they first experience love, kind- day camp and horsemanship programs. ness, respect and dignity,” Brooks said.

“The horses are really empower“Past campers can relate with the kids ing. I remember a girl who had brain who learn that you’re not identified by cancer was blind in one eye and got to the mistakes of your parents or what hap- ride on a horse that was blind in the pened to you.” same eye. She really connected with the This past year’s Old Newsboys grant horse and when her cancer came back provided riding supplies to Strong Tower in the other eye she was afraid that she Ranch. Brooks hopes the sale of news- would become totally blind. The horse papers for donations this year on Nov. 15 brought her so much peace and it gave will help fund new, synthetic saddles for her courage to get through the surgery,” the horse program.

Brooks said.

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ONE HOPE UNITED

KINGDOM HOUSE

Goal focuses on life Boost success in without limits for everyone mind and body

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t the beginning of the 20th century, when the poor, many of them immigrants without means or jobs, filled the streets of St. Louis, an executive in the busy shoe district followed the national direction by founding a settlement house to help them. Located on the near south side of St. Louis, Kingdom House has transformed the lives of individuals since 1902.

Its mission is to help people achieve better lives. By looking at the individual with mindand-body services, its programs

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ducation, prevention, intervention, community outreach: These are some of the many things One Hope United (OHU) does to serve many communities across the nation as a family and child outreach and education organization.

OHU is a national program that started as an orphanage in Chicago under the name Hudelson Baptist Children’s Home.

The program quickly grew to be more than an orphanage or even a local affair. A federated partnership since 2004, it changed its name to OHU in 2010. As it grew from a local to a national organization, so did its responsibilities and goals.

“The agency went from an orphanage to [increasing] the opportunities for children and families by providing quality solutions that enhance lives, communities and futures,” said Jayme Godoyo, donor relations officer of the St. Louis office.

With hands in many places and coordinated effort on many levels, it works to support families in trouble and educate people in need.

“We are uniquely positioned to advance our mission throughout our service areas by providing a diverse array of prevention, intervention and communitybased support programs to vulnerable, high-risk populations,

help the economically disadvantaged achieve economic independence, self-sufficiency and a path out of poverty. Kingdom House now serves more than 2,000 people annually.

A century ago, the settlement house brought together lowpaid, poorly educated neighbors to help each other alleviate poverty. Today, Kingdom House maintains its position of providing critical social services to the poorest of the poor in St. Louis.

Families are strengthened with support from daycare, enrichment and teen development.

Seasoned staff members are proud to be part of One Hope United.

From left, Doris Irby, family support specialist, 14-year OHU veteran; Brianna Sanders, youth diversion case manager, three years; Chanta Love, supervisor, 13 years; Michelle Moller, youth diversion case manager, four years; Tina Reed, family support specialist, 24 years.

as well as education and advocacy on the local, state and national levels,” supervisor Chanta Love said.

One Hope United serves many ages. Love supervises St. Louis programs helped with an Old Newsboys’ grant last year. Items ranged from car seats and safety supplies for infants and toddlers to coats and school supplies and uniforms for older children.

Due to the scope of its work, One Hope United needs a great amount of support and staff. For some, working for and with the organization starts as a job, but becomes something more.

“When I first started with One Hope United, I just needed a job.

I started as an overnight youth care worker at our Centralia residential facility and slowly started to move up into leadership roles. After about a year, the fundraising position opened.

I believe in the work we do: We help kids and families and I love helping to raise funds for an

agency that has such a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable populations,” Godoyo said.

However, it is more than a calling or job-turned-passion that keeps people helping families. Its reach extends into Missouri, Illinois and two more states.

“It has always been my desire to help people in all aspects in life. One Hope United, which was Kids Hope United when I became a part of this organization 13 years ago, was and still is the organization to work for, (because we) facilitate social change, development, cohesion and empowerment with the staff and in turn with the families that we serve,” Love said.

No matter its name, as long as the organization has operated, One Hope United still focuses consistently on one goal. “Our vision, for every child and family, (is) life without limits,” Godoyo said.

Top, Kingdom House’s Literacy Camp helps curb summer learning loss and close achievement gaps. Bottom, Its Early Childhood Center provides quality childcare and preschool education for 94 children so low-income families can work or be in school or training.

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WALKER SCOTTISH RITE CLINIC

Speaking from the heart

Preparing students for kindergarten with classes and family atmosphere GRACIE BOWMAN Junior Francis Howell North High School

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alking into a kindergarten classroom sometimes makes ears ring and the head ache. Most kids jabber about their favorite TV show or cartoon. They collect all their toys and reenact shows with cars and dolls.

Most kids favor the question, “Why?” Why is the sky blue? Why does the dishwasher make that noise? Why can’t that little girl speak as clearly as I can?

Most kids talk as loudly and freely as they please. Others who do not find ease in that luxury may work with specialists at the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic - with the unusual goal of letting children make their ears ring.

Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, a nonprofit charity, specializes in speech and language therapy for children between 2 and 6 years of age.

The clinic works in a professional partnership with Maryville University to improve speech sound and language issues. Another goal is to help children improve understanding of other people’s speech and gather their own thoughts.

“We’ve come to see parents who went through the clinic, bringing their children to the clinic,” Jacob Gutshall, director, said appreciatively. “It’s really neat.

You can see the difference the clinic can make when they’re little, so that they can be successful in the future.”

Walker Scottish Rite Clinic has received support from Old Newsboys for several years, recently directing the funds for assessment testing, speech and language therapy equipment, toys and games. According to Gutshall, therapists use these items for interaction.

“It’s unique and it’s beneficial because (Old Newsboys) provides the materials you need to engage or test children,” Gutshall said, who helps formulate how

Preschoolers enjoy the sensory table while speech-language skills are shared and children learn to socialize with peers. Walker Scottish Rite Clinic is found in six locations in St. Louis City and County and the communities of Arnold, Troy and Union, Mo.

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Cole works a puzzle with Alison, speech-language pathologist, in a one-on-one session.

Kids learn to speak and listen and parents learn techniques that reinforce the learning.

Walker Scottish Rite works in a professional partnership with Maryville University.

the clinic will use possible funds in an annual grant request. “They do a really great job at allocating funds. You get to create a wish list and hopefully it comes true.”

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The clinic uses seemingly simple techniques to improve children’s speech and social interactions.

Therapists teach social situations like bath time and taking turns. They

also teach kids how to rethink how they speak and work to correct misunderstood language.

While their child is busy with a therapist, parents also spend time with specialists who teach them techniques to extend the lesson at home.

“As adults, we tend to try to answer for people,” said Cherisse Osorio, a mother who ha services since January 2017.

She explained a technique that helps her child excel.

“I learned that, with children, you can’t do that. It takes their mind a little longer to get their thoughts together.

Taking the time to have them take that time to think and gather what they want to say, instead of responding and answering for them, helps them tremendously. It’s taught us to pause, to listen and wait,” she said noting how parents need to step back to learn in various situations, too.

Five-year-old Danielle has attended sessions since last year and her brother, Christian, age 2, started receiving services this fall. Cherisse has noticed huge improvement in Danielle’s speech.

“She is different,” Cherisse said.

“It’s brought up her self-esteem. Even if there are words she has trouble with, she recognizes it. You can literally see her take a step back and pronounce the word so that somebody can understand her. That was a pretty quick turnaround for once-a-week for 45 minutes.”

The Walker Scottish Rite Clinic has seven locations, each one helping dozens of families. It is the clinic’s responsibility to raise most of the funds so that children can receive the best care from specialists.

“A lot of times the kids are withdrawn at first,” director Gutshall said. “They don’t say a lot. It’s neat to watch them come out of their shell. They’re confident, they talk to you, they come up and give you a high five.”

The change is drastic but built on confidence.

“They have a whole different demeanor now that they can speak clearly and people can interact with them.”

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READY TO LEARN

Every kid needs book to read to a stuffed animal books set out on tables at their schools.

Through these programs, it is hoped that each child being served by Ready To Learn will

EMILY KAYSINGER Freshman Marquette High School

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lise Tierney, founder and executive directive of the Ready To Learn charity, is not the type to take her education for granted, especially when it comes to reading.

“I was the kid in third grade who couldn’t read,” Tierney said.

She had been diagnosed as functionally deaf when she was in the second grade. She never learned proper reading skills until third grade, when her teacher slowly helped her begin the process of attaining the same level as her peers.

Ready to Learn’s fall delivery brings the number of books distributed to a quarter million in seven years.

an organization whose goal is to invoke Tierney’s passion to read to the youth of St. Louis. Many of them do not have easy access to reading material, so the organization donates new or gently used books to children and their schools.

In a middle-income neigh-

borhood, a home averages about 13 books per child, but in a low-income area, there can be an average of only one book for every 300 kids. This statistic is what Ready To Learn is trying to change in the St. Louis area.

With only 20 to 24 volunteers on a regular basis, the char-

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ity has donated a large variety of books with their two programs: Book Buddies, where a child between grades pre-kindergarten and 3 receives both a book and a stuffed animal corresponding to the book, and Book Days for grades pre-kindergarten to 8, in which children choose from

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Ever since her “hero” taught her to read, Tierney has developed her passion for reading by making sure kids have access to books. It’s a simple goal, Then, they can enjoy reading just as much as she does.

“I am an ordinary person who has lived an extraordinary life,” Tierney said. “I was supposed to give back.”

This mindset, and her devotion to reading, led to the founding of Ready To Learn in 2011,

have the ability to build his or her own personal library.

Funding from Old Newsboys helps build these two programs.

For Book Days, the money is useful in finding books that appeal to multiple grade levels.

Stuffed animals to match books or books to match donated stuffed animals help complete giftsl for Book Buddies.

In just the past year, Ready To Learn has been able to help about 3,900 students, distribute more than 220,000 books into the St. Louis community, become involved with 11 schools and put smiles on a countless number of kids’ faces as they receive books of their own.

Providing books to children in need isn’t always easy, but seeing the joy it can bring a child makes up for all the effort. “It makes all the hard work worth it, to provide really quality products for them to have access to,” Tierney said.

The kids seem to agree.

“I believe you guys can change the whole wide world by giving kids books,” wrote Kanisha, a student helped by Ready To Learn.

Left to right – Joni Karandjeff (luncheon vice chair); Eva Frazer, MD (luncheon chair); Marian Nunn (vice president); Gwendolyn Packnett, PhD (president)

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YOUTH IN NEED

LOGOS SCHOOL

Hope and success come with youth safety

At-risk teens turn achievers

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ervices of Youth in Need were spurred by treatment of a runaway teen, on the street after a beating at home, who was taken to a jail with adult criminals. Establishment of an emergency shelter was the response.

Since 1974, Youth in Need has dedicated itself to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families.

Today, more than 400 fulland part-time staff serve more than 12,000 of the area’s most vulnerable children, teens and families at nearly 100 locations in six counties throughout eastern Missouri.

Emphasis is placed on aiding youth and their families in crisis by finding safe, nurturing homes while they complete their education, learn independent living skills, secure employment and become self-sufficient.

The scope of its services includes emergency food, clothing and referral support to homeless youth on the streets. Safe Place is a network of youth-friendly businesses which offer children and teens a safe place to go when they experience a crisis.

Youth in Need’s prevention and family-strengthening programs begin with preschool and extend beyond them with counseling, support groups and positive youth development programs through both schoolbased and in the community.

Its mission of building on the strengths of children, youth and families stems from “believing in the power of potential,” so they find safety, hope and success in life. The organization’s longcommitted staff helps provide stability and examples of care and success.

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he not-for-profit school started in 1970 to help four students get a GED. Logos, meaning “word, speech or understanding” in Greek, realized a more in-depth education would lead to a high school diploma.

Middle school was added in 1997, 6th grade in 2008. Innovative programs, with a low student-to-staff ratio of 6:1, provide a lifeline for students who

are unsuccessful in traditional school settings.

More than 2,000 at-risk adolescents have achieved emotional and academic success.

Ninety-two percent of Logos’ graduates of Logos enter college and almost all who mainstream get a high school diploma and go on to college.

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Above, Youth In Need’s street outreach team increases access to services for youth in crisis. The team responds to calls from Safe Place businesses, plus calls to Youth Connection Helplines in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County. Neighborhood canvassing connects homeless youth with clothing, food, hygiene items and shelter. Below, Head Start students at Youth In Need’s Meramec Center showed off new building skills at a “Block Party.”

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS

ST. MARTHA’S HALL

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t the recent groundbreaking in Ferguson for a new Teen Center of Excellence for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Dr. Flint Fowler, president of the organization, said, “Adding a successful youth-focused organization into Ferguson like Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, which has a long track record of success, can bolster young people’s attitudes and give them a sense of hope.”

The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Every day, after-school, teen, sports and summer programs are offered to youth in the St. Louis area while a safe place is provided for children to learn and grow.

“Our success,” as the Boys & Girls Clubs’ webiste states on its services page, “compels us to address the needs of more kids, more often and in more places during non-school hours. It’s our hope that every kid who comes through our doors, leaves, having graduated from high school with a plan for their future.”

The former Sportsman’s Park became the site for the Herbert Hoover Boys Club, which welcomed girls, too. Official name changes, admission to girls, expansion of services and branching out with a growing footprint brings it to 50+ years of afterschool, summer and sports program, dental and vision care. It provides a club home and services to address community needs of youth throughout St. Louis City and County, with the Teen Center of Excellence in Ferguson the next positive step on the path.

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o Katy Keller, development director at St. Martha’s Hall, the most important element is helping keep women and children safe from violent partners. The mission of the emergency shelter, opened in 1983, is to help them break the cycle of violence in their lives.

The organization’s response is immediate, confidential and safe: shelter and a supportive environment with advocacy and followup. A self-help philosophy enhances self-esteem and decisionmaking skills. It also provides accurate information and referrals to battered women and their children. A crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day.

St. Martha’s Hall began due to overwhelming requests from battered women for emergency shelter through Dial-Help of Catholic Charities.

In its 35 years, more than 6,825 women and their 8,845 children have been sheltered. Ever constant in its mission to do everything possible to end violence against women, Keller noted, the same person has been executive director the entire time and average tenure

of full-time staff is almost 13 years.

The children’s program of St. Martha’s Hall has its own objectives. A major component is to help reverse misconceptions that a child might have, including a belief that he or she is cause of the violence or should have changed the situation.

Self-esteem and self-awareness must be fostered and an atmosphere of violence rejected as normal or acceptable.

Age-appropriate, twice-weekly support groups are available for children and all adult residents also are encouraged to attend weekly in-house parenting classes. St. Martha’s Hall programs have been the subject of formal research and nationally published articles.

Old Newsboys contributed grant money last year to help the children’s program with medications, baby supplies, books and night equipment.

Keller has no single memory that stands out more than another.

“Every day is memorable when we work with women who are so courageous in leaving their violent partners,” she said.

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by Sydney Gibson, senior, Francis Howell High School.

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Kids like to read, talk to mentors and have safe, active fun when away from school. Old Newsboys funds helped provide everyday supplies and education materials for the Dental Clinic in the original Herbert Hoover Club facility in north St. Louis, as well as equipment for the Boys and Girls Clubs’ Triple Play, sports and wellness programs.

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In a merger of two longstanding organizations who have helped children and families for a combined 170 years, Children’s Home Society of Missouri and Family Resource Center united as FamilyForward in 2017 to better serve the community.

Fa m i ly Fo rwa rd p rov i d e s trauma assessment and psychological evaluation, therapy, coaching and education, foster care and adoption, therapeutic preschool, and care for children

with developmental disabilities.

Among last year’s grants, Old Newsboys supplied gifts for teens and toys for various ages in the Shop for an Angel program of Children’s Home Society.

Thanks to a host of generous donors, FamilyForward renovated its Therapeutic Preschool this year, creating a soothing space where young children impacted by trauma can find the therapy support and individualized care they needed to move forward with their lives.

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THANK YOU OLD NEWS BOYS DAY

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Annie’s Hope wishes to thank everyone involved with Old Newsboys Fund for Children.

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Family Center CATHOLIC URBAN PROGRAMS EAST ST LOUIS • 618-398-5616

Thank you Old Newsboys for providing adequate clothing and winter apparel for the children, so they are ready for school.

THANK YOU OLD NEWSBOYS!

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

From fifth grade through career success, we are

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Empowering youth to design paths from

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HOMELESSNESS

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to

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INDEPENDENCE

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THANK YOU

Old Newsboy

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Our clients are truly grateful for Old Newsboy’s tradition of care and generosity! circleofconcern.org

Congratulations!

Old Newsboys Day

For your support and for everything you do!

Supporting Our Children One Paper At A Time

Community Care Center, Inc 618-876-8770 gccommunitycarecenter.org

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From the Staff and Board of

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STS. JOACHIM & ANN CARE SERVICE Serving those in crisis and preventing homelessness and hunger for 36 years

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Celebrating 45 years of Care and Education.

The children of

Griffin Center

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1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131 foundation.slcl.org

THANK YOU OLD NEWSBOYS FOR SUPPORTING KINGDOM HOUSE

We thank Old Newsboys for your commitment to to literacy, reading and libraries.

Old Newsboys!

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K I N GD O M H O U S E . O R G

Providing a Lifetime of Support

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www.slarc.org

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Thanks to Old Newsboys for providing 90 pair of shoes for children going back to school -

St. Anthony Food Pantry (South City)

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Thank you Old Newsboys for supporting our students!

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THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATE IN OLD NEWSBOYS DAY!

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314-865-5244

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OLD NEWSBOYS DAY Learn more about Old Newsboys and make a donation or volunteer on a corner at

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2018 ALLOCATIONS CEREMONY!

Congratulations Old Newsboys on a job well done! Because of the dedication of thousands of …

… Old Newsboys volunteers, sponsors and patrons, 176 children’s charities received grants …

… from the 2017 campaign. Grants will provide shelter, food, clothing, medical care …

… and social development for more than 100,000 St. Louis area children.

St. Louis area children’s charities Thank You Old Newsboys Manasseh Ministry

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Our Goal: is that all students succeed as selfdirected learners, avid readers, and responsible citizens, respectful of themselves and others.

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Thank you for your support of Guitar Horizons at Bermuda Elementary School!

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Old Newsboys & Springboard Partnering to serve children

314-830-6201 www.marygrovechildren.org

BIG THANKS!

our children at Flance.

From the Summer Lunch Bunch!

We love you this much!

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636-336-2534

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Serving Our Community Kids Corp.

(A public charity serving the local area.)

THANK YOU OLD NEWSBOYS!

www.upstl.org

celebrates Old Newsboys Day!

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The Sparrow’s Nest

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THANK YOU!

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ONE OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS ARE THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT’S WHY NIEKAMP FINANCIAL IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF OLD NEWSBOYS AND SUPPORT THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO. Partnerships like these make our community a better place to live and work. We thank our clients and friends for their generous contributions to this campaign year after year.

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