Our Mission
Practicing the teaching, compassion, and love of Jesus Christ, St. Francis Community Services walks with our vulnerable neighbors to create opportunities, to build resiliency, and to advocate for justice.
Donate Request ServiceCase Management
Case management is an important tool in the effort to help people walk out...
Legal Aid
Attorneys at SFCS-CLAM work in courtrooms in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis...
Bilingual Mental Health Counseling
Imagine dodging violence every time you walk to school or the market … leaving...
Immigration Law Project
CLAM immigration attorneys and BIA accredited representatives offer legal aid to migrants facing challenges...
Veterans Advocacy Project
CLAM’s Veterans Advocacy Project attorneys are themselves currently serving or retired military and as...
Bilingual Youth Programs
St. Francis Community Services offers an array of bilingual youth services that help kids...
A Healing Family
After hearing the evidence and receiving the recommendation from the guardian ad litem (who waved his fee), the court awarded our client, Kathy, custody of her four young grandchildren. Kathy left the courthouse with certified copies giving her full legal and physical custody of the kids. She was very emotional and grateful to our lawyer, indicating how important it was for the children to know during this difficult time they will always be safe and taken care of.
Holidays at St. Francis Community Services
At St. Francis Community Services’ Southside Center location, Site Director and Therapist Meredith Rataj guides a mom through a small sea of Christmas packages to her family’s gifts. While staff try to determine if the many packages will fit in her car, the mother has other reflections. Looking at the […]
Continue ReadingBilingual Youth Program Visits Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
This 2018 Christmas season, St. Francis Community Services’ Bilingual Youth Program is sharing their musical talents through a holiday concert at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services. As a special treat, children got a visit from Santa at SFCS’ Southside location before the concert, receiving candy canes and sharing what they want […]
Continue ReadingChristmas Adopt-a-Family 2018
The Southside Center location of St. Francis Community Services is holding its annual Christmas Adopt-a-Family program. Each year individuals, schools, churches, and businesses “adopt” immigrant families we serve to help make their holiday season brighter, providing gifts and household essentials. This year we have more than 170 families in need. If […]
Continue ReadingSeeds of Hope 2019
A summertime soiree, celebrating good works and good people. Join St. Francis Community Services for its fourth annual summer gala on June 8th, 2019. Clayton...
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