Every year, our Youth Program and all of our staff look forward to Summer Camp! Our typical Summer Camp creates an enriching, entertaining experience that helps children of immigrants experience St. Louis landmarks (City Museum, anyone?). Yet with the school year interrupted by the pandemic, staff knew kids needed...
Chasing Sunsets: An Art Exhibition
St. Francis Bilingual Youth Program Presents: Chasing Sunsets Throughout the school year, 17 students participate in the prestigious Art Club & Art Studio Program. The program is facilitated by Ms. Gabriela Toujas, a seasoned art instructor and accomplished local artist. The instructor instills students with a discipline of work...
Marcela’s Small Steps
Marcela recently began therapy because chronic anxiety was making it a struggle to complete everyday tasks. As she began to work on reducing her anxiety, the pandemic upended “life as normal” in St. Louis, causing her anxiety to skyrocket. Continuing therapy via telehealth, Marcela shared that her anxiety over...
St. Francis Community Services Joins Advocacy Groups to Question STL Mayor About Actions to Displace Homeless
St. Louis, Mo. — In a letter to St. Louis City Mayor Lyda Krewson, ArchCity Defenders (ACD), the Saint Louis University School of Law Litigation Clinic (SLU), and St. Francis Community Services’ Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (SFCS-CLAM) express concern about the displacement of local unhoused community members by the...
Pathways to Progress Joins America Saves Week
Pathways to Progress is building for a brighter future by promising to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth over time.
Aleyah’s Story
Aleyah Brown is an Army veteran, a young woman of slight build and quick wit. Brown encountered challenges faced by many veterans when she returned home, including post traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges catalyzed by military service. On top of this, she experienced abuse by a...
Christmas Adopt-a-Family 2019
St. Francis Community Services is looking forward to our annual Christmas Adopt-a-Family! Each year individuals, schools, churches, and businesses “adopt” immigrant families we serve to help make their holiday season brighter, providing gifts and household essentials. If you’d like to adopt a family with St. Francis this season, please...
Pathways to Progress Graduation
On September 17th, Pathways to Progress celebrated its first graduation, celebrating the success and hard work of the Members throughout the program. The Meaning of Graduation The nine graduating Members, their friends and family, Pathways to Progress staff and supporters celebrated together at the Savoy Banquet Center in Florissant,...
A Focus on Housing Accessibility: St. Francis Community Services Southside
Creating a Home in St. Louis When individuals are able to purchase homes within their means, it’s a win for both themselves and the surrounding community. Purchasing a home often provides a foundation for long-term wealth and a stronger stake in the neighborhood. In order to ensure that housing...
Pro-Se Asylum Clinic
In August, St. Francis Community Services, along with the Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project, the St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America (IFCLA), and the Center for Growing Justice hosted our first Pro-Se Asylum Clinic. “Pro-se” refers to “in one’s own behalf,” describing that the person will...
