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    October 2, 2019
    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,﹝…﹞

  • Immigrant Housing Coalition Guides
    September 10, 2019
    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﹝…﹞

  • Asylum Clinic
    August 21, 2019
    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﹝…﹞

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    August 16, 2019
    Summer Program Turns 5: Building Community, Building Trust

    When summer comes around, the Bilingual Youth Program’s regular after-school program ends, but the fun doesn’t: a four-week Summer Camp fills the middle of summer break, continuing to enrich kids’﹝…﹞

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    May 28, 2019
    Understanding Asylum Outside the Law Classroom

    Teresa Flores is a third-year law student at the Saint Louis University School of Law, and is the upcoming Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for the Student Bar Association.﹝…﹞

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    April 25, 2019
    Leaving a Legacy: New Endowment Fund Provides Giving Options

    In December 2018, St. Francis Community Services reached an exciting milestone when the organization created an Endowment Fund through the Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri. This endowment provides individuals﹝…﹞

  • Blessing Before Dilley Trip
    April 8, 2019
    SFCS and SLU Law Partner to Train a New Generation of Attorneys

    When Lena Salameh thinks about individuals seeking asylum and relief from deportation, she says, “I often think of the poem by Warsan Shire, ‘Nobody leaves home unless home is the﹝…﹞

  • Stand Up! for Women Veterans at 2018 Parade
    February 28, 2019
    Veterans Advocacy Project: Removing Barriers to a Better Future

    (Image above: St. Francis Community Services marching in the Stand Up for Women Veterans parade in November, 2018) Veterans Advocacy Project attorney Stephanie Lummus often spends her Thursdays away from﹝…﹞

  • St. Louis Flood
    February 28, 2019
    Restoring Lives: Disaster Case Management

    The weekend of April 29, 2017 held a difficult time for many residents of the greater St. Louis area: rainstorms swelled the tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, causing﹝…﹞

  • Christmas Packages Adopt-a-Family 2019
    December 21, 2018
    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﹝…﹞