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We empower low-income multicultural individuals and families to improve their lives.
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    March 1, 2017
    Resources for Lent

    Remembering Our Migrant Neighbors During Lent The following are suggestions for one to do during Lent that connect with the Lenten themes of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. They are related﹝…﹞

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    February 15, 2017
    One Family, Many Needs

    Southside Center has been working with Olivia and her family for over two years on a wide range of issues that have come up. Initially, Olivia reached out to the﹝…﹞

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    December 9, 2016
    More Than a Roof and Four Walls

    “Mrs. H” came to the Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (CLAM) for help when the family home where she had lived with her mother was slated to be sold at a mortgage﹝…﹞

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    November 14, 2016
    A Healing Family

    Kathy was the maternal grandmother of four young children whose mother was diagnosed with a rapidly-progressing terminal illness. These children ranged in age from 9 months to 13 years old.﹝…﹞

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    November 7, 2016
    Safely Reunited

    One day William was in the courthouse searching for help. His previous wife—the mother of his young daughter—had left their child home alone that day, disappearing on a binge. At﹝…﹞

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    October 17, 2016
    Hannah Sullivan – 2016 Spirit of Justice Award

    On Friday, October 14th, 2016, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (CLAM) staff attorney, Hannah Sullivan, was presented with a prestigious Spirit of Justice Award from the Saint Louis Bar Foundation. Hannah has﹝…﹞

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    April 22, 2016
    A message from St. Francis Community Services regarding programs

    As we continue to assess our priority areas of service in alignment with our mission, we are committed to making changes that best serve clients while being good stewards of﹝…﹞

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    September 3, 2015
    A Safe Passage

    Ms. R was a human rights worker in her native African country. She worked for a non-profit organization, traveling the land to help displaced families and former child soldiers. Her﹝…﹞

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    August 31, 2015
    A Chance for Due Process

    In the summer of 2014, the number of Central Americans migrating to the United States reached a peak. Of particular concern was the high number of unaccompanied and separated migrant﹝…﹞

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    August 31, 2015
    Finding Peace

    Ms. F is an Army veteran whose family life came apart at the seams. She separated from a husband who was verbally abusive and controlling. When their 8–year-old child visited﹝…﹞