8.1.08| MAC Forever Young Club shows support!
The Forever Young Club is a club that consists of older Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) members who schedule social meetings and develop events that their membership will enjoy. On August 15 the three agencies selected by the Charitable Society, (another club within the club) were given an opportunity to present agency information to the Forever Young Club. After that presentation Covenant House Missouri along with the other two agencies Sunnyhill Camp and Sherwood Forest received checks for $500 per agency in support of our missions.
Thank you, Missouri Athletic Club and the Forever Young Club for helping us open doors for homeless youth.
8.1.08| Congratulations to CHMO Board Member -Tom Gilliam!!
Tom Gilliam, CLU of the Carillon Agency in St. Louis and 11 year Million Dollar Roundtable member, and recipient of the Quality of Life Award from the MDRT Foundation honoring his volunteerism for Covenant House Missouri.
Tom is pictured here giving the $25,000 check he received on June 24, 2008 during the MDRT Annual Meeting in Toronto Canada. He accepted the award in front of 8,000 people from 80 different countries.
The grant will fund the Rights of Passage -Transitional Living program, which teaches education, employement skills and financial self-sufficiency to youth who are homeless. Thanks a million, Tom!
7.23.08 | Covenant House Missouri is listed in the 2008 BBB Summer Wise Giving Guide as a BBB Seal holder! Information on over 580 charities in the region are included in the Giving Guide. You can access the giving guide by going to www.stlouisbbb.org/giving
7.22.08| The Northland Block Unit captains held a neighborhood meeting at Covenant House last night. Speakers included local and state level candidates for the district. In attendance Alderman Charles Qiuncy Troupe along with several interested voters. Invited candidates Representative Jamilah Nasheed who is running for re-election, Kim Gardner running for 60th district State Representative against Rep. Nasheed and Jesse Todd running for Democratic Committee man spoke, Jesse Todd running for Democratic Committee man spoke to the audience about their political platforms. It was a well attended event with lively discussion.
6.5.08| Open House and Building Dedication
St. Louis religious and community leaders gathered today to dedicate Covenant House Missouri’s Center for Youth—a new resource for homeless and at-risk youth in the City of St. Louis.
CHMO has been working closely with the City of St. Louis since spring of 2005 to prepare for the new center and crisis beds. “The beds that Covent House Missouri will provide a new beginning for many homeless teenagers in St. Louis,” said Mayor Francis G. Slay. “This center will provide vital services to get these teenagers off the streets and get the help they need so they will be able to envision a bright future.”
Bill Siedhoff, Director of the city's Department of Human Services praised Covenant House for opening this new facility and said, "Homeless teenagers present us with one of our most difficult challenges both in terms of understanding the magnitude of the problem and solutions in dealing with it. Covenant House is one of the city's premier service providers for this population and we applaud them for opening this fantastic new facility".
Alderman Quincy Troupe of Ward 1 — where the center is located — said, “One of the most important things about Covenant House Missouri is the opportunity they bring for stability and civility to our community’s youth. Covenant House Missouri is one piece of a larger community who is trying to create an environment that is friendly and hopeful to our youth”.
Among those participating in the dedication were Bill Siedhoff representing St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay; Archbishop Raymond Burke; Sister Patricia Cruise, president, Covenant House International; and Suzanne Wagener, Executive Director, Covenant House Missouri.
Actual Ribbon cutting. Hooray, we're official open!
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Over 100 guests attend the opening ceremony! |
Tara Stanford, Volunteer coordinator being congratulated on our new facility, by a former volunteer. |
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