The Good Shepherd School for Children is a community leader in providing inclusive education and pediatric therapy services to children with special needs.  It serves as a model for other agencies with 80 percent of its revenue going directly to support its clients. Highly respected for its fiscal management, Good Shepherd searches for ways to continually improve its financial position.

In November, 2007, Good Shepherd was at a key development turning point with program operations and donor support.  Typical to nonprofits, it had been managing the school with a “break-even” financial goal each year.  “A long-term solution was needed - one that will provide consistent, positive cash flow for daily operations and build cash reserves,” said Corinne Esnault, former Executive Director of Good Shepherd.  Thus began the endowment-building partnership with YouthBridge.

Within seven months of beginning the campaign, Good Shepherd’s endowment reached $600,000, almost one-third of its $2,000,000 goal.  “YouthBridge is an invaluable resource to the small guys,” Esnault said of YouthBridge.  “It is committed to helping the children’s organizations that wish to achieve financial sustainability.  With YouthBridge’s leadership, we are on target to reaching our goal within two years.  Without its skills, we would not have had the resources to begin such an endeavor.”

Read more about the Good Shepherd School at www.goodss.org.

 EPISCOPAL

CITY MISSION

In 1894, deeply concerned about the lack of pastoral care at various St. Louis City institutions, Charles Holmes, a lay person at Christ Church Cathedral, organized volunteers from the cathedral to minister at City Hospital, the City Jail, the City Workhouse, and the Asylum. Thus was born the Episcopal City Mission. With the establishment of juvenile facilities in the city, the ministry grew to include pastoral care for children.  To read more about the Episcopal City Mission, visit www.ecitymission.org.

SHERWOOD

FOREST CAMP

Sherwood Forest Camp helps children realize a future beyond anything they could have imagined and provides them with the tools to achieve it.

Sherwood Forest Camp is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency that creates healthy, caring communities where children develop character and competence.  To read more about Sherwood Forest, visit www.sherwoodforestcamp.com.

miriam

FOUNDATION

The Miram Foundation improves the quality of life for children with learning disabilities and their families through innovative and comprehensive programs.

Nearly 100 years ago, a group of dedicated volunteers came together to improve the lives of those in the St. Louis region. Today, the Miriam Foundation offers unique, quality programs that respond to unmet needs for children challenged by learning disabilities and their families.

The board of directors and staff of the Miriam Foundation are committed to providing services that meet the changing needs of our community. Innovation, quality and compassion will continue to be at the center of the Foundation's impact on generations of St. Louisans to come.  To learn more about the Miriam Foundation, visit www.miriamfoundation.org.

Youth
IN NEED

Youth In Need is a nonprofit child and family services agency, headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri. Through a variety of crisis prevention and intervention programs, Youth In Need is dedicated to building positive futures for the community’s most vulnerable children, teens and families.