Finding Second Chances and Room at the Inn

There’s a stigma attached to the homeless, but not everyone is to blame for their situation. COVID-19 has shown us how tenuous our security can be and how one crisis can become a disaster.

Operation Food Search Tackling the Pandemic of Hunger

Of the many effects of the Coronavirus crisis, food security has been one of its major victims. In the last few years, we had seen child hunger drop to one in six children in America. With the pandemic, that number has gone back up to one in four.

Investing for Community Impact

YouthBridge Community Foundation has made the first investments of our 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, which we expect to total $5-6 million over the next five years.

Connecting Donors with Local Causes

Through the Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), YouthBridge can help clients identify community needs that are a good fit, and organize their giving with a very simple online platform. Their local expertise also is a huge draw.

Caring Begins Early for YEP Participants

Paul Spearing admits that he was knocked off his seat the first time he met with the YouthBridge YEP (Youth Engaged in Philanthropy) committee.

Where All Children Can Reach Their Potential

“Many parents come to us worried that their dreams for their child will not come true – that they won’t be able to share milestones such as high school graduation, marriage, starting a career,” he says. “But as we’re able to break through to their child, they begin to have hope for the future.”

YEP STL! Grant Awards 2020 – via Zoom!

YEP STL! shows we can still work together (but separately!) to serve our community. On April 5th, YEP STL! presented their 2020 grant awards, totaling $10,000, to seven organizations.

Lift for Life Academy Foundation

Lift For Life Academy (LFLA) is an independent, public charter school committed to providing a safe, nurturing and academically challenging learning community for at risk youth.

TBFK grant recipient – Health Equity Works

YouthBridge awarded a $35,000 Think Big for Kids grant to Health Equity Works in support of the Missouri Child Development Account Coalition.

Creating Ready Readers

Each week, hundreds of volunteers experience the adventure of reading with about 10,000 preschoolers across the St. Louis region, as part of Ready Readers’ mission to prepare children entering Kindergarten in low-income communities with the skills to be ready to read.

YouthBridge Pledges New $5-6 Million Investment in St. Louis Community

YouthBridge Community Foundation, the foundation with a 140+-year history supporting children and youth causes in St. Louis, today announced that it has made the first investments of its 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, which should total $5-6 million over the next five years. This year, YouthBridge … More →

When Health Education Works

HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum St. Louis, the region’s only children’s museum dedicated solely to health education. HealthWorks! is a 2019 YouthBridge YEP (Youth Engaged in Philanthropy) grant recipient.

In the Arms of Angels

Evidenced by the name, Angels’ Arms has a deep admiration for foster parents. “They welcome these children with open arms and assure them that this is their home for as long as needed – no matter what,” says Wilfong. “We provide the homes, but they offer the security a displaced child so desperately needs…an angel looking out for them until their forever home.”

From Wall Street to Main Street

With the 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, YouthBridge Community Foundation has pledged to provide investment capital to improve the quality of life for children and families in our community.

February 2019

Laser Focus on Mission Stands Apart • 13th Annual Family Business Speaker Series • Cindy Blake to Mentor Local Business Women Community • Michael Howard interviewed on KTRS 550am

Restore Orphan Fund

Restore Orphan Fund was born out of the belief that children are a gift to parents and have the fundamental right to live with their father and mother, wholly and dearly loved.

Nonprofit Recovery and Resilience Fund

Providing quality care to non-ambulatory persons of all ages with significant intellectual and physical disabilities.

Annie’s Hope

Providing comprehensive support for children, teens & their families who are grieving the death of someone significant.

Bradley Bunte Scholarship

Need-based tuition assistance to families desiring Christ-centered, academically-focused Lutheran elementary education.

Caritas Family Solutions

Caritas Family Solutions is a human services nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen the social and emotional well-being of individuals and families in order to create healthy relationships, loving homes and strong communities throughout the Metro-East and Southern Illinois. Services include adoption, pregnancy care, foster … More →