The Youth & Family Center
2929 N 20th St
St. Louis, MO 63107
Ph 314.231.1147
info@theyfc.org
The Youth & Family Center
Youth & Family Center programs serve nearly 1,000 kids, parents and seniors annually.
We offer computer training, athletics, education and camping for our youngsters. We provide congregate meals for our senior population. We’re incredibly proud of the tremendous impact we’re making in defeating illiteracy among neighborhood kids.
The Youth & Family Center is located in St. Louis, MO. We’ve operated on the City’s Near North Side for over a century. We provide educational, social and physical enrichment opportunities to impoverished children and their families.
YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER RECEIVES GRANTS
FROM AREA FUNDERS
The Youth & Family Center proudly recognizes grant support in 2007 from the following foundations and organizations:
Anheuser Busch Companies
Anheuser-Busch awarded The Youth & Family Center a grant of $5,000 in support of its After School program, which provides children ages 5 to 16, living on St. Louis’ Near North Side, with a safe place to study, to compete in athletics and to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
E. Reuben & Gladys Flora Grant Charitable Trust
The E. Reuben & Gladys Flora Grant Charitable Trust, Commerce Bank, N.A., Trustees, awarded The Youth & Family Center a grant of $10,000. The funding will support the agency’s After School program, which provides children ages 5 to 16 living on St. Louis’ Near North Side with a safe place to study, to compete in athletics and to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Edward Chase Garvey Foundation
The Edward Chase Garvey Foundation awarded The Youth & Family Center a $5,000 grant in support of the After School program. The After School program provides children ages 5 to 16 living on St. Louis’ Near North Side with a safe place to study, to compete in athletics and to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The Norman J. Stupp Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee
The Norman J. Stupp Foundation awarded The Youth & Family Center a generous grant of $5,000 to send children on culturally enriching field trips to St. Louis museums and institues of cultural importance.
The Interco Charitable Trust
A $20,000 grant made by The Interco Charitable Trust will fund a significant portion of the Youth & Family Center's Health, Wellness and Athletic programs.
A Message From Our President
Greetings: The Youth and Family Center is continuing to provide much needed support for the youth and the families in our Near North side area, as we have for over 100 years.
Of course times have changed and the Y&FC has adapted. Although the Sports programs are still a big draw, our emphasis is on getting children ready to make their way in today’s new world. That means not just familiarity with, but a working knowledge of computers and other electronic equipment. To that end we continue to enhance our computer lab, to offer more computer courses and to distribute more computers to those who pass the courses. We also offer instruction in other electronic equipment like GPS systems to broaden the children’s familiarity. It is working and we are proud of what we accomplish!
From a Governance standpoint there has been one major change. The Board has adopted new By-Laws to conform the United Way’s current Quality Standards. The major difference is that now we will have a smaller Board of Directors plus an Advisory Board of individuals who wish to be associated with the Youth and Family Center, but are unable to be fully active.
Our thanks go out to our Executive Director, Herman Noah, and his dedicated staff who make the agency work, to our major benefactors whose financial support allow the agency to exist, especially the United Way and the Optimist Club of St. Louis, and to the Board members who volunteer their valuable time to carry out the agency’s mission. Kudos to all!
Alois J. Koller Jr. President of the Board
The Youth & Family Center Board of Directors
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