Standing With Our Communities

As a company and as individuals, we believe it is important to support the organizations in our communities that make our world a better place to live. On an annual basis, we select Community Partners. These organizations receive support through in-kind professional services or volunteer hours. In 2008, we selected the following organizations as Standing Partnership Community Partners:

Recipients of In-Kind Professional Services

Celebrate Spot
Celebrate Spot is an annual walk for dogs and their people held in Forest Park that benefits Siteman Cancer Center's Young Women's Breast Cancer Program. The Young Women's Breast Cancer Program (YWBCP) offers personal support, education and research programs for young women with breast cancer. YWBCP is dedicated to providing a range of programs to meet the unique needs of young women with breast cancer and their families. All programs are offered free of charge to every young woman with breast cancer and all young survivors.

Center for Character & Citizenship
The ultimate goal of the Center for Character and Citizenship is to influence and address ethical behavior and civic engagement by K-12 students. The center features the largest collection of academic talent in the fields of character and citizen education of any institution in the world. These scholars conduct research and examine trends and practices in character and citizenship education. In addition to its research focus, the center offers professional development, leadership training and consulting services, and it houses the Journal of Research in Character Education. The center is a partnership between the College of Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and CHARACTERplus, a program operated by the Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis.

PACEM
People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) is an interfaith collaboration of congregations and community partners in Charlottesville. The organization's mission is to help the homeless find shelter at night, especially during the cold winter months.

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, a nonprofit organization founded in 1920, is based upon the conviction that an educated citizenry is essential to a democracy. The Scholarship Foundation provides access to post-secondary education to members of our community who otherwise would not have the financial means to fulfill their educational goals.

Stray Rescue of St. Louis
Stray Rescue of St. Louis was founded in 1998 by Randy Grim and has grown to save and medically rehabilitate more than 1,000 animals annually through its extensive network of foster parents and two no-kill animal shelters. Its goals are to reduce the overpopulation of homeless animals, reduce the suffering of animals, and reduce the euthanasia rates for companion animals while educating the public about compassion for animals and responsible pet guardianship.

Virginia High School League
The Virginia High School League is an alliance of Virginia's public high schools that promotes education, leadership, sportsmanship, character and citizenship for students by establishing and maintaining high standards for school activities and competitions.

Recipients of Volunteer Hours

Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
The Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition is a nonprofit agency, which was founded in 1985 with the support of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. It is one of the area's largest recruiters of foster/adoptive homes and offers many supports to parents, including support groups, training, advocacy, newsletters, a resale shop and the Little Wishes program. FACC is a coalition of 38 member agencies, including the area's most-respected public and private agencies.  

KidSmart-Tools for Learning
There are more than 80,000 students in St. Louis who cannot afford basic school supplies like pencils, paper and crayons. KidSmart-Tools for Learning helps these children succeed in school by providing free school supplies through KidSmart's Free Store. Donations from individuals and businesses help keep the shelves of KidSmart's Free Store stocked with everything from crayons, markers and glue to business surplus items such as binders, envelopes and promotional items.

Old Newsboys Day
Old Newsboys Day is a charitable program, first started by Duncan Bauman of the Globe-Democrat in 1957 and now led by Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, that raises funds for various children's charities. Every year on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, volunteers sell special edition Suburban Journal newspapers written by local high school students, highlighting regional charities that benefit from Old Newsboys Day funding. To date, the campaign has assisted more than 500 children's charities and has impacted more than 100,000 at-risk children in and around the St. Louis community. The mission of the Old Newsboys Day program is to ensure that children who are at risk in our community, because of abuse or poverty, receive adequate food, shelter, clothing and medical care and are provided equal opportunity for social development.

Our Little Haven
Childhood should be a haven where young ones are safe and secure - where they are busily forming the foundations for their futures. Sometimes it's not quite so simple, and that's where Our Little Haven can help. Our Little Haven's child and family outpatient services or children's residential treatment can turn tears to smiles and give children back their childhood. Our Little Haven provides residential treatment, psychological and counseling services, Our Little Academy (therapeutic preschool) and foster care case management. Our Little Haven has provided care for children since 1993.

If you would like us to consider your organization as a Community Partner, please contact us at 314-469-3500 or .