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Students at Jamestown Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District performed during the school’s annual Rosa Parks Black History Month program on Saturday, February 24.
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Rosalyn and Lavance Madden pitched in when the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery collected over 400 handbags and $1,000 on April 7 at “Eat. Shop. Love.” event. The nursery asked supporters to bring gently used handbags filled with toiletries, lotions, gift cards, gas cards and even gently used accessories. The agency distributes them to moms in need. The idea of the event came from nursery staff who noticed that some moms were carrying a grocery sack rather than a purse when dropping their children off.
“We love ‘Eat. Shop. Love.’ because it gives us an opportunity to help stressed moms in a relaxed, fun manner,” Rosalyn Madden said. “The mission of the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery compels us to support their work of strengthening families in our community.”
The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery provides a 24-hour, 365 days/year safe haven for children, birth through age 12, whose families are facing a crisis. For more details, call 314-292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri receives $3.5M donations, portion of funds to support endowment for Community Troop Program -
Nine-year-old Jada Bonner, far right, concentrates on her form while participating in a ballet class for the first time at Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club on Thursday, February 22, thanks to American Ballet Theatre’s Plie Project, an initiative to boost diversity in the field of classical dance.
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Oleta Adams wowed the sold-out crowd at Powell Symphony Hall as the featured soloist for the 24th Annual IN UNISON Chorus ‘Lift Every Voice’ Black History Month Concert Friday night.
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George Love, a custodian at Vashon high school for six years, invested in four students’ educational futures by awarding them $500 scholarships.
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“We wanted to do a unique project that establishes The UP Companies as an industry leader who is not afraid to have fun and take risks to get the job done,” said Michael B. Kennedy Jr., president of The UP Companies.
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Head Start parents recently completed a 10-week Financial Literacy class at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, sponsored by the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, Associated Bank in East St. Louis and the SIUE Jackie Joyner-Kersee Head Start/Early Head Start Center. Each graduated was surprised with an $800 check for completing the course – $300 to start a savings account and $500 for a 529 savings plan for their children. The SIUE Head Start/Early Head Start Program provides services to 1,314 children and families and the Early Head Start Program serves 188 children and families. For more information, visit http://www.siue.edu/eslc/programs/head-start.
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Optometrist Dr. Becky Lory and Regina Singleton demonstrate an eye exam at the Drews Low Vision Clinic located at the Society for the Blind and Vision Impaired in Brentwood, which offers adult and children’s services.
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Normandy High School students Genesis Gregory, Ahmad Jobir Ahmad-Gol and Tameya Pruitt brainstorm during a near-peer trauma training exercise at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Alderman Terry Kennedy (D-18th Ward) chaired a meeting of the aldermanic Public Safety Committee on February 28 when the committee voted to unanimously pass Board Bill 233, which would establish subpoena power for St. Louis’ Civilian Oversight Board. The measure now goes before the full board.
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Normandy High School students Genesis Gregory, Ahmad Jobir Ahmad-Gol and Tameya Pruitt brainstorm during a near-peer trauma training exercise at Washington University in St. Louis.
Photo by Bridjes O’Neil
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Riverview Gardens school leaders discuss potential discipline for students who walked for gun control -
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar and St. Louis City Police Chief Sam Dotson stand with New Northside pastor Rev. Rodrick K. Burton as he let a patron know that all lives matter during a community rally for the 6 churches that have burned in the St. Louis area over the past week.
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Eleven-year-old Salena, second from the left in the front row, stands with at her new family at her adoption in 2016. Salena participated in programs at the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition, which could lose funding with current federal budget.
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Rev. Clyde C. Crumpton, attorney Jerryl Christmas and Rev. Darryl Gray were among those defending St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner from Republican attacks during a press conference organized by Concerned Citizens of St. Louis on the steps of the Carnahan Courthouse on February 26.
Photo by Wiley Price
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Clayton High School senior Hayley Bridges speaks out against gun violence alongside fellow students.