Five agencies in East St. Louis providing activities for local youth were among 32 nonprofit organizations received a total of $248,444 in one-time Community Enhancement Grants from United Way of Greater St. Louis.
Christian Activity Center, Mount Sinai Family Life Center, Nu Chi Foundation, Law Enforcement Foundation of Illinois and Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House each received a $25,440 one-time grant to provide youth activities in East St. Louis, including on-site summer camps, life skills workshops, field trips, community service projects and after-school programs.
Also, Northside Youth and Senior Service Center, Inc. received a $7,500 one-time grant for Sweet Sensation, a social enterprise program designed to provide employment opportunities, entrepreneurship and small business development skills to underserved teens through the design and operation of a beekeeping business.
Gene Slay Boys Club of St. Louis and the Youth and Family Center also received a $5,000 one-time grant each for “Young Urban Male Intervention,” including programs for tutoring and youth development.
The one-time grants were presented to United Way-member and nonmember organizations. The grant recipients were determined by teams of volunteers.
“These grants go toward improving agencies programs and increasing resources to help people in our community and enable United Way to partner with even more community nonprofits to build a stronger, healthier region,” said Midge McKee, volunteer chair of the Community Enhancements Grant panel.
For more information, contact 314-421-0700 or visit www.stl.unitedway.org.