outreach
A Healing Helpline
St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline offers identity-affirming resources for the region’s LGBTQIA+ community.
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Power Drive
28 communities around the region joined together to donate nearly 15,000 pounds of food and personal care items to the…
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Serving Families in Need
When what's "normal" changes overnight, faith leaders come together to support children facing food insecurity.
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Oasis in the Food Desert
Link Market’s new community stores in St. Louis could become the model for other cities tackling food insecurity.
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Hope and Heart
Valeda Keys turns strength into action as she helps St. Louis women recover from breast cancer.
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Feeding St. Louis
Local food assistance organizations are gaining national recognition for their commitment to education and action.
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Healing Through Art
Paige Walden-Johnson uses CommUNITY Arts STL’s creative outlets to help first responders and their families process trauma.
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Appetite for Action
De Nichols and the FoodSpark team bring social change to the potluck table.
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Keys to the Community
Kayia Baker and Pianos for People are changing lives one note at a time.
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Cooking with Love
Through food, ‘MamaCat’ Cathy Daniels nurtures and respects St. Louis’s unhoused residents.
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