Almost Home

Mark your calendar: starting at 2pm on Nov. 13, 2024, donations to Almost Home will be quadruple matched during our 5th annual #empowerstl 24-hour crowdfunding campaign! Here’s how you can help us meet our $135,000 fundraising goal: - Add the event to your calendar: https://evt.to/eehummuhw - Sign up as a matching sponsor or fundraising team leader: https://lnkd.in/eHFY2M9B. - Sign up for email updates: https://lnkd.in/e-vpeS5M. We are so grateful for your commitment to empower young moms in our community. Together, we are breaking the cycle of poverty two generations at a time!

Almost Home is able to fulfill its vision to end the cycle of poverty—two generations at a time—because of our committed partners in the St. Louis community. Thank you to BJC HealthCare’s Healthy Kids Express for repeatedly stopping by at Almost Home to ensure our young families have the critical dental care they need!

Almost Home Executive Director, Huvona Watkins, with Molly Brown, LPC, CEO of Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, at the Dine Out for the Nursery fundraiser. We are proud to support the Crisis Nursery as a national leader in the prevention of child abuse and neglect!

Thank you to the students from Washington University in St. Louis who spent their Volunteer Day of Service at Almost Home—we appreciate all your hard work to support our young moms who are working hard to build a better future!

Thank you to the Optimist Club of St Louis for awarding Almost Home a $2,500 grant to support our young moms on their journey to self-sufficiency. The Optimist Club of St. Louis began in 1916 and has been supporting local youth in the city of St. Louis for over 108 years through programs and service projects that the Club is involved in, in addition to awarding annual community grants all in the name of Optimism. A special thank you to Tamyka Gilliam Perine, the Club Secretary of the Optimist Club of St. Louis and one awesome Almost Home board member. Our board members make it possible for Almost Home to empower young moms in the St. Louis community!

Thank you to the African American Network at Ameren (AANA) for collecting diapers and wipes from Ameren employees and community members — we appreciate your continued support of the young families at Almost Home! #almosthomestl #amerencares

Back-to-school physicals with Nurse Lauren! Learn more about our Family Health clinic that opened this year: https://shorturl.at/KAkRx.

Almost Home recognized volunteer Sr. Mary Chaudet as our Core Value Award winner for exemplifying Almost Home’s value to empower and support: “Our young moms are truly successful when they have the internal motivation and grit vital to achieving success. We develop the potential of each young mom and guide those who are ready to change.” Sister Mary is a legacy member of Almost Home as she was one of the first House Moms when Almost Home first began. Sister Mary’s constant dedication to our families and staff is impeccable. You can catch her answering the phone or opening laundry room for moms. She continues to share her joy and wisdom with everyone she encounters. Thank you Sister Mary for your unwavering support of Almost Home!

Thank you to the University of Phoenix - St. Louis Alumni Chapter for donating gift baskets to the young moms at Almost Home! Each basket had body wash, a robe, children’s towel, bath toys and more. And a special thank you to the chapter’s President, Devon Moody, MBA, and members Raphael Moore and Renee Cunningham, MBA for speaking with the moms about future career options. Your time and thoughtfulness will help our young moms enter a promising career pathway with real earning potential!

Join us for a tour of our transitional living facility this coming Tuesday, August 20th! Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/e62g8PEf. -- We’d love to let you see firsthand the transformation that’s happening around here every single day. WHEN: 4:30-5:30pm every third Tuesday WHERE: 3200 St. Vincent Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104 WHAT: You’ll learn about Almost Home’s solution to generational poverty and how you can volunteer to help our young moms as they build a better life for themselves and their children. Sign up for your tour at https://lnkd.in/e62g8PEf. Questions? Contact Tayler Stagge at [email protected] or call (314) 771-4663 x403.