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Queer Professional Alliance (formerly Queer and Trans Employment Network)

More about Queer Professional Alliance (formerly Queer and Trans Employment Network)
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 20.4 Job Postings & Referrals
  • 20.5 Employers
Nonprofit that provides guidance, connection and advocacy for Queer and Trans workers + connections with affirming businesses.
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CjsAgcDwt/
Website
https://www.queerprofessionalalliance.com/
QTENetwork@gmail.com
QTENetwork@gmail.com

St. Louis Area Resource Directory | Re-Entry

More about St. Louis Area Resource Directory | Re-Entry
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
  • 18.1 Resources for Prisoners – General
  • 18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers
  • 18.4 Resources for Re-Entry – General
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
A gathered list of resources for those who are re-entering society after serving their time. Substance abuse meeting, job training, expungement, finanical guides & tips, and more.
MISSOURI Identification & Vital Records Website
https://www.mo.gov/home-family/identification-vital-records
COLLEGE CHURCH OUTREACH PROGRAM (assists with both birth certificates and Missouri State IDs) Website
https://sfxstl.org/outreach
Missouri Expungement: Everything You Need to Know - Carver Associates Website
https://gocarverllc.com/missouri-expungement/
Fair Shake Re-entry Resource Center Website
https://www.fairshake.net/
Finance Jar - Financial Recovery Resource Guide for the Formerly Incarcerated Website
https://financejar.com/debt/financial-guide-for-formerly-incarcerated/
General Contractors Licensing Guide Website (Skilled Trade Career Information and Resources for People Who Were Formerly Incarcerated)
https://generalcontractorlicenseguide.com/skilled-trade-career-information-and-resources-for-people-after-incarceration/
Prison Activist Resource Center Website
https://www.prisonactivist.org/resources

Missouri Department of Social Services

More about Missouri Department of Social Services
  • 1.1 Food Pantries
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 5.1 Medicine
  • 20.1 Unemployment Assistance
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 20.4 Job Postings & Referrals
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
Resources Beyond St. Louis Listings of resources and information BY COUNTY throughout the state, including food stamps, jobs, health care, child support.
Website
https://www.dss.mo.gov

STL Works (formerly Blueprint 4 Careers)

More about STL Works (formerly Blueprint 4 Careers)
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 20.4 Job Postings & Referrals
A free website devoted to jobs, training and employment in this area, with a focus on youth. Launched in 2019 through a partnership with the Clark-Fox Family Foundation and the United Way of Greater St. Louis. Lists of employment opportunities and more.
Website
https://stl.works/

Dress for Success

More about Dress for Success
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
  • 18.4 Resources for Re-Entry – General
  • 18.5 Resources for Re-Entry – ID Documents
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
Dress for Success provides clothing for job interviews and outfits for starting work before the first paycheck. Also, counseling and job readiness. They work with men and women who have been incarcerated, as well as other job seekers. The Grace Hill address only has feminine clothes. Call to make an appointment if possible.
Midwest Website
https://www.connectionstosuccess.org
Kansas City Website
https://kansascity.dressforsuccess.org
Midwest Dress for Success
https://midwest.dressforsuccess.org
1-(314)-584-6887Grace Hill
1 636-940-8027St. Charles

Better Family Life

More about Better Family Life
  • 2.3 Transitional Housing
  • 2.4 Affordable or Subsidized Housing
  • 7.6 Other Transition Services
  • 17.4 Housing Services for Immigrants
  • 19.1 Financial Resources: General
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 20.4 Job Postings & Referrals
  • 28.3 Community-Building & Spaces
  • 29.1 Social Groups & Events
  • 30.1 Visual Arts
Assistance for first-time home buyers and more. Cultural, Educational and Business Center (Headquarters) Missouri Work Assistance. Other Programs offered through the MET Center. Provides many resources and several locations. Provides workforce development services including job training skills and connections to job opportunities. Workforce development and many other programs offered by this long time St. Louis agency. Social, cultural, artistic, youth, economic, housing and educational programs that help to promote positive and innovative changes within the metropolitan St. Louis area. Numerous programs and initiatives. There are several Workforce Development across Missouri in Arnold, The Crossings, Ferguson, Franklin/Jefferson County, St. Charles County, and St. Louis City.
https://www.facebook.com/BetterFamilyLifeInc/
Main Website
https://www.betterfamilylife.org/
1-314-367-3440General
marketing@betterfamilylife.org
marketing@betterfamilylife.org

Litshop

More about Litshop
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 22.14 After School Programs & Tutoring
  • 29.1 Social Groups & Events
  • 29.26 Educational Classes & Groups
LitShop provides afterschool and summer programming that pairs engaging literacy opportunities with building and making for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 10-17. By intentionally creating a supportive space where girls can take risks, explore creatively, build skills, and connect with peers, LitShop fosters leadership and confidence our builders can use through adolescence and early adulthood. Lattes at Litshop: If you are a woman who works in construction careers, the building trades, or design, join us for coffee and conversation at LitShop. Meet other women in these fields while learning how you and your organization can help build the next generation.
Website
https://www.litshopstl.org/
kelli@litshopstl.org
kelli@litshopstl.org

Rung for Women

More about Rung for Women
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 21.1 Education & Advocacy: General Resources
Too many women are unfulfilled, unhappy, and underpaid in their jobs, but afraid to take the leap into the unknown. We designed a program to guide motivated women through a process to start working in exciting careers and get paid what they’re worth.
Website
https://rungforwomen.org/

St. Louis Area Resource Directory

More about St. Louis Area Resource Directory
  • 1.1 Food Pantries
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.2 Drop-in Centers
  • 2.3 Transitional Housing
  • 2.4 Affordable or Subsidized Housing
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
  • 3.3 Household Essentials
  • 8.5 Mental Health Hotlines & Helplines
  • 8.6 Mental Health Online Resources
  • 9.1 Addictive Behavior & Substance Use
  • 12.1 Relationship & Sexual Violence: General Resources
  • 12.5 Relationship & Sexual Violence: Shelters for Survivors
  • 16.1 Legal Resources: General
  • 17.1 Legal Assistance Resources for Immigrants
  • 17.4 Housing Services for Immigrants
  • 17.6 Community-Building Resources for Immigrants
  • 20.1 Unemployment Assistance
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 23.1 Disability Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
  • 25.4 Nutritional Support
This website provides general information, street addresses, phone numbers and websites for dozens of agencies, shelters, employment resources, food pantries and other organizations throughout the St. Louis area. Click on the Menu for Categories to start your search. Or you can enter your Zip Code in the SEARCH BAR on any page. Listings are alphabetical under each category. Hotlines, clothing, household items, for Dads, Disability, Domestic Violence, Drop-in centers, employment, job training, food programs, food pantries, housing, shelters, legal services, immigrant services, mental health, substance use, utilities, veterans, youth services, mental health.
Website
https://www.startherestl.org/

New Beginning Sanctuary

More about New Beginning Sanctuary
  • 2.3 Transitional Housing
  • 9.1 Addictive Behavior & Substance Use
  • 20.1 Unemployment Assistance
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 20.6 Career Centers
New Beginning Sanctuary is a 12 month, or more, sober living program that includes both faith-based and secular recovery programs. They provide a supportive environment for successful long-term recovery from substance abuse. Services include: - Housing - Access to treatment - Employment - Education "We currently have 23 homes in Springfield, Joplin, and Kansas City, MO. We also offer 2nd phase housing for those that have completed our program." Fees: Initial Enrollment Fee: $200.00 / $315.00 /$335.00 KC First Week’s Fee: $120.00 Springfield, Joplin and $140.00 Kansas City Standard weekly fees of $120.00 in Springfield, Joplin and $140.00 in Kansas City began the second week of participation in the program and are due Sunday prior to the weekly house meeting.
Website
https://www.nbsanctuary.org
1-417-234-1647General
1-417-233-1002Incarcerated Individuals Call:

Black Remote She

More about Black Remote She
  • 20.3 Tips for Job Seekers
  • 20.4 Job Postings & Referrals
  • 28.3 Community-Building & Spaces
  • 31.1 Resource Guides & Centers
A community for Black queer and trans women, nonbinary people and allies interested in working remotely. Historically, Black queer and trans women, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people have feared being our full selves in the workplace, but we are done hiding. White supremacy culture has harmed, burdened, and traumatized us for far too long. Our community deserves and demands safe spaces. Black Remote She is a community for Black queer and trans women, nonbinary people, and allies interested in working remotely. Our platform was created to build a safe space to transition into remote work with a progressive system of job sharing, a term coined by the late bell hooks in All About Love, which means we center the well-being of our community in everything we do. __WHAT WE DO__ Black Remote She facilitates job creation for historically excluded, underrepresented, and underemployed candidates. Black LGBTQI+ people are often faced with homophobia, racism, and discrimination from employers lacking and neglecting equity in their company culture. To combat this, we help connect job seekers to safe and flexible remote work environments. We conduct an annual job search check-in survey to align with the job opportunities posted to our platform with the needs of our community. The job opportunities shared on our website are from companies and organizations committed to bringing positive and lasting change for Black people in the LGBTQI+ community. We have an ongoing partnership with inside voices to capture BIPOC employee reviews about their current and former employer’s track record with diversity and inclusion. Company reviews are regularly reviewed and used for continued vetting of the opportunities posted on Black Remote She.
Website
https://www.blackremoteshe.com/

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