Epworth offers a WIDE variety of programming for at-risk or homeless youth and their families including those in foster care. Services are LGBTQI+ inclusive and placements should be made in accordance with gender identity.
Youth emergency and transitional shelter with comprehensive support programs in St. Charles and St. Louis County. Services are trans inclusive. Pregnancy/delivery/parenting support + childbirth classes for pregnant and parenting youth up to age 19.
"FamilyForward moves vulnerable children in the direction of hope by delivering comprehensive therapeutic and educational services to support biological, foster, and adoptive families."
We primarily focus on serving foster youth, youth 18 and under who’ve experienced abuse / neglect, as well as young parents wanting support through pregnancy & parenting. We provide a variety of mental health services and educational classes.
__Services for children and families:__
- Trauma assessment and psychological evaluation
- Individual, family, and group counseling available in-home and in-office
- Coaching classes and support for parents and caregivers
- Trauma training for professionals
- Foster care and adoption services
- Free early childhood center for children who have experienced early adversity
Handles family law, divorces, paternity matters, child custody and support cases, orders of protection, motions to modify, pre and post-nuptial agreements, contempt actions and grandparents’ rights matters.
Law Offices of Susan L. Ward, LLC focus exclusively on family law issues and uses their client-centered approach to support queer folks through divorce, child custody, name/gender changes, and domestic issues.