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SQSHBook is a program led by the St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH)

SQSH is a grassroots, queer-led collective dedicated to facilitating healing spaces and providing holistic support for queer St. Louisans to thrive.

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Toll-Free: 884-785-7774

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St. Louis, MO 63110
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Care.com

More about Care.com
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
An online resource to connect families with local caregivers, such as for childcare or nanny/housekeeping needs.
Website
https://www.care.com/

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 Doulas of Color Collective (STLDOCC)

More about STL Doulas of Color Collective (STLDOCC)
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
  • 25.4 Nutritional Support
  • 31.1 Resource Guides & Centers
The St. Louis Doulas of Color Collective is a vast network of Black and Brown Community Doulas in the St. Louis region, who've banded together to ensure that affordability and access to Doula care remains a staple for all pregnant people in St. Louis. The collective lives by the mantra of, "Every woman who wants a Doula, should have a Doula", and is making this possible by hosting Misssouri's only and St. Louis's first BIPOC Doula directory. Our directory is a user friendly, inclusive tool to assist you on your journey in finding your ideal Doula.
Website
https://stldoulasofcolor.org/find-a-doula/

CAP4KIDS (Children’s Advocacy Project)

More about CAP4KIDS (Children’s Advocacy Project)
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 31.1 Resource Guides & Centers
CAP4Kids (The Children’s Advocacy Project) was developed in 2005 as a way for healthcare providers, social workers, child advocates and parents and teens to find reliable, up-to-date information on community resources to help improve and enhance the lives of children and families. Each CAP4Kids city has it’s own content with local community resources organized into easy to locate Parent Handouts. These handouts are the backbone of CAP4Kids. They allow parents and families to find resources on a wide range of topics, ranging from after school programs and camps, to education resources or resources for children with special needs. There are resources for pregnant mothers, infants, school-aged children and teens. Resources for Youth Many services listed, including employment training, health care and housing.
Website
https://cap4kids.org/

BUILDING FUTURES: Design and Build Workshop

More about BUILDING FUTURES: Design and Build Workshop
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 28.3 Community-Building & Spaces
  • 30.1 Visual Arts
Free Saturday classes with professional instructors. Students learn to design and build projects using both hand and power tools; also silkscreen printing and other art related skills. 4th - 12th grade. Summer workshops.
Website
https://buildingfuturesstl.org/

Women in Crisis (WIC) Programs

More about Women in Crisis (WIC) Programs
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
The Official WIC program is available to low to moderate income pregnant women, recently delivered women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk. Fathers can also bring their children to apply for WIC. You may apply for WIC if you are working or unemployed. This website was created for women looking for WIC information and locations.
Website
https://www.wicprograms.org/
Missouri Specific Website
https://www.wicprograms.org/state/missouri

Youth In Need

More about Youth In Need
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 8.1 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Networks
  • 8.5 Mental Health Hotlines & Helplines
  • 9.4 Suicide
  • 13.2 Human & Sex Trafficking
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
  • 25.3 Baby & Newborn Supplies
Trans Affirming
Provides individual and group support (including support from a therapist and registered nurse), access to resources, pregnancy/delivery/parenting support, and childbirth classes for pregnant and parenting youth up to age 19. Free individual, group and family counseling for youth living in St. Louis County and St. Charles County Weekly teen parent support groups, individual counseling, nurse on staff for checkups and birthing classes. Baby care items for all youth that enroll in the program. Services are free of charge. Schools based counseling school districts: __St. Louis County:__ Jennings, Hazelwood, Riverview Gardens, Pattonville, Parkway, Ritenour, Valley Park, Lindbergh, Maplewood Richmond Heights and North Tech High School __St. Charles County:__ City of St. Charles, Orchard Farm, Francis Howell and Wentzville __Lincoln County:__ Elsberry, Troy and Winfield If you are a youth in crisis, you can access help 24 hours a day. Based in St. Charles, with outreach programs in St. Louis City. Many resources and programs listed on their website, including HEAD START. Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing available. Staff completed one trans competency training with Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis (THISTL) in May of 2024.
Website - Homepage
https://www.youthinneed.org/
Website - Counseling Page
https://www.youthinneed.org/our-programs/counseling/
1-636-946-5600St. Louis City - Youth In Need's 24-Hour Help Line
1-314-819-8802Youth Crisis Line

Family Forward

More about Family Forward
  • 8.2 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Organizations & Clinics
  • 13.1 Child & Elder Abuse
  • 16.4 Child Custody
  • 22.1 Early Childhood Education (ECE)
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
"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
https://www.facebook.com/familyforwardmo
Website
https://familyforwardmo.org/
1-314-968-2350General / Front Desk
intake.dept@familyforwardmo.org
intake.dept@familyforwardmo.org

Salvation Army Family Haven

More about Salvation Army Family Haven
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.3 Transitional Housing
  • 8.2 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Organizations & Clinics
  • 9.1 Addictive Behavior & Substance Use
  • 12.1 Relationship & Sexual Violence: General Resources
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
Will take families, but no single men except during winter months under special county program. 120-day emergency shelter and resources. A 74-bed transitional housing resource for women and children with various programs focused on family stability. Services - Alcohol & Drug Treatment (NON-RESIDENTIAL) - Community Recreation Programs - Counseling Service - Day Care Programs (CHILDREN) - Domestic Violence - Emergency Assistance - Health Services - Housing/Residential (EMERGENCY SHELTER) - Housing/Residential (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING)
Website
http://stlouis.satruck.org/stlouisarc/home
1-314-423-7770General

Odyssey Teen Camp

More about Odyssey Teen Camp
  • 20.4 Job Postings & Referrals
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 29.24 Drag & Ballroom
We are a summer camp in Massachusetts for teenagers who identify as gamers, goths, geeks, artists, activists, LGBTQ+, and teenagers with no label at all. At OTC, we work to help campers feel safe being exactly who they are. We offer staff travel stipends and camper scholarships!
Website
https://www.odysseyteencamp.com/
Website
https://www.odysseyteencamp.com/summer-camp-jobs/
1-844-239-6882General
info@odysseyteencamp.com
info@odysseyteencamp.com

Offers and Needs Board

More about Offers and Needs Board
  • 1.1 Food Pantries
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 31.1 Resource Guides & Centers
Board where people can post offers and/or needs for free, pay, or trade. Julia Ho at STL Mutual Aid referred me to this earlier in the pandemic. It does not look like it's being used very actively, but does not seem to be inactive, either?
Website
https://new.commongood.earth/community/posts/op=top&code=bG9jdXM9NjMxMTcmbGF0aXR1ZGU9MzguNjMzNzMzOSZsb25naXR1ZGU9LTkwLjMyOTAxNDImemlwPTYzMTE3JnJhZGl1cz0y~30

Nurses for Newborns

More about Nurses for Newborns
  • 6.1 Medication & Medical Equipment
  • 25.1 Childcare Resources – General
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
  • 25.3 Baby & Newborn Supplies
  • 25.4 Nutritional Support
"Nurses for Newborns strives to serve at-risk families in our service areas that need support around their pregnancy and care for their newborn." They provide home visits by nurses and material goods including diapers, formula, baby food, bedding and cribs all at __no cost__. "Serves families in these 21 counties: St. Louis City and County, and Butler, Carter, Crawford, Dunklin, Franklin, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Perry, Reynolds, Shannon, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Warren, Washington, and Wayne counties."
Website
https://nursesfornewborns.org/missouri/
1-314-544-3433General
1-800-452-4784Toll free

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