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St. Patrick Center

More about St. Patrick Center
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.2 Drop-in Centers
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
  • 3.2 Utility Assistance (Water, Gas, Electricity, Internet, Phone)
  • 5.1 Medicine
  • 6.2 Pharmacies
  • 6.4 Urgent Care
  • 6.5 Health Insurance
  • 8.1 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Networks
  • 8.2 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Organizations & Clinics
  • 9.1 Addictive Behavior & Substance Use
  • 16.1 Legal Resources: General
  • 20.1 Unemployment Assistance
St. Patrick Center: self-sufficiency and dignity to our unhoused neighbors and those at risk of becoming houseless. Build permanent, positive change through safe and affordable housing, mental and physical healthcare, employment, and financial stability
Website
https://www.stpatrickcenter.org
1-314-802-0700General
rmularski@stpatrickcenter.org
rmularski@stpatrickcenter.org

Churches on the Streets

More about Churches on the Streets
 Permanently Closed
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
618-251-0039 "1333 North 6th Street, Vess Lot (Park across from Central Library) " "Vess Lot: Dinner Monday 6:00 pm Central Library: Dinner Thursday 6:00 pm "
St. Louis Meal Providers Handout
https://www.startherestl.org/uploads/6/8/1/0/6810817/mealproviders01132016.pdf

Cathedral Grade School

More about Cathedral Grade School
 Permanently Closed
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Saturday Morning Breakfast 7:30 am-9:30 am
1(618) 233-6414Phone

Central Baptist Church

More about Central Baptist Church
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
2842 Washington Blvd St. Louis, MO 63103 Community Meal every Tuesday @ 11:45 AM CST
Website
https://cbcstl.org/

Pilgrim Congregational/United Church of Christ

More about Pilgrim Congregational/United Church of Christ
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Lunch: Wednesday 12:00pm-1:00pm Food Pantry every first and third Wednesday 10:00am-11:30pm. Call to check times.
Website
https://www.pilgrimcongregationalucc.com/
1-314-367-8173General

Solomon's Temple Church

More about Solomon's Temple Church
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Lunch: Wednesdays 11:00 to noon.
https://www.facebook.com/STCstl/?locale2=en_GB&_rdr
1-314-361-4460General

St. Louis Public Library Meals Program

More about St. Louis Public Library Meals Program
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
St. Louis Public Library and Operation Food Search are partnering to provide free meals to area children. Meals are available to children 18 years old and under. Baden Library: 8448 Church Dr Monday-Saturday 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Carpenter Library: 3309 S Grand Blvd Monday-Saturday 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Central Library: 1301 Olive St Monday-Saturday 3 - 4 p.m. Divoll Library: 4234 North Grand Blvd. Monday-Friday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Julia Davis Library: 4415 Natural Bridge Ave Monday-Sunday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Walnut Park Library: 760 W Florissant Ave Monday-Friday 4 - 5 p.m.
Website
https://www.slpl.org/news/mealprogram/

Soup Alley/Trinity Lutheran Church

More about Soup Alley/Trinity Lutheran Church
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 3.2 Utility Assistance (Water, Gas, Electricity, Internet, Phone)
Trinity’s “Soup Alley” provides hot meals, groceries, and utility assistance help for our neighborhood in need of temporary assistance. - __Soup Alley__ – From Trinity’s Parish House window, volunteers serve hot food and distribute other essentials to unhoused folks: Monday-Saturday 9:30am-10:30am - __Food Pantry__ – The food pantry is available on Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Families can receive a bag of groceries every two weeks. Must live in 63104 zip code, bring a picture ID, current utility bill, and proof of income. - __Utility Assistance__ – Community Care is provided to neighbors in the 63104 zip code, call 314-231-4092, option #3, for more information.
Website
https://trinitystlouis.com/soup-alley/
1-314-231-4092General

St. John’s Tower Grove Church

More about St. John’s Tower Grove Church
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Free, fellowship meal every Saturday from 4.00pm to 5.30pm in the Parish Hall. 314-772-3970 3664 Arsenal Street

Missionaries of Charity

More about Missionaries of Charity
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
"3629 Cottage Ave. 63113 314-533-2777 or 314-533-9070 Emergency shelter for women and small children. Call in the morning to see if they have openings that night. 21 day limit. It is NOT necessary to have a Housing Hotline referral. 2500 Spring Ave. 314-533-9070 Lunch: Every day except Thursday 10 - 11am. 2500 North Spring 314-533-2777 Lunch: Every day except Saturday; 10am."
Website
https://missionariesofcharity.org/

Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church

More about Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Every day from the 2nd through the 21st of each month, a free meal is served at the Parish Mid-Level Hall for residents of the shelter as well as well as to families and individuals in the Soulard area, who may be on limited or fixed incomes. - Monday through Friday (2nd to 21st each month): 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Saturday and Sunday (2nd to 21st each month): Noon - 12:45 p.m.
Website
https://www.stspeterandpaulstl.org/meal-service
1-314-231-9923General

SUMMER FOOD PROGRAMS 2019

More about SUMMER FOOD PROGRAMS 2019
 Permanently Closed
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
This website lists where the City will be providing breakfast and/or lunch 2-5 days each week. School's Out Cafe is the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsored by the City of St. Louis that runs from June 3, 2019 to August 9, 2019 and serves children 18 and under who need meals during the Summer.

St. Louis Dream Center

More about St. Louis Dream Center
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Food pantry: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10:00am-12:00pm. Lunch and more on Wednesdays 12:00 noon. Call for times. Hours vary.
Website
https://stldreamcenter.org/
1 3143810700General

Trinity Episcopal Church

More about Trinity Episcopal Church
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Need to register first for pantry, so bring a photo ID and social security card for each member of the family. - Hot meal every Sun 2pm - Food pantry every Tues-Thurs 1:30pm-3pm
1-314-361-4655General

Union Memorial Church

More about Union Memorial Church
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Meal provider. Lunch: Monday-Friday 12:00pm-12:30pm Breakfast: Sunday 9:00am-10:30am
1-314-367-8314General

Food Outreach

More about Food Outreach
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 10.5 STI Testing & Treatment
Queer Affirming
Services offered: Nutritional support and quality of life enhancement for men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS or cancer in 174 zip codes of the St. Louis Metro area.
Website
https://foodoutreach.org
1 3146523663General
info@foodoutreach.org
info@foodoutreach.org

West Side Missionary Baptist Church

More about West Side Missionary Baptist Church
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Food Pantry - Dinner: Mon, Wed, Fri 5:30pm-6:30pm - Food pantry: Tues, Wed, Thurs 11am-1pm
1-314-535-9002General

Bridge of Hope STL

More about Bridge of Hope STL
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Breakfast: Thursday 7:00 am Lunch: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 12:00pm Mission: To provide compassionate, holistic care to the unhoused who need a safe place to heal.
https://www.facebook.com/bridgeofhopestl
1-314-405-0253General
info@bridgeofhopestl.org
info@bridgeofhopestl.org

Father Dempsey’s Charities (formerly Father Dempsey's Home)

More about Father Dempsey’s Charities (formerly Father Dempsey's Home)
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.4 Affordable or Subsidized Housing
Transitional housing, food, and social services. Partially furnished apartments from $260 per month for older men. Some meals are provided. Call for availability. Sandwiches, Monday-Friday 12:00pm-12:45pm. (See the Housing Section for information about the transitional housing for men available at this location.)
Website
https://www.archstl.org/about/offices-and-agencies/father-dempseys-charities/
1-314-535-7221General

Karen House

More about Karen House
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
Karen House is now being run by __City Hope STL__. Contact them with questions on finding housing, donations, hours, and getting involved in the hospitality: 314-904-4673. "Our Karen House Facebook page will continue to post Catholic Worker-related topics, and also any requests we get from former guests." The Karen House website will continue to offer a huge volume of resources on anti-racism work, consensus decision making, and Catholic Worker thought and action. Karen House was a Catholic Worker house of hospitality for homeless women and children. Call first to see if there are any openings. Limited space. Served: Women with and without children Services: Provided long-term housing; only took new residents on Mondays; no waiting list.
Website
http://newsite.karenhousecw.org

The Lunch Club at WashU (Formerly "Meal Support Group")

More about The Lunch Club at WashU (Formerly "Meal Support Group")
 Temporarily Closed
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 22.4 Tertiary Educational Institutions (Colleges, Universities, Trade & Technical Schools)
  • 22.8 Extracurricular Groups in Schools
  • 28.1 Support Groups
Meetings led by a therapist and WashU student once a week for meals. This resource is temporarily closed. Please reach out to nutrition@wustl.edu
wumsgroup@gmail.com
wumsgroup@gmail.com

St John's Episcopal Church

More about St John's Episcopal Church
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 26.1 Religious & Spiritual Resources – General
Peace Meal program - In 2006 St. John's began a free fellowship meal for all, which is now served every Saturday from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. This ministry is focused exclusively on serving a meal; they do not collect or distribute clothes, food items, or transportation tickets. "We believe that sharing a fellowship meal together brings us closer to the reign of God that we hope for: a community of justice, peace, and dignity for all people."
Website
https://www.towergrovechurch.org/
1-314-772-3970General

City Hope STL

More about City Hope STL
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
Provides hot dinner, snacks, coffee, and a hot breakfast before leaving as well as a warm and safe place to sleep overnight.
Website
https://www.cityhopestl.org
1-314-614-9843General
info@cityhopestl.org
info@cityhopestl.org

Biddle House Opportunities Center

More about Biddle House Opportunities Center
  • 1.1 Food Pantries
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.2 Drop-in Centers
Men-only overnight shelter. Daytime services and meals for residents only. No longer available to women.

Gateway 180

More about Gateway 180
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.3 Transitional Housing
  • 2.4 Affordable or Subsidized Housing
  • 8.2 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Organizations & Clinics
  • 12.1 Relationship & Sexual Violence: General Resources
  • 19.5 Financial Planning
  • 25.2 Parenting Support – General
The largest 24-hour emergency shelter for single women and families in the state of Missouri. 110 beds and three meals a day to residents. Provides emergency shelter services designed to get families into transitional or permanent homes in under 30 days. The shelter provides comprehensive support services. Lunches are provided daily for drop-ins. Works with Affinia/Grace Hill and Washington University to provide health services. Requires referral.
Gateway 180
https://gateway180.org
1 314-231-1515Gateway 180
1 (314) 802-5444Housing Resource Hotline

St. Louis Area Food Bank

More about St. Louis Area Food Bank
  • 1.1 Food Pantries
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Provides a search feature that will show food pantries, soup kitchens, and meals according to zip code.
Website
https://stlfoodbank.org/
1-314-292-6262General
1-314-292-6266Fax

Mother's Way Career Counseling

More about Mother's Way Career Counseling
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 3.2 Utility Assistance (Water, Gas, Electricity, Internet, Phone)
  • 3.6 Home Cleaning
  • 4.3 Medical Transportation
  • 4.4 Disability Transportation
  • 6.6 Nurses & At-Home Healthcare
  • 8.9 Case Management
  • 19.1 Financial Resources: General
  • 19.5 Financial Planning
  • 20.2 Job Preparation Resources
  • 20.6 Career Centers
  • 23.1 Disability Resources – General
  • 23.5 Personal Assistance Services
Family support programs Job training and job placement assistance In-home personal care and housekeeping Transportation Meal support Emergency utility assistance
Website
http://www.motherswaycc.com/
1-314-561-8507Phone
1-314-561-8509Fax
rrich8153@aol.com
rrich8153@aol.com

FOCUS + Gateway City

More about FOCUS + Gateway City
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve - St. Louis, MO is a ministry of FOCUS America, a 501(c)(3). FOCUS is proud to face the needs of their neighbors by distributing food, clothing, and warm meals through the Apostle's Community Kitchen and St. Xenia's Closet. The Apostle’s Community Kitchen serves warm meals to those in need on Sundays from 4:30-5:30 PM on the 2nd through 21st of each month. On the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, the Kitchen opens its doors as a food pantry serving shelf-stable foods: pasta and sauce; canned vegetables, fruits, beans, meat, fish, and soups; and cereal and other breakfast foods. Fresh and frozen food will be served as it is donated. The Kitchen also provides hygiene items: toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, razors, and feminine products. The pantry is open from 9-11 AM. St. Xenia’s Closet serves clothes, shoes, and towels to those in need on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 9-11 AM.
Website
https://gatewaycity.focusna.org/
1-866-267-3083General (ext. 720)
gatewaycity@focusna.org
gatewaycity@focusna.org

Focus Gateway City

More about Focus Gateway City
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 3.1 Clothing & Furniture
FOCUS Gateway City is on the near south side of downtown St. Louis. They distribute food, clothing, and warm meals on Sundays and Wednesdays throughout the month. "We seek to provide Orthodox Christians with opportunities to shine forth the love of Christ through volunteering at the Center, in McKinley Heights and in surrounding neighborhoods. Our goal is to be a community where any person in need can find rest for their souls and resources to help meet their needs."
https://gatewaycity.focusna.org
1-314 776-4205General
gatewaycity@focusna.org
gatewaycity@focusna.org

Christ Church Cathedral

More about Christ Church Cathedral
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 26.1 Religious & Spiritual Resources – General
At Miss Carol's Breakfast, "Cathedral volunteers serve breakfast at the Cathedral every Saturday morning to an average of 130 unhoused people... Usually consisting of hard-boiled eggs, fruit, bread, and coffee." "We strive to be a congregation that welcomes all, and we especially embrace our LGBTQ+ sisters, brothers, and siblings. The Cathedral is a place where everyone can bring their full selves to worship and be in fellowship."
Website
https://www.christchurchcathedral.us
1-314-231-3454General
administrator@christchurchcathedral.us
administrator@christchurchcathedral.us

Waymakers Chapel for the Exceptional

More about Waymakers Chapel for the Exceptional
  • 1.2 Emergency Food
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
Offers a __To-Go Meal Program__ and __Food Pantry____, open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:00am. For the __Food Pantry__ only: You must live in 63116 or 63118 zip codes and bring a state ID verifying residency within those zip codes. Offers a __free store__ with clothing, furniture (when avaliable), and household items, open Monday-Thursday from 9:30am-12:30pm and Sunday mornings from 8:30-9:00am. Call first if possible.
Website
https://waymakerschapel.org/our-services/
1-314-776-7172General
eva.waymakerschapel@yahoo.com
eva.waymakerschapel@yahoo.com

T.A.G. Poetry

More about T.A.G. Poetry
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.2 Drop-in Centers
Toiletries, showers, meals, tents https://www.facebook.com/TAG-Poetry-134905056549497/

Save, Inc. (includes Pride Haven)

More about Save, Inc. (includes Pride Haven)
  • 1.3 Meal Providers
  • 2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter
  • 2.3 Transitional Housing
  • 4.2 Private Transportation
  • 8.9 Case Management
SAVE, Inc. believes that housing is a basic human right. Since 1986, we have been providing permanent, transitional and emergency housing assistance to Kansas City’s most vulnerable. Each year, we provide services to nearly 2,000 individuals. We work every day toward a world free of homelessness and discrimination in housing. Our mission is to provide comprehensive housing solutions to empower socially and medically disadvantaged people to improve their health and lead stable lives with dignity. Our vision is a world free of homelessness and discrimination in housing __Pride Haven__ is SAVE, Inc.’s overnight shelter for transition-aged youth, aged 18-24, facing homelessness. Our safe and accepting space offers a welcoming and affirming environment for all youth. We offer a variety of services at Pride Haven, including: - Case Management - Meal / Budget planning - Transportation - Housing / Job Assistance - Group Activities - Resources - Medical / Mental Health Referrals - Common Areas - Computers - Laundry - Showers - Meals - Beds - Kitchen
Pride Haven
https://saveinckc.org/pridehaven/
Save, Inc.
https://saveinckc.org/

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