Missouri Child Advocacy Day

by Paula | Jan 11, 2007 | Events and Conferences, News

Missouri’s Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families has been organizing Missouri Child Advocacy Day for more than 20 years to allow child and youth advocates an opportunity to show their support for children’s issues. Attendance at this event has continued to...

Big Brothers Big Sisters Builds “Expansion” Team

by Paula | Jan 10, 2007 | News, Programs and Grants

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri is launching an ambitious effort to address a growing challenge:  The need for volunteer mentors to help children in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods.  The new initiative, called the Urban Expansion Project,...

Boys & Girls Town receives $15,000 grant

by Paula | Jan 9, 2007 | News, Programs and Grants

Boys & Girls Town of Missouri’s St. Louis center won a $15,000 grant from the Daughters of Charity Healthcare Foundation of St. Louis. The center will use the funds to expand its group therapy program called Healthy Alternatives for children in St. Louis....

Governor Blunt: Keep kids safe online

by Paula | Jan 9, 2007 | News

Spending another half a million dollars is nothing to flinch at for Governor Matt Blunt when it comes to keeping kids safe. So he’s recommending to double last year’s funding for detective salaries and personnel training and spend another quarter million on computer...