ARCHS' Early Childhood Experience and Expertise Enhances St. Louis Region's Quality of Life
Thursday, 24 January 2013 | 
With a strong commitment to early childhood care and education over the past two years, ARCHS has helped 20 area childcare centers achieve accreditation - an important recognition by state and national accreditation boards as establishing and maintaining high-quality learning and nurturing environments for children birth to age eight.Additionally, over the past four years, ARCHS has helped 21% (26 centers) of all currently accredited programs in St. Louis City/County and St. Charles County to achieve accreditation status.
Recently, Training Up a Child Development Center in St. Louis achieved Missouri Accreditation. Over the past year, ARCHS provided strategic technical assistance and professional development support to Training Up a Child as they completed the accreditation process.
"We were blessed to have ARCHS be a part of our team to reach this goal. As a director, I can truly say, the expertise and financial support ARCHS gave to us was the only way we were able to reach accreditation," said owner Kebra Henderson.
"ARCHS prepared us by helping our teachers receive the educational credentials, providing training classes to administration, and supporting us with a mentor the entire way through until the finish line. They assisted us with resources and books, toys, outdoor play equipment - to meet the indicators for a quality care environment."
Through ARCHS' Accreditation Program, childcare center grantees received on-site training and technical assistance, professional development support, and funds to support quality improvement efforts
ARCHS Celebrates National Mentoring Month with Expanded Resources to Support Mentoring ProgramsThursday, 24 January 2013 |  Fathers' Support Center Youth Mentor Michelle Hiner talks with two mentees about an upcoming college tour the three will take.January is National Mentoring Month, and ARCHS is celebrating with the recent news that it has received $31,744 from the City of St. Louis to provide career exploration activities through its Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program.The funds come through the city's 2013 Public Safety Proposition S Youth at Risk Crime Prevention Fund. ARCHS' Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program provides adult mentors to juvenile offenders associated with the Missouri Division of Youth Services (DYS). Fathers' Support Center in St. Louis serves as ARCHS' program partner to provide the mentoring services. Most recent data (FY12) of ARCHS' Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program:
SAVE THE DATE: Reentry and Early Childhood EventsThursday, 24 January 2013 | The 2013 St. Louis Alliance for Reentry (STAR) Summit will be held Tuesday, March 12 at St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley. The annual Summit is attended by hundreds of community leaders involved in the reentry process. The event is hosted by ARCHS, Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri Department of Corrections, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis City, and St. Louis County. The $15 fee includes materials and lunch. Check www.stlreentry.org for registration information in February. ARCHS' 3rd Annual Early Childhood Science and Outdoor Learning Institute will be held Saturday, May 4 at Harris-Stowe State University. The Institute will feature interactive presentations by Ooey Gooey, Inc.; Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis Science Center, The Magic House, Gateway Greening, Missouri, St. Louis Accredited CPR Services (First Aid and CPR), and other experts. Due in part to state budget cuts, a higher registration fee of $30 will be charged this year, but again includes all materials and lunch. Clock hours (TBA) will be awarded. Registration will be available at www.stlarchs.org in February.
ARCHS’ Programs Expand Through New FundingMonday, 07 January 2013 | ARCHS has recently received grants from the City of Saint Louis, Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Foundation, Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis, and HealthCare USA that will add a combined value of $54,744 towards ARCHS’ education and social service programs. The City of Saint Louis awarded ARCHS $31,744 to support its Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program through the city’s 2013 Public Safety Proposition S Youth at Risk Crime Prevention Fund. ARCHS’ Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program provides adult mentors to juvenile offenders associated with the Missouri Division of Youth Services. The Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Foundation provided ARCHS with $10,000 to support the After School for All Partnership for St. Louis (ASAP), a community effort to expand access to, and increase the quality of, after school programs that annually serve more than 3,000 students. The Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis awarded ARCHS with $8,000 to provide strategic management services to St. Louis Alliance for Reentry (STAR) as it helps strengthen the region’s network of more than 300 organizations that serve and support ex-offenders. HealthCare USA provided ARCHS with $5,000 to help expand Kids Vision for Life, which provides free eye screenings to more than 12,000 children in grades K-6 at Saint Louis Public Schools and other St. Louis area schools. ARCHS designs, manages, and evaluates 14 education and social service programs that annually serve more than 100,000 St. Louisans.
ARCHS' 2012 Season's GreetingsWednesday, 19 December 2012 |  The 2012 holiday season is upon us. ARCHS is proud to promote the gift of lifelong learning throughout the year through the design, management, and evaluation of education and social service programs.ARCHS enhances the lives of more than 100,000 St. Louisans each year with a focus on early childhood, K-12, and family & community. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our programs.
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