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ARCHS Awards Funding to Support Summer Enrichment Programs

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In June 2022 ARCHS issued $390,121 to provide enrichment activities for more than 650 youth at 12 St. Louis area summer programs managed by 8 area youth development organizations including: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Communities First, Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club, Northside Youth & Senior Service Center, Provident Behavioral Health, The Sophia Project, SPROG Horizons, and Wesley House Association.

Additionally ARCHS is partnering with EnTeam, HealthWorks! Museum, Mentors in Motion, Operation Food Search, Mad Science, The Oxygen Project - Yoga for Youth, and Mentors in Motion to further enhance the summer programs.

The programs focus on academic support/enrichment, social and life skills, health and recreation, character development, and parent and family involvement. Each day a nutritious meal is provided. ARCHS secured its funding from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

ARCHS Honored for Expanding and Enhancing Services for Crime Victims and Victimized Communities

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On May 12, ARCHS was honored with an unprecedented 5th What's Right with the Region Award from FOCUS-St. Louis for its work in creating the Neighborhood Healing Network.

Through this partnership, ARCHS brought together the following esteemed organizations to find new and innovative ways to support crime victims and victimized communities:

-Alive & Well Communities
-Better Family Life, Inc.
-Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
-Crime Victim Center
-Fathers & Families Support Center
-Mission: St. Louis
-Missouri Department of Social Services
-Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis

ARCHS is known for strategically building systems that leverage resources from several organizations that result in the ability to deliver a greater impact that if done individually.

Over the years, ARCHS' partnerships focusing on early childhood, youth development/afterschool, ex-offenders, and children's vision care have also been recognized by FOCUS-St. Louis.

ARCHS Awards $2.4 Million for Children and Youth Services

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During fiscal year 2022 ARCHS issued $2.4 million to support and enhance children and youth services across the region. ARCHS provided grants to the following organizations:

-Annie Malone Children & Family Services
-Better Family Life
-Bridging Families to Communities & Beyond
-Fathers & Families Support Center
-HOME WORKS!
-Hopewell Center
-Mark Twain Community Resource Center
-Midtown Community Center
-Mission: St. Louis
-St. Louis Arc
-Youth & Family Center

ARCHS secured its funding from the Missouri Department of Social Services. ARCHS’ funded partners will provide additional leveraged/in-kind support to further advance the ARCHS’ funded programs. Services available through ARCHS’ funded programs include behavioral health support, career exploration, college scholarship applications, HiSet preparation, job skills, mentoring, out of school time activities, parenting education/skills, therapeutic learning equipment, and additional wrap around support services.

Since the beginning of fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021), ARCHS has awarded more than $18 million in grants to support a network of more than 30 area not-for-profit human service organizations.

ARCHS' Neighborhood Healing Network Recognized by FOCUS St. Louis for Supporting Crime Victims and Victimized Communities

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ARCHS' Neighborhood Healing Network (NHN) is among a select group of 20 individuals, organizations, and initiatives that will be recognized by FOCUS St. Louis for making a difference at the 25th Annual What’s Right with the Region (WRWR) Awards Celebration.

On May 12 ARCHS' NHN will be honored by FOCUS St. Louis, the region’s premier leadership organization. These honorees were nominated by the public and selected by a committee of local leaders for their impact and service to the community.

ARCHS' NHN is being recognized as an emerging initiative. These honorees are promising new businesses, organizations or initiatives that are already serving as catalysts for change.

Since 2020, ARCHS awarded $1.75 million and provided strategic support to design, launch, and implement NHN. Learn more: http://www.stlarchs.org/60-about/565-archs-awards-750-000-to-increase-and-enhance-services-for-crime-victims-and-victimized-communities.html

This is the fifth time an ARCHS' led initiative has been honored with a WRWR award. Previous awards highlighted ARCHS' Early Childhood, After School for All Partnership, St. Louis Alliance for Reentry, and Kids Vision for Life initiatives.

ARCHS acknowledges the hard work and commitment of NHN's community partners in making this recognition possible:

-Alive & Well Communities
-Better Family Life
-Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
-Crime Victim Center
-Fathers & Families Support Center
-Mission: St. Louis
-Missouri Department of Social Services
-Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis

The 25th annual WRWR awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2022, from 5-8 pm at the Sheldon. Learn more: https://www.focus-stl.org/focus-events/whats-right-with-the-region/

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