United Way Awards Grant to Crisis Nursery

St. Louis, MO –The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is excited to be a recipient of a Phase 2 COVID-19 Crisis Response and Recovery Grant from the United Way in the amount of $25,000. The Crisis Nursery is a longtime member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

This grant will be used to expand the Crisis Nursery’s Emergency Fund and will help more than 115 families with 230 young children that are in urgent need. The Emergency Fund provides critical funding for families facing eviction, utility disconnect, or other urgent safety and stability needs. The grant also provides funds for PPE for Crisis Nursery staff who have continued to work throughout the pandemic.

The United Way awarded these grants “to organizations with experience supporting crisis-impacted communities and/or those with capacity to provide to impacted individuals and communities beyond their normal client bases within the 16 counties served by United Way of Greater St. Louis. This funding will support safety net agencies on the front lines of the pandemic.” This is exactly what the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery does every day.

“We are so grateful to the United Way of Greater St. Louis for their incredible support, especially with the increased need during the COVID-19 crisis,” said DiAnne Mueller, CEO of the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery. “This grant will help the Crisis Nursery support so many families that are struggling.”

About the Crisis Nursery: The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery provides a 24-hour, 365 days/year safe haven for children, birth through age 12, whose families are facing a crisis. Parents bring children to the Nursery free of charge, on a voluntary basis where they receive a medical exam, therapeutic activities, nutritious meals and take-home necessities. Parents receive crisis counseling, in-home visits, parent educational groups and community outreach. In 34 years, we have served over 120,000 children. For more details on the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, please call 314-292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org

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