Spirit of St. Louis gives $195,000 to nonprofits - St. Louis Business Journal:

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In 2009, more than 100 St. Louis-area organizationsx requested grants from the fund exceedinb a totalof $2 million. · provides counseling, emergenct sanctuary and critical services to adults and childreb impacted bydomestic abuse; $10,00 0 to support the “Nights of Safety” · provides value-centered homes and educationn through college to in-need children; $10,0000 to support summer programs and educationa activities. · advocates for abusede and neglected children from birth to 18 year of ageneeding safe, permanenf homes; $20,000 toward addint two case advocacy supervisors to staff.
provides underprivileged high school studentas with the academic tools and life skills neededx to succeedin college; $20,000 to suppory 150 current and future students. · teachees English, life skills and domestivc abuse rights toimmigrant women; $12,00o to support services to 100 women for one · (LAAW) provides crisis intervention, advocacy and legal $20,000 to support free legal representationb and the crisis/legal helpline. · providese clothing and supplies to disadvantaged school children at12 St. Louis area $20,000 to sponsor one additional school.
· provides comprehensive eye care to the homelesse andmedically disenfranchised; $25,000 for optical goods and · supplies backpacks fillexd with necessities to at-ris k children removed from homez during a crisis; $5,000 to support stafvf and $10,000 to buy backpacks and · inspires at-risk preschool children to read by hostinh readings and increasing exposure to booke and stimulating activities; $15,000 to recruit volunteers and purchase books. · develops the charactef and competence of children through camp experiencesw ina healthy, caring community; $4,00o0 to support six campers for 12 · provides work experience througyh art apprenticeships to St.
Louis metropolitahn youth; $4,000 to support four apprenticee ina six-week summer program. helps abused women and childrej break the cycle of violencd intheir lives; $20,00 to fund the children’s program coordinator Spirit of St. Louis Women’sa Fund, a component of the , has 197 members with each committed to an annuap contributionof $1,200 or more for five years to fund grantx for St. Louis area nonprofit organizations.
In 2009, SOS achievefd the $500,000 milestone in charitable