Blog Posts

“This truly has been the most challenging, intellectually stimulating, fruitful, and inspirational experience of my life.”

We often hear from parents, “My kids don’t want to talk to me” or “I don’t know the right words to say.” In these situations, we suggest using a language the kids do understand—art and play.

James Clark, Vice President of Public Safety and Community Response, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, addressed the Conference. He gave his perspectives on the region’s increasing level of violence targeting children and what we as individuals and as a community can do to help.

March is Women’s History Month, so we want to take this opportunity to recognize some of the women who have been so important in the history of the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery.

Today we want to tell you about Fran Pieper.

 We could not let Women’s History Month pass without taking the opportunity to recognize some of the women who have been so important to the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery.

Today we would like you to meet Dr. Nanci Bobrow.

Sarah was a new mom and Ashley, her baby, wouldn’t stop crying. For days, Ashley had been inconsolable. Sarah was sleep-deprived, upset, scared, and completely stressed out. She tried everything she could to make Ashley feel better, but nothing worked.

On a chilly fall evening, Monica, a staff member at the Crisis Nursery, answered the door to find a young mother holding her crying infant son. The mother, Janelle, asked if the Nursery would be able to help her out with some diapers and formula for the baby. Due to the temperature and Janelle’s lack of a jacket, Monica invited her in. While Monica gathered items for Janelle, the baby continued to cry. Monica offered to fix a bottle for the little boy, and Janelle accepted.