Impact

The Nursery is the premier child abuse prevention program in the St. Louis region. Exceptional outcomes, including a track record that
99% of children in our program remain free from abuse and neglect, have set national and even international standards for child abuse prevention in other communities throughout the world.

We began as a therapeutic respite care program for families with children, birth to age 12, dealing with an unexpected crisis; Remaining true to its original mission of child abuse and neglect prevention, the Nursery now works to strengthen the whole family through highly-accessible services offered in-home and in the community, including trauma-informed crisis intervention, strength-based counseling, parenting education, community outreach, and care coordination for families. Our outcomes consistently demonstrate that children whose families participate in our programs achieve greater family safety and stability, increased resiliency, and decreased risk of abuse and neglect. Perhaps most remarkably, in our 38-year history, we have protected and preserved the childhoods of over 136,000 girls and boys.

This year, nearly 4,000 children will call the Nursery "home" while their families weather the storms of life.