EPHT awards Crisis Nursery $25,000 Grant

EPHT awards Crisis Nursery $25,000 Grant

St. Louis, MO – The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $25,000 from the Episcopal Presbyterian Health Trust (EPHT) to support the Nursery’s “Keeping Kids Safe--Promoting Healthy Development” program.

The funds from this generous grant will be used to provide early identification of medical and developmental concerns, plus needed intervention services, for 700 children ages 0-12 years. The Crisis Nursery children receiving these critical services have little access to preventative care; often, the medical check-up they receive while staying at the Crisis Nursery is the only one they have had in over a year.

Crisis Nursery CEO DiAnne Mueller said, “We are so grateful to EPHT for funding our ‘Keeping Kids Safe--Promoting Healthy Development’ program. Early identification of medical and developmental problems is so important--80% of Crisis Nursery children have not had annual routine medical care before admission, so these assessments are vital.”

The mission of EPHT is to support organizations that provide quality healthcare services to St. Louisans. EPHT seeks to create partnerships with effective, community-based organizations, like the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, that work to improve the lives of others through access to healthcare.

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 36 years, we have served over 128,000 children. For more details on the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, please call 314-292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org