ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY SERVICES
4445 LINDELL BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 631082002 www.sfcsstl.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PRACTICING THE TEACHINGS, COMPASSION AND LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST, ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY SERVICES WALKS WITH OUR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, TO BUILD RESILIENCY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE.

PRACTICING THE TEACHINGS, COMPASSION, AND LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST, ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY SERVICES WALKS WITH OUR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, TO BUILD RESILIENCY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LEGAL AID FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES, CHILDREN, IMMIGRANTS AND VETERANS; BILINGUAL AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING; BILINGUAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING; BILINGUAL CASE MANAGEMENT; THE VIETNAMESE HEALTH CLINIC; LONG-TERM, WRAP-AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES; HOUSING COUNSELING; LONG-TERM DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT.

IMMIGRATION SERVICES TARGETED MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WHO CAME TO THE ST. LOUIS REGION FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WITH EMPHASIS ON THOSE SPEAKING SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE. FOR THE FIRST 8 MONTHS OF FY20, THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN PERSON AT LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS CITY. WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED WORK-AT-HOME ORDERS FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE, THE STAFF SWITCHED TO VIDEO AND TELEHEALTH PLATFORMS TO CONTINUE SERVICES. AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, FOR EXAMPLE, TOOK PLACE VIA ZOOM, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING VIA DOXY. SFCS WORKED HARD TO ENSURE THAT CLIENTS HAD TABLETS, COMPUTERS, INTERNET ACCESS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE SO THEY COULD PARTICIPATE IN SERVICES ONLINE. DESPITE THE CLOSURE OF THE IMMIGRATION COURT IN KANSAS CITY, SFCS ATTORNEYS WORKED WITH CLIENTS IN 885 CASES, HELPING IMMIGRANTS PURSUE CITIZENSHIP, REQUEST ASYLUM, FIGHT DEPORTATION, OBTAIN WORK AUTHORIZATION AND MORE. BILINGUAL AFTER-SCHOOL, TUTORING AND SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES BENEFITED 118 CHILDREN. BILINGUAL THERAPISTS PROVIDED MORE THAN 875 COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR 123 DISTRESSED LATINO CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE VIETNAMESE HEALTH CLINIC, DESPITE CLOSING FOR PERIODS OF TIME, CARED FOR 152 VIETNAMESE ELDERS.

ATTORNEYS WITH SFCS' LEGAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRY PROVIDED FREE REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY. FOR THREE QUARTERS OF FY20, SFCS ATTORNEYS HANDLED CIVIL LAW CASES IN THE COURTS OF ST. LOUIS CITY AND 10 MISSOURI COUNTIES. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, HOWEVER, CLOSED THESE COURTROOMS AS OF MID-MARCH. SOME CASES, CONSIDERED EMERGENCIES, WERE BROUGHT BEFORE JUDGES VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE. DESPITE THESE CONSTRAINTS, SFCS ATTORNEYS IN FY20 UNDERTOOK 58 FAMILY LAW CASES - HELPING, FOR EXAMPLE, ABUSED WOMEN OBTAIN ORDERS OF PROTECTION. THEY HANDLED 84 GUARDIANSHIP CASES AND SERVED AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN 39 CASES. ATTORNEYS WORKED TO PREVENT EVICTIONS IN 27 HOUSING CASES. THEY ALSO STRIVED TO SETTLE 144 OFFENSES - MOSTLY RELATED TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS - IN MUNICIPAL COURTS.

IN SPRING OF FY20, SFCS COLLABORATED WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ST. LOUIS TO ESTABLISH A "COVID CALL CENTER," WHICH ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED ECONOMIC SETBACKS DUE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SFCS STAFF HANDLED MORE THAN 1,200 CALLS FROM PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. TAPPING PRIVATE DONATIONS TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES, SFCS PROVIDED MORE THAN $310,082 IN RENT, MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR 613 HOUSEHOLDS BY JUNE 30, 2020. MEANWHILE, SFCS CONTINUED ITS OTHER CASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS CASE MANAGERS PROVIDED WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO 84 IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES IN NORTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY. DISASTER WORKERS HELPED 28 HOUSEHOLDS RECOVER FROM 2019 FLOODS. BOTH PATHWAYS AND DISASTER SERVICES WERE DELIVERED VIA ZOOM OR PHONE AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROUGHT ABOUT WORK-AT-HOME ORDERS IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION.

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