Our Mission
To transform and empower youth and families in the St. Louis metro area to become fully functional individuals as we help address the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of the region through purposeful partnership.
“Empowerment is the path leading to the alleviation of disparity.”
FLAGSHIP PROGRAM:
The readONE literacy campaign is a collaboration between Metro Hope, the East St. Louis School District and the community. In this effort, we engage community volunteers to help eliminate the literacy deficit of elementary school-aged students in East St. Louis, IL. Studies show a student not reading at his or her grade level by the end of the third grade is four times less likely to graduate high school on time–six times less likely for students from low-income families. A 2009 study by researchers at Northeastern University that found that high school dropouts were 63 times more likely to be incarcerated. Living The Word is aiming to change this trajectory for the children of East St. Louis.
What We're committed to:
Offering supportive services aimed at helping the St. Louis metro region gain self-determination, overcome individual obstacles and achieve a higher level of self-sufficiency.
Working with local, state, and federal resources in studying causes and possible solutions for widespread problems of poverty.
Identifying community resources aimed at serving the economically challenged and disenfranchised
Partnering with other agencies to educate this population in certain life skills to help improve their quality of life, and the lives of their children.
Informing public officials and the community at large concerning problems of the economically challenged and disenfranchised.
Expanding the access to available services aiming to meet the needs of those most at risk within the Metro East.