Blow Middle Community Education Center
516 Loughborough Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/353-1599
Services include neighborhood stabilization activity, parent/family committee, collaborative center for neighborhood planning, and community health and mental health services. A major feature is the fitness program. Tap, ballet and gymnastic classes are offered.

Carver Elementary Community Education Center
3325 Bell Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/535-5618
Services include neighborhood stabilization activity and planning, health and mental health services and monthly parenting skills workshops. Adult educational opportunities include General Education Development (GED) classes, driver education and computers. A federal grant through the city Office of Youth Development funds a "SafeFutures" family support center. U.S. Project Safety Net funding supports a community conflict mediation station. Carver is also a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program site. Highlights among activities for students are media technology and drug education art programs. A wiener roast open house will take place in September.

Clay Elementary Community Education Center
3820 N. 14th St.
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/231-9249
Clay was added to the community education sites in 1995-96, based on many collaborative activities already developed in its neighborhood. The program includes a wide variety of before- and after-school activities, parent and adult education, neighborhood planning and stabilization and social services at the school site. The school works closely with Grace Hill Neighborhood Services and Friedens Haus to augment services to families in the Clay CEC service area.

Columbia Elementary Community Education Center
3120 St. Louis Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/652-9961
Educational programs emphasize oral and written communications and the creative arts in regular, after-school, adult and parent education classes. Columbia is a Caring Communities site, bringing city and state social services to the students, families and other residents in its service area. The Columbia CEC has a family resource center and activities in collaboration with Camp Wyman and is a location for cooperative neighborhood stabilization and planning activity.

Fanning Middle Community Education Center
3410 Giles Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/865-4894
Offerings include after-school tutoring and recreation for students, a preschool for children ages 3-5, parenting and both regular and English as a Second Language (ESL) family education classes, GED, business and recreational programs and activities for adults. Neighborhood planning, safety and security and health are among the available services coming from extensive community collaboration. Fanning CEC has one of the federally-funded community conflict mediation stations under Project Safety Net. Fanning CEC hosts monthly inter-national events that facilitate communication and fun for bilingual students and their families.

Ford Elementary Community Education Center
1383 Clara Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/383-7001
Ford CEC is a Caring Communities site that offers a variety of educational, technological, recreational and domestic programs. The center's goal is to serve and collaborate with the community to offer African Dance and Educational experience, Pal Double Dutch, Girl Scouts of America, Monsanto YMCA and LOV-A-NARY. Classes for adults include water aerobics, computer classes and adult basic education and GED classes. New this year is a collaborative effort with Center for Faith Action and Response and Union Memorial United Methodist Church on a family literacy project.

Hamilton Elementary Community Education Center
5819 Westminster Pl.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-6996
Activities include GED preparation, recreational fitness, hobbies and craft programs for all ages. The center has neighborhood planning and stabilization programs.

Long (Bevo-Long) Middle Community Education Center
5028 Morganford Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63116
314/353-1034
The center offers a variety of after-school and evening educational, recreational and vocational programs for youth and adults. This includes latchkey, GED, all day preschool and parenting classes. English as a Second Language (ESL), tutoring, music, fitness, languages, computer classes and more for adults are offered. Bevo-Long also hosts a community library facility.

Nottingham Middle Community Education Center
4915 Donovan Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63109
314/352-1163
Nottingham CEC offers a wide variety of after-school and evening educational, recreational, health and fitness classes for adults, children and families. In addition, there is a parent support service which is available on a weekly basis. The center is active in health and mental health service integration.

Shaw Visual & Performing Arts Community Education Center
5329 Columbia Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/776-4327
Shaw VPA magnet school serves K-5th graders emphasizing the visual and performing arts. The CEC program serves VPA students with extended-day services, and neighborhood children/adults of all ages with a variety of recreational and educational activities in the evenings and on weekends.

Sherman Elementary Community Education Center
3942 Flad Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/772-9550
Programs at the center emphasize the arts, parental/family involvement, student academic success strategies and recreation for all ages. Sherman is the site of one of the city's federally funded "SafeFutures" family support centers. During the school year, before- and after-school activities are offered for students, along with parent and adult education opportunities. Health and mental health activities are provided.

Sigel Elementary Community Education Center
2039 Russell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/865-5050
Latchkey, recreation and enrichment programs are offered outside regular school hours. Social and community services to children and families emphasize safety and protection. Adult programs include ESL, GED and ABE preparation, computer training, CNA, CMT, Parents as Teachers, the Practical Parenting Partnership and nutrition workshops, Narcotic/Alcoholic Anonymous and MRDD.

Stevens Middle Community Education Center
1033 North Whittier St.
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/531-6160
The center offers a wide range of educational, recreation and service programs for children and adults. Like other CECs, Stevens is a day camp site for age 5-14 children during summers. A weed-and-seed program to enhance the community is one of the center's contributions to neighborhood stabilization. Stevens is the site of one of the district's federally funded Project Safety Net dispute mediation stations.

Walbridge Elementary Community Education Center
5019 Alcott Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63120
314/261-8282
As the original Caring Communities site, the center offers a wide range of social services to children, families and adults in collaboration with state and city agencies. Adult education, health and mental health services, parent training and before- and after-school educational/ recreation programs are provided.

Williams Middle Community Education Center
3955 St. Ferdinand Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63113
314/652-4548
Learning and recreational opportunities are available for all ages. Service learning is an emphasis in the educational programs for children, adults and parents. A "SafeFutures" family support center, financed by the city through federal grants, is located at Williams, as is a federally funded Project Safety Net conflict mediation station. Health, mental health and neighborhood stabilization activities use the center as a base.

Yeatman Middle Community Education Center
4265 Athlone Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63115
314/261-8134
The center works in cooperation with Caring Communities, Drug-Free Schools and other community resources to provide service learning opportunities to students. A U.S. demonstration grant program addresses needs of sixth graders in adjusting to middle schools. Recreational, educational and leadership development programs are year-round.