St. Louis Five-Year Consolidated Plan Strategy

St. Louis Five Year Consolidated Plan Strategy
St. Louis Institutions - Neighborhood Facilities
Adams Community Center 1405 S. Newstead Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 314/531-9637 The Adams Community Center, created by the Forest Park Southeast community in 1998, provides numerous services, and cooperates with other service providers in the neighborhood. Long-range plans call for development of full-service community center programming in an addition planned for the Adams Elementary School building. The reopening of Adams School with a community center is the top priority of the recently completed Forest Park Southeast neighborhood revitalization plan. The concept of a neighborhood community center took form during a 1997 neighborhood leadership training program sponsored and facilitated by the CORO Midwestern Center. Residents determined the recreational requirements of children in the neighborhood were not adequately addressed. Church-based youth activities were operating at full capacity. The group concluded that a recreation center would significantly enhance the quality of life in Forest Park Southeast and that it should be developed to augment, not detract from, the existing church based programs in the neighborhood. Thanks to the dedication and hard work of neighborhood church leaders and others, the Adams Community Center opened on March 2, 1998. The community center is made possible by a grant received by Orbit St. Louis and the newly formed Forest Park Southeast Clergy Alliance. The Center coordinates programs and activities for both children and adults. Boys’ Club of St. Louis 2524 S. 11th St. St. Louis, MO 63104 314/772-5661 The Boys’ Club of St. Louis serves children and youth from throughout the City, providing a variety of recreational and educational activities. The focus at the Boys’ Club is on building better communities through youth programming. The Club provides physical education in all fields of athletics; game rooms; playground activities; and swimming. Caroline Mission 2828 Caroline St. St. Louis, MO 63104 314/773-1107 http://stlouis.missouri.org/gatedistrict/cm.html Caroline Mission, the oldest of the four United Church Neighborhood Houses, has a rich history of social service and community development in the Gate District. As an active community center it provides a variety of programs for children, youth, parents and neighborhood residents that are aimed at empowering individuals and communities to grow and develop in healthy ways. After School Clubs for children and youth encourage positive growth and development. Tutoring, mentoring and creative activities with art, music and drama help youth "be all that they can be." AMAD, Adults Making A Difference, is an organization of neighborhood residents and parents who, based at Caroline Mission, provide safe drug free activities for their families. Voices United youth choir is a city-wide choir of young people ages 8 to 18. Participants, under the professional direction, learn a variety of musical styles and afforded the opportunity to showcase their skills at local churches and concerts. Summer Daycamp and Camp TAMBO, resident camp programs offer children and teens a respite from the challenges of everyday life, while also stressing responsibility. Camp TAMBO is a resident camping program both children and teens may attend for one week. Camp TAMBO (meaning That All May Be One) exposes neighborhood youth to outdoor experiences and emphasizes cooperative living within cabin groups and throughout the entire camp. Summer camp reinforces the programming efforts that offer continuity and trust to the children with whom the staff work, laugh, and grow throughout the year. Carondelet YMCA 600 Loughborough Ave. St. Louis, MO 63111 314/353-4960 http://www.ymcastlouis.org/ The Carondelet YMCA offers a variety of facilities and equipment to community residents who are members. Multiple services are available, for infants to senior citizens. Carondelet YMCA provides youth sports, swimming, physical education, day camp, etc. Facilities include: Indoor Pool, Full-Size Gymnasium, Nautilus/Cardiovascular Equipment, Multipurpose Fitness Rooms, Locker Rooms, and a Gymnastics Center. The Carondelet YMCA was organized in 1919 and operated out of a small store and residence hall before its current facility was built in 1925. Originally, its current facility featured a gymnasium, meeting rooms, lounge, swimming pool, locker rooms and five bowling alleys in the basement. Since then, the bowling area has been renovated into a multi-purpose room and the lounge into a Nautilus center. Carondelet YWCA 4510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63109 314/481-2422 http://www.ywca.org The Carondelet YWCA is located in the Southtown business district on South Kingshighway. Aquatics programs at the swimming pool include learn-to-swim classes, water exercise & therapeutics, synchronized swim, self-defense, and special classes for less able students. Challenges Unlimited provides opportunities for mentally retarded & developmentally disabled individuals through exercise, games, arts & crafts, cooking, etc. School-age care offers before and after school care for elementary school children. The Community Development Administration-funded Youth Program Expansion Program provides residents with broad-based programs that encourage neighborhood development and nurture community spirit through youth lock-ins, self-esteem programs, health and fitness workshops, community service programs, leadership education, and special events. Carr Community Center 1629 Biddle St. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/231-0757 http://stlouis.missouri.org/carrsquare/tools.htm T.O.O.L.S. (Taking On Our Life Skills) is the major initiative of Carr Community Center. This concept is a response to the tenant mothers in Carr Square Village who are taking leadership responsibility to give their sons a better future. It was their contention that young people who experience the satisfaction of success through constructive choices will choose to remain productive the rest of their lives. This program provides after-school tutoring, on-the-job training for teenagers (by providing jobs as aides to the teachers), field trips, etc. The summer program focuses on communication (reading, writing, and speaking) computation and logic (mathematics), development of social skills through field trips, invited guest and sporting activities. Cochran Community Center 818 Cass Ave. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/241-8319 The Cochran Community Center’s programs have been designed to give youth living in the Center's service area-primarily the Cochran Gardens public housing complex - an alternative to juvenile crime by involving them in Life Planning Educational Programs that are: law related, drug prevention, health education, cultural, recreational, vocational activities. Recreational programs and computer training are available for adults. Dignity House 812 Union Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 314/361-8400 http://stlouis.missouri.org/academy/links/!dhouse.htm Dignity House is one of the United Church Neighborhood Houses. It is located in the former St. Louis Artists' Guild building, and carries on in a tradition of bringing arts to the community. Combining social service, the arts, and education, Dignity House empowers both individuals and the neighborhood through intentional programming designed to help persons uncover skills and build a stronger community. Particular programming varies from season to season, but the major programs include after-school clubs for children ages 5 through 12, Teen Club for middle and high school youth ages 13 to 18, Voices United citywide youth choir, Junior Leadership Training for teens, Art's the Heart for senior citizens, and the Parent Advisory Board. Summer programming for youth takes the form of daycamp and resident camp. Through the collaborative work of Dignity House, the West End Center, Joint Community Ministries, and Clark Elementary School, young people in the Academy neighborhood have the chance to participate in a full day six week daycamp program that includes academic, social, artistic, and physical growth. Camp TAMBO is a resident camping program both children and teens may attend for one week. Camp TAMBO (meaning That All May Be One) exposes neighborhood youth to outdoor experiences and emphasizes cooperative living within cabin groups and through-out the entire camp. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater St. Louis (YMCA)/Downtown 1528 Locust St. St. Louis, MO 63103 314/436-1177 http://www.ymcastlouis.org/ The Downtown YMCA offers a variety of facilities and equipment to community residents who are members. These include: Indoor Pool, Gymnasium, Racquetball Courts, Indoor Track, Nautilus Equipment, Free Weight Equipment, Cardiovascular Equipment, Locker Rooms, Steam Room, Whirlpool, and Sauna. For its first 40 years, the Downtown YMCA held programs in churches and libraries. When its current building on Locust Street was dedicated in 1926, it is said that the key was thrown into the Mississippi River so that the doors would never close. And the doors have stood open for a great influx of immigrants after the Industrial Revolution, for hundreds of thousands of service personnel during World War II and the Korean War, and for generations of residents and downtown employees. This 10-story building was one of the largest YMCAs when built and consisted of six floors of dormitories, one floor of classrooms, two gymnasiums, six handball courts, a swimming pool, men's and boy's locker rooms, a Business Men's Club with Turkish bath equipment, a barber shop, tailor shop, cafeteria, private dining and club rooms, lounges, libraries, assembly halls and separate social halls for younger and older boys. The cafeteria and dormitories were closed in 1974 and the upper seven floors were sold and converted to the Centenary Tower senior citizen apartments in 1977. The Fellowship Center 1121 N. 9th St. St. Louis, MO 63101 314/231-0273 The Fellowship Center is one of the United Church Neighborhood Houses. The Fellowship Center offers after-school clubs, a food pantry, and a thrift shop. The Fellowship Center houses Christ In The City United Church of Christ. Friedens Haus 1908 Newhouse St. St. Louis, MO 63107 314/421-0307 Friedens Haus is a strong anchor to the Hyde Park community. Established by Friedens United Church of Christ in its church hall building, Friedens Haus works closely with Clay Community Education Center and the Hyde Park neighborhood organizations to provide youth services. The CDBG-funded Friedens Haus Youth Services Program provides after-school care for youth in Hyde Park including: tutoring, cultural activities, individual, group and family counseling, field trips, mentoring programs, and social service referrals. Freidens Haus also offers after-school growth and development groups for K-5, a parent group, choir for all ages, Center of Contemporary Art classes, dance program, mentoring program, outreach, resource coordination, and a Teen Cadet Corps (ages 13 - 18 yrs.) that does service projects. A popular summer program is coordinated with Clay CEC to provide educational and special interest activities. Gardenville Community Center 6651 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 314/481-7773 http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/gardenville/ The purpose of Gardenville Community Center is to enhance the quality of life and provide community services, recreation and a variety of other services for the residents and businesses of the community within its boundaries. The center is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian community organization. Gardenville Community Center programs include Bridge club, crocheting and quilting, senior-citizen dance and exercise programs, food pantry, community library, Gardenville Arts Council, Gravois Senior Center, Greater St. Louis Horseshoe Club, a Head Start program, Kung-Fu, the Loyalty Day parade, Missouri State Retirees, Pinochle, power engineers school, the Princeton Heights Neighborhood Association, the Sons of Union Veterans, St. Louis Irish Arts, a mini-branch post office, and a WIC program. Gardenville Community Center is housed in the former Gardenville School at Gravois and Kingshighway. The Center received Community Development Administration funds in recent years to replace the roof of the school building. George Washington Carver House 3035 Bell Ave. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/652-8485 The Carver House neighborhood center provides services to youth, families and adults in the Covenant Blu area. Crisis Services provides counseling, food, financial assistance, information and referrals. Youth operate an in-house radio station (WCH Radio Program). Carver House received Community Development Administration-funding for capital improvements and for a proposal to rehabilitate an adjacent carriage house to expand its programming, and for accessibility improvements. Girls, Inc. of St. Louis #1 4324 Margaretta Avenue St. Louis, MO 63115 314/385-8088 Girls, Incorporated is a United Way-funded mentoring program for girls and young women ages 4 to 18. Programs are designed to help girls develop confidence and self-esteem, attain skills, set goals and achieve a sense of responsibility. Girls, Inc. offers structured age appropriate programs in four areas: educational enhancement, cultural arts, sports and personal development in an attempt to encourage girls to raise aspirations and realize their potential.. Girls Inc. of St. Louis #2 2631 Ohio Ave. St. Louis, MO 63118 314/771-0044 Girls, Incorporated is a United Way-funded mentoring program for girls and young women ages 4 to 18. The Fox Park site focus is helping girls of all racial, religious and economic backgrounds grow and work together through daily educational, recreational and personal development. Grace Hill Neighborhood Services 2600 Hadley St. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/241-2200 Grace Hill is a major anchor for the near Northside of St. Louis, and offers services in areas throughout the metropolitan area. Grace Hill provides emergency services, employment services, counseling, youth programs, elderly services, health/dental care and health care for the homeless. Grace Hill Patch Neighborhood Center 7925 Minnesota Ave. St. Louis, MO 63111 314/638-0150 The Patch Neighborhood Center provides services to the residents of far south St. Louis. The Girl Friend Social Club is a social program created to enrich the lives of the neighborhood girls with better self-esteem. The club offers Educational classes and speakers along with fun activities such as a dance group provided. Participants must live in 63111 zip code area. Greeley Community Center 2240 St. Louis Ave. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/241-0104 Greeley Community Center is located next door to Greeley Presbyterian Church in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. Community assistance includes food, clothing, utility assistance, etc. Greeley also offers summer tutorial day camp, Head Start, youth career development, and Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts. Guardian Angel Settlement Association 1022 St. Ange St. St. Louis, MO 63104 314/231-3188 Guardian Angel is a family support center that offers Day Care & Day Camp for children. Guardian Angel is accredited to licensed full day care. Limited social services and an educational curriculum are offered. Guardian Angel operates the "Earth Angels" program that provides arts and environmental education to school-aged children residing on the near Southside. Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis 2901 North Grand Ave. St. Louis, MO 63107 314/652-8300 http://www.hhbgc.org Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club provides a safe, fun environment for youth to develop skills, friendships and values. Programs are managed by a professional staff dedicated to offering youth a sense of belonging, usefulness, competence, and power or influence. Programs and services are designed to help youth grow physically, mentally, and emotionally. Herbert Hoover operates an open door policy and welcomes children from all backgrounds and experiences. Supervision is provided inside the Club facility, on Club grounds and while members are on approved Club outings. Membership is required to use the facility. Hi-Pointe Center 6020 Southwest Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139 314/781-1617 The Hi-Pointe Center is a Community Development Administration-funded program that distributes food, provides health screenings, assists elderly residents with circuit breaker tax deduction form preparation, and provides social service referrals to area residents. The center also distributes grass seed and provides a variety of specific health services. Kingdom House 1321 S. 11th St. St. Louis, MO 63104 314/421-0400 http://www.kingdomhouse.org/ Kingdom House is a social service agency that has been serving residents of the Near Southside since 1902. . Kingdom House is sponsored by the United Methodist Church and is a United Way agency. Its facilities and staff resources are directed toward organizing groups of residents to develop resources to address their needs, problems, and mutual concerns. Of prime concern is the provision of social and community services for families, children and individuals under stress, including child care, and direct material relief. It provides after school program, teen clubs, scouts, summer day camp, and volunteer programs. A $3.00 family registration fee is required. The Near Southside Employment Coalition and the Grace Hill Business and Career Center are located at Kingdom House. Marquette YMCA 314 N. Broadway St. Louis, MO 63102 314/436-7070 http://www.ymcastlouis.org/ The YMCA branch at the Marquette Building opened in anticipation of greater needs in the downtown community in 1987, as a satellite facility of the Downtown YMCA. The state-of-the-art facility is located on the third and fourth floors of the Marquette Building. The remainder of the building is currently being renovated for luxury apartments. The Downtown and Marquette YMCAs were merged in 1990. Marquette YMCA facilities include an indoor track, Nautilus equipment, free weight equipment, cardiovascular equipment, locker rooms, steam room, whirlpool, and sauna. Martin Luther King Community Center 1437 Laurel St. St. Louis, MO 63112 314/389-9246 The Martin Luther King Community Center has been an exciting addition to the Hamilton Heights community since 1996. The Union West Community Corporation is the lead agency in the Martin Luther King Community Center. Union West works with various agencies located in the community center to provide recreation, parenting, community building, values, computers, job training, video training, family support, youth mentoring, teen leadership and tutoring. Mathews-Dickey Boys Club 4245 N. Kingshighway St. Louis, MO 63115 314/382-5952 http://stlouis.missouri.org/penrose/commres.htm Mathews-Dickey programs consist of recreation, sports, social and cultural education designed to serve youth ages 5 - 19 by teaching respect, responsibility and restraint, building character and the basics of math, reading and spelling. The Mathews-Dickey Boys Club began in 1959 with a meeting between Martin L. Mathews and Hubert "Dickey" Ballentine, each a coach of a neighborhood baseball team. The two men then began to organize additional athletic teams, their goal being to keep boys on the playing field and off the street. As the number of players grew, Mathews and Ballentine secured a small storefront building to serve as a club house. The present facility built in 1981 covers 12 acres of ground and houses athletic, recreational, educational, and cultural-enrichment activities, along with offices meeting spaces and classrooms. The club began programs for girls in 1986 offering education, arts and culture, personal development and athletics. Today the club serves more than 40,000 youth, ages 6 to 18, from throughout the St. Louis region. Monsanto YMCA 5555 Page Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63112 314/367-4646 http://www.ymcastlouis.org/ The Monsanto YMCA offers health, fitness, strength training, recreation and education for youth, adults and senior citizens. The facility includes a swimming pool, nautilus room, indoor walk track, full court gym, steam and sauna rooms, kitchen and a six acre open grounds area with an outdoor pool. In addition to the sports programs, youth development includes after-school tutoring, literacy, summer day camp, camper-ships to Camp Lakewood, youth enhancement and skills development programs, latchkey and a licensed child care facility. The Monsanto YMCA operates an after-school care for children 5 to 15, at the Washington Montessori School. The YMCA also services: Clark, Cook, Mitchell, and Emerson, and three Montessori schools: Euclid, Ridge, and Washington. The Monsanto YMCA is a state licensed child care program that operates in the morning from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the afternoons. The Monsanto Family YMCA on Page Boulevard, and its predecessors - the Pine Street, Page Park and City North branches - share a remarkable history. Over the course of a century in North St. Louis, the YMCA has educated and inspired young leaders, housed and fed U.S. Army troops, started Camp Rivercliff, established a public affairs forum and created the Page-Park Junior Kindergarten School, which was a prototype for the national Head Start program. Since the current facility opened in 1981 and was renamed to recognize a generous contribution by the Monsanto Company, the Monsanto Family YMCA has become a national model for what not-for-profit organizations can do to address family needs in the inner city. By providing a safe haven for youth, an excellent preschool child care program and a means for uniting neighbors and neighborhoods, the YMCA is a large part of community life in North St. Louis. In 1998, the YMCA Performing Arts Center on Clay Street, which opened in 1996, became part of the Monsanto Family YMCA branch. The center houses the YMCA Boys Choir, modeled after the Harlem Boys Choir, a computer and learning resource facility, and programs from Positive Steps dancing to tumbling and more. Northside Community Center 4120 Maffitt Ave. St. Louis, MO 63113 314/531-4161 The Northside Community Center reaches out to community members in the northern part of St. Louis, especially in the Greater Ville and Ville neighborhoods. As a United Way member agency with a holistic approach to service delivery, Northside Community Center offers services to neighborhood clients in three major program areas: elderly, housing, and children/youth. Its youth department offers several services, including job training, a parent support group, food pantry, social service referrals, delinquency and substance abuse prevention, leadership development, after-school tutoring, field trips, recreation, and social and academic counseling. Neighborhood seniors benefit from the following programs at the Center: nutrition education, health management, safety, coping skills, tax assistance, daily nutritious meals, and social events. Since 1974, Northside Community Center has been active in rehabbing vacant houses in the community for rental to low-income families. Phyllis Wheatley YWCA 3820 West Pine Mall St. Louis, MO 63108 314/533-9400 http://www.ywca.org The Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, for many years located on Locust St. just west of Jefferson Ave., is now housed at the YWCA main offices. The YWCA Transitional Housing Program offers safe, affordable housing for low income single women. Its mission is to support at risk women to become self-sustaining and competitively employed. YWCA Teen/TOOLS (Turning On Our Leadership Skills) Program is a leadership development program for city middle school girls ages 9 - 15. Program challenges teen girls to discover and develop their own unique set of talents and skills; while stimulating academic excellence and independence of thought, so that they become self-sufficient women. Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center 4710 Emily St. St. Louis, MO 63107 314/534-4143 http://www.stljoblink.org The Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center provides education and counseling primarily to residents of the College Hill neighborhood in North St. Louis. GED and literacy tutoring are offered to residents age 16 and older. Computer and keyboard training are available to residents over age 15. The center also runs an after school and summer computer club for youth ages 7-12. St. James Center 1455 E. College Ave. St. Louis, MO 63107 314/261-2220 The St. James Center is the headquarters for the United Church Neighborhood Houses. St. James Center enrichment groups available for all ages to: develop social skills, increase self-esteem, decision making skills, cultural awareness, and foster community ownership. Extensive summer program featuring day camps at all four sites and overnight camp. The St. James Center Youth Group is designed to enhance self-esteem, drug & alcohol awareness, and decision making skills throughout the school year. There is a resident camp in August. Salvation Army - Euclid Corps 2618 N. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63113 314/531-5621 The Salvation Army Euclid Corps offers various community programs. The Latchkey Program provides care for children of working parents. The Summer Day Camp includes weekly field trips, swimming, bible studies, art, crafts, etc. The Summer Community Center offers sports, tumbling instruction, and weight training. Salvation Army - Arsenal Corps 2740 Arsenal St. St. Louis, MO 63118 314/776-0688 The Arsenal Corps Center is a strength of the community. Kids earn badges from demonstrating proficiency in life skills. Community Center offers sports and other gym activities, after-school homework club, and a variety of summer activities. Social service assistance includes rent, utilities, food and more. The Arsenal Corps offers bible study and fellowship groups for all ages. South Side YMCA 2232 S. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63104 314/865-3500 http://www.ymcastlouis.org The South Side YMCA offers school-age child care at eight different schools. South Side Y provides a.m. and p.m. care at school sites. Youth & family programs include basketball, swimming and free weights. Facilities & Equipment include: Indoor Pool, Full-Size Gymnasium, Nautilus/Cardiovascular Equipment, Multipurpose Fitness Rooms, 3 Racquetball Courts, Handball Court, Locker Rooms, Sauna, and Gymnastics Center. The South Side YMCA received its charter in 1890, making it one of St. Louis’ - and the nation’s - oldest YMCAs. Known as the German Branch from 1879 to 1908, it operated from several locations before the present building was constructed in 1936. The location on South Grand Avenue was selected because of the high number of juvenile delinquency cases in the area, which is where the branch originally directed most of its efforts. In 1926, the South Side YMCA created Indian Guides, a parent/child program that rapidly spread across the country and remains a strong program today. In 1989, the South Side YMCA and the Carondelet YMCA merged and formed the South City YMCA in order to provide comprehensive, non-duplicated programs and services. Wesley House 4507 Lee Ave. St. Louis, MO 63115 314/385-1000 Wesley House Association, a United Way member, was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the State of Missouri in 1903. Wesley House was first established as a neighborhood settlement house and enjoys strong ties with the community and is associated with a strong sense of history. The mission of Wesley House is to provide a stabilizing influence in the Penrose-O’Fallon community, a predominately African American community in North St. Louis. Wesley House believes that this mission can best be accomplished by providing residents with a variety of health and human services. Wesley House core programs are a Seniors Day Care Program, a Community Forum and Community Development program and After School / Summer Camp youth programs. Wesley House is also a Headstart site and has an Environmental Awareness program. It is home to the "Save Our Youth" (SOY) program which offers youth positive development by use of the performing arts. West End Community Center 724 Union Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 314/367-4141 The West End Community Center serves the Academy, West End and Visitation Park neighborhoods. West End Community Center is a neighborhood asset for many. The building has recently undergone some renovations, including the finishing of a wonderfully modern and beautiful auditorium. The Center houses activities for youth and adults and includes a gym, swimming pool, and weight room. The West End Community Conference is based there, and the facility includes the City Recreation Division’s West End Recreation Center. The building was originally built as the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, and has been a neighborhood anchor for approximately 100 years. Windsor Community Center 4092 Robert Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 314/352-5986 The Windsor Community Center is the hub of activities in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood and is the home of the Boulevard Heights Improvement Association, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's 1st District Public Affairs Forum, several VFW Posts, the Retired Firefighter's Association, a hobby railroad club, a Head Start Program, a U. S. Post Office and is usually available for community activities. It is located in the former Windsor School. Recently, Community Development Administration funds were used to provide ADA accessibility modifications at Windsor. The Youth & Family Center 2929 N. 20th St. St. Louis, MO 63107 314/231-1147 The Youth & Family Center, formerly known as the Neighborhood Association, is a neighborhood center that provides group work and camping services. The Youth & Family Center provides resident and day camp, crisis intervention, tutoring, counseling, and GED programs. Computer instruction is also available. Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater St. Louis (YWCA) 3820 West Pine Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 314/531-1115 http://www.ywca.org The mission of the YWCA is to empower women and girls and to eliminate racism. YWCA strives to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body. The YWCA offers recreation programs for children and teens in various facilities across the City.