Epworth

Epworth Children & Family Services

Founded in 1864, Epworth Children & Family Services is a multiservice agency that helps at-risk and in-need children, youth, and families move toward self-sufficiency by focusing on health, housing, education, and employment. You can make a difference. Explore our hands-on and contactless outreach opportunities.

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Mission Nutrition

Mission Nutrition

Are you looking for an opportunity to volunteer with your family or friends? Come prepare a meal at Salem’s kitchen for the youth at Epworth’s Drop In Center. This opportunity previously had a minimum age requirement however, it is now available to all ages and closer to home. Bring your family, friends, kids or teens to help cook for one day or schedule a couple of times to serve.  For more details contact Amy Milton or the church office.

Volunteer for Mission Nutrition

 Monday, September 8 at Salem at 8:30 am

Monday, September 15 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, September 22 at DIC at 11:00 am
Monday, October 6 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, October 13 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, October 20 at DIC at 11:00 am
Monday, November 3 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, November 10 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, November 17 at DIC at 11:00 am
Monday, December 1 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, December 8 at Salem at 8:30 am
Monday, December 15 at DIC at 11:00 am

Get Involved at Epworth

Single event or occasional service opportunities for volunteers 21 yrs and older.  May be done individually or in a group.  Examples include:

Salem Serve Day at Epworth
Clothing distribution days (Webster Groves)
On-Campus activities: meals, career days, game days
Provide birthday cards, gift cards, hygiene kits, socks, underwear
Decorate, paint, clean, yard work
Vegetable gardening

Service opportunities are for volunteers desiring to build a helping relationship with Epworth youth or the agency. Must be 21 yrs or older.  [Background checks may be required.]  Examples include:

Weekly Drop-In Center Lunch
Adopt-a-residences: activities/snacks/celebrations
Special interest activities
Epworth donation center
Sunday night chapel (Webster Groves)
Worship assistant
1st Sunday lunch out

These are service opportunities for volunteers desiring to build a longer-term helping relationship with Epworth youth or the agency. They are available  volunteers 21 yrs and older.  [Background checks may be required.]

Tutoring (1-3 months)
Mentoring (3-12 months)
Drop-In Center volunteer
Worship leader
Life skills trainer
Board member

Thousands of individuals turn to Epworth each year for foster care case management, residential and intensive treatment, psychological evaluation, in-home family therapy, emergency shelter services, transitional and independent living, homeless youth outreach, drop-in center and clinical services, life skills and vocational training, and a 24-hour crisis help-line. Epworth is headquartered at 110 N. Elm Ave. in Webster Groves and has offices in Normandy, University City, and South St. Louis City. In addition Epworth also supports Intrada, a program that assists youth that have aged out of the foster care system by providing affordable, subsidized housing and wrap-around services such as life skills training and employment assistance with the goal of advancing youth toward self-sufficiency.