Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    LIFEWISE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOR NEARLY 100 CHILDREN, AGES 6 WEEKS - 5 YEARS. CENTER IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND AND PRIMARILY BENEFITS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHO NEED CHILDCARE BECAUSE THEY ARE EMPLOYED, IN SCHOOL OR IN TRAINING. FAMILIES PAY THE FEE FOR SERVICE THROUGH THEIR CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES, WHILE OTHERS PAY ACCORDING TO A SLIDING SCALE FEE STRUCTURE. CENTER IS A HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDER THROUGH YWCA. CENTER IS ACCREDITED UNDER THE MISSOURI ACCREDITATION OF PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, IS A MEMBER OF UNITED 4 CHILDREN, WHICH PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING. HEALTH SCREENINGS AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATIONS ARE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EXTRA RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED AS NEEDED. FURTHER INFORMATION IS ON SCHEDULE O.THE CENTER PARTICIPATES IN THE USDA CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.2M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    LIFEWISE YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, 6-WEEK LITERACY-FOCUSED SUMMER CAMP AND LIFEWISE ACADEMY, A PROGRAM HELPING TEENS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ADVANCE INTO COLLEGE OR VOCATION. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVES 60 CHILDREN AGES 6-14 PROVIDING A SAFE AND ACADEMICALLY FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO HOMEWORK HELP, SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES. LIFEWISE IS AN OFFICIAL CDF FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAM PARTNER. OVER 140 CHILDREN AGES 6-15 YEARS ARE SERVED THROUGH FREEDOM SCHOOL CAMP. PROGRAM PLAYS A NEEDED ROLE IN HELPING CURB SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. FURTHER INFORMATION IS ON SCHEDULE O.LIFEWISE ACADEMY PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS AND JOB READINESS ACTIVITIES TO TEENS TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION AND/OR THE WORKFORCE. 100 TEENS SERVED YEAR-ROUND, APPROXIMATELY 25 PER GRADE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $992.3K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    LIFEWISE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE WELLNESS OF ALL ADULT PARTICIPANTS IN EVERY AREA OF THEIR LIFE, INCLUDING ECONOMIC WELLNESS SERVICES, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS SERVICES, SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMMING AND THE SENIOR RESILIENCY FUND. ABOUT 1,400 INDIVIDUALS SERVED YEARLY. 50% OF SERVED ARE LATINO AND SPEAK SPANISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE. MANY ADULT PARTICIPANTS HAVE CHILDREN ENGAGED IN LIFEWISE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. IN 2020 LIFEWISE PIVOTED IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GENEROUS DONATIONS TOTALING $ 1 MILLION WITH CARES ACT FUNDING, WERE SPENT ON FOOD AND SUPPLIES DURING A 45 WEEK PERIOD FROM MARCH 2020 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2021. FUNDING PUT US IN A POSITION TO HELP NOT ONLY OUR PARTICIPANTS, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. FURTHER INFORMATION IS ON SCHEDULE O. LIFEWISE SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 330 FAMILIES PER WEEK FOR 45 WEEKS. IN TOTAL, DISTRIBUTING 35,000 BAGS OF FOOD, 330,000 DIAPERS, 9,000 BOXES OF PRODUCE, 25,000 MEALS TO STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ADDITIONALLY PROVIDING CASH ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, UTILITIES AND OTHER NEEDS TO OVER 200 FAMILIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER NEVER CLOSED. REGULAR CHECK-INS WITH ALL FAMILIES. SUPPLIED TECHNOLOGY FOR SCHOLARS AND SENIORS. DIRECT CLIENTS FOR 2020 WERE 1,122 AND INDIRECT CLIENTS WERE 22,379 BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 23,501. TOTAL SERVED IN 2020 ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE. OVER 18,000 INDIVIDUALS USED THE FOOD PANTRY DURING COVID.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.7M