Youths and Teens

Services and Information

• Apply for the STL Youth Jobs Program
  Information on how to apply for STL Youth Jobs, which provides summer employment for youth ages 15-24.
• Apply to Be a High School Student Poll Worker
  High School Students in the City of St. Louis may become poll workers on Election Day as greeters, technical specialists, or election judges.
• Become a Distribution Site for the Free Summer Food Program
  Information on how to apply to be a volunteer distribution site for the Free Summer Food Program
• Boys and Girls Club Youth Development Programs
  Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis offers youth programming through the year that supports academic success and provides safe, supportive environment and activities.
• Events at Cherokee Recreation Center
  2023 Programs at Cherokee Rec
• Free Student Meals
  St. Louis City schools provide breakfast, lunch and a snack for all students.
• Free Summer Food Program
  Summer food programs provide free breakfast and lunch during the summer for children 18 and under at sites within the metropolitan St. Louis area
• Gateway Go Pass
  Providing thousands of city youth free public transportation through MetroLink and MetroBus
• Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club After School and Summer Programming
  The after school and summer programming is meant to assist youth from specific neighborhoods in achieving academic success.
• Group Mentoring at Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
  This program provides young boys with holistic mentorship, positive role models, and field trips.
• Harambee Youth Training Program
  The Harambee Youth Training Program offers skills classes and hands-on learning opportunities while providing youth a chance to help their community.
• Help for Youth
  Our program enables youth to be successful in education and the workplace, inspires and teaches future leaders of the communities
• Help for Youth
  Listings of organizations that can help St. Louis City youth with housing, education, substance use, employment and other issues.
• Homeless Youth Services
  Services for youths (under 18 years of age) who are homeless.
• How to Park: The Must-Read Manual for Teens
  "How to Park: The Must-Read Manual for Teens" is a smart, fun, informative, and valuable booklet that educates teen drivers about how to park. A great read for adults as well! Courtesy of the International Parking Institute.
• Ignite Hope
  Ignite Hope offers mental and behavioral health services, particularly after traumatic events. They have multiple specialized programs to help community members heal from various incidents.
• LIFT Mentoring Program
  Through the LIFT Mentoring system an individual is surrounded by relationships/opportunities that they would have no normal access to. Each individual is raised up by a series of healthy decisions on their part to continue to move forward towards flourishing.
• Mayor’s Youth Cabinet
  The Mayor’s Youth Cabinet (MYC) creates opportunities for civic engagement and leadership
• Mobile Y
  The Mobile Y brings games, activities, and recreation to teens throughout the city who otherwise do not have access to recreation centers.
• OVP Kickback Events
  Kickback events provide a safe space for residents, and help raise awareness of violence prevention and intervention resources.
• OVP Peace Walks
  Peace walks bring together community members to march for peace in the City of St. Louis.
• Office of Violence Prevention Events
  OVP events build community through celebration, resources, and creating safe spaces.
• Public Swimming Pools
  Location and schedule of indoors, outdoors, and affiliated pools within the City of St. Louis
• Report Violence with Courage2Report
  Courage2ReportMO takes confidential reports involving any public or private school in Missouri with students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
• SAFE Summer
  SAFE Summer is a program to aid the learning and growth of young people during the summer season.
• STL Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program
  The STL Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program uses ARPA funds to help families whose children attend city public schools.
• St. Louis Artworks Youth Apprenticeship
  The St. Louis Artworks Youth Apprenticeship offers a holistic approach to involving youth members in artistic expression.
• St. Louis City Youth Council
  Learn how local laws are made, who makes them and how you can be involved in making our city better.
• Summer Activities for Youth and Families
  Resources and activities for youth during the summer in St. Louis
• Superhero Summer Camp
  Superhero Summer Camp is a place where youth can spend their days filled with a variety of activities and outings during the out of school season.
• The Village Youth Mentoring Program
  The Village Youth Mentoring Program offers positive role models and encourages personal growth for young black men in the community.
• Throwing and Growing
  Throwing and Growing summer and spring camps use music, arts, and physical education to provide an enriching summer experience for young girls.
• Y-Space
  Y-Space is a drop-in center where youth can enjoy a variety of activities in addition to offering scheduled classes and experience opportunities to help community members reach their full potential.
• Youth Advocate Program Informational Flyer
  Information for accessing Youth Advocate Program resources for youth.
• Youth Excelling and Aiming Higher (YEAH) After School Program
  Youth Excelling and Aiming Higher After-school Program (YEAH) provides programming focused on cognitive and behavioral health and socio-emotional wellness.
• YouthBuild
  A program for disadvantaged City of St. Louis youth ages 17-24 will give them the ability to earn pay, help build affordable housing, and learn leadership skills

Downloadable Forms

• High School Student Poll Worker Application
  High School Students in the City of St. Louis may become poll workers on Election Day as Greeters (between 15 to 17 years old), or as Technical Specialist or Election Judge (only if 18 years old and a registered voter) with the permission of a parent or legal guardian.
• School's Out Cafe: Summer Food Service Program Application
  Application to be a volunteer food service site for the Summer Food Service Program and Informational Flyer.

External Resources

• Challenge Learning Center St. Louis
  The award-winning Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis provides space education programs for schools, corporations, scouts, community groups and the general public.
• Circus Flora
  The Circus Arts Foundation of Missouri's mission is to broaden and deepen the appreciation of the performing arts in the greater St. Louis community by producing and presenting innovative performances and educational programs through the use of classic circus skills.
• Grant's Farm
  There are many exciting animal encounters possible at Grant's Farm, the 281-acre ancestral home of the Busch family, located just south of the city of St. Louis. The Farm is home to more than 900 animals representing more than 100 different species. Grant's Farm, operated by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., has been a St. Louis tradition for over five decades.
• How to Talk to Kids About Hunger
  How to Talk to Kids About Hunger
• Kirkwood Children's Chorale
  Kirkwood Children's Chorale is a musical enrichment program for children from second to eighth grade.KCC has over 220 singers from over fifty area schools. KCC singers perform numerous local concerts, and also have the opportunity to perform nationally and overseas.
• Magic House: St. Louis Children's Museum
  Magic House presents creativity and the development of problem solving skills within a place of beauty, joy and magic, The Magic House will engage all children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation and wonder.
• Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
  The Kemper Art Museum is part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University, which was established in 2005 to link strong studio programs in art and architecture with the resources and programs of the Museum. The Sam Fox School is dedicated to the creation, study, and exhibition of multidisciplinary and collaborative work with an emphasis on fostering creativity and intellectual exchange
• PoolSafely
  Pool Safely is a national public education campaign that works with partners around the country to reduce child drownings and entrapments in swimming pools.
• Recycle at School
  Recycling resources for schools, teachers, students and educators on the City's recycling education programs, how to get classroom recycling bins, how to start rescycling at your school, the Lending Library (environmental educational books) and additional resources.
• SLPS Bilingual/Migrant Program (ESOL)
  The mission of the ESOL/Bilingual/Migrant program is to provide effective and age-appropriate English language instruction (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing), and to support English Language Learners to achieve in all content areas, grades K-12
• SLPS Special Education Office
  The Office of Special Education (OSE) is committed to the educational, social, physical and emotional well-being of students within the St. Louis Public Schools
• St. Louis Youth Jobs
  We engage the unemployed youth talent in target neighborhoods, and connect them to a combination of place-based employment and corporations in high-demand industries in our region.
• The Butterfly House
  A division of Missouri's Botanical Gardens.
• Understanding SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  Understanding SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Vision for Children at Risk
  The mission of Vision for Children at Risk is to promote the well-being of children and youth in the St. Louis metropolitan area, targeting particularly those young people who face serious socio-economic risk.

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