KINGDOM HOUSE D/B/A LIFEWISE STL

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. THE CENTER PARTICIPATES IN THE USDA CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.

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 PARTNERS WITH THE ST. LOUIS LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION FOR A SPECIALIZED TUTORING PROGRAM. 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. 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.