Gateway Homeless Services is the largest 24-hour shelter for women, children and families in Missouri.  40% of our budget is provided by compassionate donors who seek to use their dollars pragmatically to end homelessness in St.. Louis.  Your contribution supports:

A 24-hour family emergency shelter for single women and families. Gateway places more than 300 women and children into transitional or permanent housing each year.

Adult educational and support programs that empower homeless people to take responsibility for moving into transitional or permanent housing.

Services designed specifically for children and youth including tutoring, childcare, computer literacy and other educational opportunities.

A food distribution effort to shelter residents, former residents who are in permanent housing, senior citizens and working poor individuals.

Annual collection of personal hygiene items and school supplies for homeless and at-risk children.

A large contribution to overall planning to end Homelessness within the St. Louis Region by focusing on helping families in crisis keep the housing that they already have, moving families out of emergency shelters and into permanent housing as quickly as possible, understanding families needs and linking them to targeted services, and collecting and sharing data to improve program management and planning.

We need your gift today.  With your help, we can continue to serve the many homeless children, women and families in the Bi-State Region, helping them to move from homelessness to independence.  Please donate on line or send a check to Gateway, 1000 N 19th St, St. Louis, 63106 or call 314-546-9684 and Jenn Gauthier-Lyke will arrange for your gift!   Sincerely, Martin Rafanan