ST. JOHN’S MERCY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRY

In partnership with community organizations, we connect the economically underserved with appropriate health and social service resources to improve access to care and quality of life.

PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES

As a department of St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, the Neighborhood Ministry coordinates bringing health and social services to partnering organizations. This improves access to health care for their low-income/uninsured clients through:

• Mammography screenings
• Flu shots - 2008 sites
• Blood pressure screenings
• Mental Health screenings and resources
• Diabetes resources
• Healthy living tips.

By sharing our health and social service resource lists with partnering organizations, low-income/uninsured clients are easily referred to the safety net programs available in our community:

• Health clinics
• Dental, vision, and pharmacy resources
• Food pantries
• Training and employment services
• Utility and rent assistance
• And more

Support from St. John’s Mercy co-workers and friends of the Neighborhood Ministry allows us to enhance services needed in the community. Efforts may include volunteering, fundraising or organizing collection drives.

• Supportive Activities

SOME OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT PARTNERS:

ADVOCACY

Guided by our mission, we participate in a variety of advocacy and social justice programs. These programs range from statewide initiatives to partnerships with the City of St. Louis and other neighborhood coalitions.

Sisters of Mercy Health System Advocacy

Cover the Uninsured

Purchase Fair Trade coffee, tea & cocoa through the Neighborhood Ministry

St. Louis City Continuum of Care to Ending Chronic Homelessness

OUR SERVICES RELY ON YOUR SUPPORT

The health and social service resources provided by St. John’s Mercy Neighborhood Ministry are made possible through community support. To continue offering these programs, your support is welcome. Please call St. John’s Mercy Foundation at 314-251-1800 to discuss how you can make a difference in the lives of others by making a financial contribution to the Neighborhood Ministry.

OUR TRADITION

Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, connected the rich to the poor, the healthy to the sick, the educated and skilled to the uninstructed, the influential to those of no consequence, the powerful to the weak.

“It is for God we serve the poor, and not for thanks.”
- Catherine McAuley

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615 S. New Ballas Rd., St. Louis, Missouri, 63141