February: This
month’s mission highlight is ThriVe St. Louis. ThriVe is a Christ-centered
non-profit organization that empowers people to make life-affirming and healthy
decisions about sex, pregnancy and relationships. According to efca.org, ThriVe
St. Louis operates four counseling offices and provides services including
pregnancy tests, information on pregnancy options, limited obstetric
ultrasounds, STD testing and treatment, and post- abortive support as well as
crisis counseling by trained staff and volunteers, maternity and baby clothing
and supplies. All at no charge. The Best Choice Abstinence Education program is
presented to St. Louis area middle school and high school students, as well as
area youth groups and churches. The staff and volunteers seek to meet the
spiritual needs of clients by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. According to
the BBB they also provide Advisory and Counseling Services such as options
counseling and spiritual counseling. They also provide Advocacy, Resources, and
Educational Services such as case management, social services referral,
parenting classes, life skills, sexual integrity education, maternity supplies,
and baby supplies and equipment.
Thrive
is located at 4331 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 or you can call
314.773.4626.
For
more info: www.thrivealivestl.org or
on Facebook at facebook.com/ThriVeStLouis/
Some
of ThriVe’s partners include: 99.1 Joy FM, Boost Radio, Amazon Smile, Heartbeat
International and NIFLA