Agency Profile
Agency Name Alternatives to Living In Violent Environments (ALIVE)
Website www.alivestl.org
Phone Number (314) 993-2777
Executive Director Jean Oberdan
Funded Project
Project Name Children's Counseling Program
Project Description

Licensed counselors assist children 4-19 who have been exposed to domestic abuse via play/talk therapy, EMDR, and TF-CBT.  Parents of children younger than four are helped in addressing common concerns resulting from exposure to intimate partner violence in their home both past and present.  Consultation is available for parenting skill development.
Eligibility Criteria Parents and their children who have experienced/witnessed domestic violence.  ALIVE does not charge for services rendered.  No person seeking services will be denied access due to inability to pay.
Service Area Individual, Group and Family Counseling Services

Project Name
 Nights of Safety


Project Description

Project Description: The “Nights of Safety” emergency shelter program provides shelter and basic necessities when there is no room available at local domestic violence shelters. The program focuses on assisting clients with finding a longer-term safe shelter and on helping clients create and achieve goals that will enable them to rebuild lives free of violence.



Eligibility Criteria
 Parents and children who are in immediate danger due to domestic violence but who are unable to secure shelter at one of the area’s domestic violence shelters.


Service Area
 Temporary Shelter

St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline: 1 (877) 928-2929
St. Louis County Children's Service Fund, 222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 202, Clayton, Missouri, 63105.
Phone: (314) 615-5850, Fax: (314) 615-5858

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