In order to achieve our vision for the children and youth of St. Louis County, we strategically invest in organizations that deliver effective and quality mental health and substance abuse services, while simultaneously working to create and maintain an integrated service system.  We seek to invest in organizations that possess the following characteristics:

 

    • Capacity and commitment to deliver best practices with fidelity
    • Outcomes-focused intent and commitment to measuring
       pre-defined participant outcomes
    • Capacity and commitment to performance management and continuous quality
       improvement
    • Commitment to helping with the long-term goal of creating and maintaining an
       integrated service system.

The activities of the St. Louis County Children's Service Fund, including due diligence, investment decisions, and non-financial capacity building support, are aimed at the achievement of our defined outcomes.



Outcomes

 

 

Grantees


    •  Improved service delivery of best practices 
    •  Improved organizational performance
    •  Decreased social investment risk

Participants


    •  Improved functioning
    •  Improved well-being
    •  Free of symptom expression

Community
Wide


    •  Decreased prevalence of: 
         •  Child abuse/neglect
         •  Homelessness
         •  Out of home placements
         •  Substance abuse
         •  Suicide
         •  Teen pregnancies

Aggregated
Investment

  
    •  Decreased social investment risk  
    •  Increased positive outcomes
    •  Decreased service gap
    •  Increased effective service capacity

 



          To view our Theory
          of Change Blueprint
           click here.

 

Goals
       

1.

 Design and implement a social investment approach that helps the Children's Service Fund achieve its mission.
 

2.

 Drive down the prevalence of community-wide indicators related to children and youth.
 

3.

 Design, implement, and maintain an Integrated Service System (ISS).
 

4.

 Develop strategic partnerships with other agencies and funders, creating alliances to ensure that children and youth receive needed services that this Fund cannot provide.


          To view the full
          Theory of Change
          document
           click here.

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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