Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Volunteers in Medicine moved out of the basement of the Salvation Army into larger space on South Duchesne.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Kalen Ponche
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
On a busy Monday morning in November, volunteers at the Volunteers in Medicine clinic in St. Charles hustle through the halls, squeezing past one another as they pop into patient rooms. This year, the Volunteers in Medicine clinic gained a bit more space to move about when it moved from the basement of the Salvation Army facility at 2410 N. Fourth Street to a 3,000 square foot space at 1039 South Duchesne in September. The 49 volunteers who provide medical care and support at the clinic now have more space to do so, with six exam rooms, a waiting room, staff offices and even a break room. Anita Hockett, who started Volunteers in Medicine in 1996, said everyone is thrilled with the new location. "We never, ever dreamed it would grow …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Cuts in funding force program directors to trim already tight budgets.
Therapist Brittanie Gellings counsels children and youth ages 4 to 21 who have parents who are divorcing, others may have been abused or just need someone to talk to. Youth In Need, a regional nonprofit organization that serves families throughout the St. Louis area, offers the counseling free of charge to "anyone who lives in St. Charles County and calls," Gellings said. But in the coming year, Youth In Need may not be able to help as many people as it has in the past because of recent cuts in local and federal funding sources. In December, the St. Charles County Council voted to trim the budget for Community Assistance Board funding to $40,000 for 2011. Nonprofit organizations have traditionally been able to apply for the funding …
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Amber Sullivan
10:15 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Will you please fill in the # of visits from last year? ' Last year, the clinic had xxx patient visits.' more ›