Discovering Options is a 501c3 charitable organization that provides children with comprehensive, supportive and enriching after school programming that empowers at-risk children to discover a world of options.
Students in the St. Louis Public Schools are at risk. At school and at home, the predictors for drug abuse are unavoidable. Poverty, family conflict, a lack of commitment to school, behavior problems, and neighborhoods where drugs are easily accessible are all factors that put children is St. Louis at risk for abusing drugs and alcohol. The effectiveness of our programs is verified by research. Through our volunteering and mentoring efforts, Discovering Options programs change the lives of the at-risk students we serve. To learn more about the difference Discovering Options is making in the Saint Louis community please read ourFall Newsletter!
“Discovering Options has been a tremendous learning experience for me, too. I believe St. Louis to be a city deeply plagued by racial tension, one where the racial divide is still alive and well. Discovering Options bridges this gap.”--Rev. Sue Yarber, mentor and volunteer, on the impact of Discovering Options programs on at-risk youth in St. Louis
Discovering Options wants to thank all of the wonderful volunteers for helping the PREP kids resurrect their community garden. Although we did not win the $20,000.00 as a finalist in the Dollars Making a Difference Campaign, the improvements we were able to make to the Mark Twain Community Garden are priceless. The garden continues to flourish as the PREP kids plant flowers, herbs and vegetables, pull the weeds, and paint vines on the new fence! A special thank you to Rick Sems at National City for his generous and responsible marketing campaign that has truly made a difference!
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