Partnership For Youth Inc

THE MISSION OF AMERICORPS ST. LOUIS IS TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND LIFE-LONG SERVICE ETHIC OF THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE; TO RESPOND TO CRITICAL UNMET NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; TO LEVERAGE SERVICE OF VOLUNTEERS; AND TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERING AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

DISASTER RESPONSE SUMMARY: AMERICORPS ST. LOUIS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS SUPPORT INITIATIVES ACROSS MULTIPLE DISASTERS. ACSTL SUPPORTED WILDLAND FIRE FUEL MITIGATION EFFORTS IN CALIFORNIA REMOVING 1170 CUBIC YARDS OF VEGETATIVE DEBRIS AND INSTILLING DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND 113 HOMES TO LIMIT WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. ADDITIONALLY, ACSTL SUPPORTING IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SALLY IN FLORIDA SUPPORTING 290 HOMEOWNERS WITH HAZARD TREE AND VEGETATIVE DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM HURRICANE WINDS. IN THE SPRING, ACSTL TRANSITIONED TO COVID-19 VACCINATION SITE SUPPORTING, INSTILLING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL PERSONNEL COORDINATE AND ADMINISTER OVER 75,000 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS ACROSS 80+ SITERS IN MISSOURI. ACSTL ALSO ASSISTED WITH PPE DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS, CALL CENTER SUPPORT, VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SUMMARY: AMERICORPS ST. LOUIS SERVES WITH 21 PARTNERING AGENCIES TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF VARIOUS ECOSYSTEMS AND IMPROVE RECREATIONAL ACCESS IN MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, AND MONTANA, WITH 3 OF THOSE AS NEW PARTNERS. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE EXOTIC INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, NATURAL HABITAT RESTORATION, AND TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT. SPECIAL PROJECTS IN WILDLIFE SURVEYING, NATIVE PLANTING, AND BRIDGE BUILDING. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ACSTL HAD THE FOLLOWING IMPACT: 1,817 HAZARD TREES FELLED/REMOVED FROM TRAIL, 275 ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES TREATED/REMOVED AND 270 MILES OF TRAIL CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED.WILDLAND FIRE SUMMARY: AMERICORPS ST. LOUIS IS A REGISTERED VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI. ALL MEMBERS COMPLETE THE CORE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING TRAINING THROUGH THE NATIONAL WILDFIRE COORDINATING GROUP. UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, MEMBERS ASSIST NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONSERVATION AND FIRE AGENCIES IN ALL TYPES OF WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING AND PRESCRIBED BURNING TECHNIQUES. ACSTL HAD THE FOLLOWING IMPACT RELATED TO WILDLAND FIRE: 55 MILES OF FIRELINE PREPPED, 17,945 ACRES OF PRESCRIBED BURNING AND 141 ACRES OF WILDFIRES FOUGHT.MY MOTHER'S HOUSE SUMMARY: FOR THE 13TH YEAR IN A ROW, AMERICORPS ST. LOUIS PARTNERED WITH ST. LOUIS WINTER OUTREACH TO OPERATE OUR EMERGENCY WINTER WARMING SHELTER AND OTHER OUTREACH SERVICES. OPEN ON SELECT NIGHTS BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND MARCH WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 20 DEGREES, OUR SHELTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE TWO HOT MEALS AND A WARM BED FOR ROUGHLY 60 UNHOUSED GUESTS. IN ADDITION TO OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER OPERATIONS, AMERICORPS ST. LOUIS ALSO PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND DAYTIME SERVICES FOR THE UNHOUSED ONCE A WEEK. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE SHOWERS, LUNCH, HAIR/BEARD TRIMMING, AND ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. DUE TO COVID-19, THE NEED FOR THESE SERVICES IN THE CITY WAS EVEN GREATER. IMPACT MADE THROUGH MY MOTHER'S HOUSE: 18 NIGHTS OPEN FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER, 1,620 VOLUNTEER HOURS LEVERAGED, 1,458 TOTAL GUESTS SERVED (OVERNIGHT SHELTER AND DAY TIME SERVICES), 764+ MEALS SERVED AND 589 SHOWERS PROVIDED.