Every Child Deserves to be Safe & Happy
The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery provides a short-term safe haven for nearly 4,000 children every year whose families face an emergency caused by illness, homelessness, domestic violence, or overwhelming parental stress.
All services are completely free and voluntary.
As one of the premier children’s organizations in the St. Louis region, the Crisis Nursery offers a network of programs designed to stop child neglect and abuse before they start. Learn more about what we do and how to get involved.
Get help in a crisis.
Call our 24/7 helpline:
Our Helpline is staffed by highly trained professionals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our compassionate team is available to provide immediate, nonjudgmental crisis intervention, resources, and community referrals as needed to support families in crisis.
Ways to Give
Your contribution makes a difference in the lives of families in the St. Louis area. Supporter donations allow us to provide formula, diapers, and food bags, offer emergency overnight care for infants, keep families from homelessness, and invest in programs that enrich kids’ lives.
Open Positions
The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is a recognized leader in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. We achieve this success by providing a safe haven for children and services to families. This is no easy task, and we need the best people to help us!
Volunteer
We are so grateful to the many community members who choose to spend their volunteer hours with us! Volunteers are crucial to helping us provide a safe haven to thousands of kids and families across St. Louis.
Parenting is hard.
Help is here.
We know that parenting is hard and can become completely overwhelming when parents don’t have the support they need.
We provide care 24/7/365 at 5 nurseries, and additional support for families at 11 Outreach Centers throughout St. Louis, St. Charles, Southern Illinois and surrounding regions.
“I usually don’t smile that much, but I’m happy here at the Crisis Nursery.”
-Crisis Nursery Child
