Jefferson County Resource Network

🌟 JOIN US TOMORROW 🌟
STL Spring into Transition Summit
A one-day event supporting students with disabilities as they plan their next steps into adulthood.

✔️ Employment resources
✔️ Postsecondary education info
✔️ Recreation programs & more!

📅 March 22, 2025
📍 EDCollabitat, St. Louis, MO
🕙 10 AM - 2 PM

🔗 email [email protected] for more info.

🌟 Free Professional Development! 📅 Saturday, March 29

Positive Connections: Infants/Toddlers
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Emotional Refueling
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Jefferson County Library – Windsor Branch!
7479 Metropolitan Blvd, Barnhart, MO

✨ FREE Clock Hours for Infant/Toddler & Home-Based Child Care Providers!

🚨 FREE Community Presentation – For ADULTS ONLY 🚨
Technology & Life Online: Keeping Our Students Safer

Thursday, March 27
6:00 – 7:30 PM
West County Elementary
1124 Main Street, Leadwood, MO 63653

This FREE event is open to all parents, caregivers, and community members

🚨 TOMORROW! Don’t Miss This Event! 🚨Thursday, March 20th 10 AM – 2 PM

Jefferson County Coalition for the Unhoused Community Outreach Event

FREE services available on-site:
✅ Free meals & Free childcare during the event!
✅ Immunizations & dental screenings (including simple extractions)
✅ Haircuts
✅ Clothing & essential supplies
✅ Mobile Laundry Unit & Dental Van

This is an incredible opportunity for those in need to access vital resources in one place. Help spread the word! 📢

If you know someone who needs a hot meal because they lost all their food please pass this information along.

Just a reminder. If you know someone who needs a hot meal because they lost all their food please pass this information along. We are anticipating many people coming and have prepared for a crowd. Thanks for spreading the word!

Freedom of Speech Therapy, LLC. is looking for passionate professionals to join them! They are currently hiring for multiple positions:

✅ Physical Therapist (PT)
✅ Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Clinical Fellows Welcome!
✅ Occupational Therapist (OT) / Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) – New Grads Welcome!

📍 Location: Festus, MO
Know someone who would be a great fit? Tag them in the comments!

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💙 Family Support Group – Chestnut Health Systems 💙

Are you a family member impacted by addiction? Join the Family Support Group at Chestnut Health Systems, a safe space to share experiences, find support, and gain valuable resources to help navigate the challenges of a loved one’s addiction.

Share this with someone who may need it!

Resumes April 9th
📍 Chestnut Health Systems
To register or for more information, contact:
Lori Epley – [email protected]

Register for Professional Development trainings happening all week!
DESE-Approved clock hours
Free Admission - But Space is limited!
https://sl4k.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/sl4k/publicaccess/eventCalendarBig.jsp

5 Days to Go! Volunteers Needed for March 22nd!

Our next Hammers of Hope build is happening THIS SATURDAY, March 22nd, in Arnold, MO, and we still need volunteers! 🏠🔨

No experience? No problem! We welcome all skill levels, and teens 14 & up can join too! Come be part of something amazing and help make a real difference in our community.

Build Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
📍 Location: Arnold, MO
👷 Teens 14+ welcome

Sign up today and help us build hope!
🌐 www.hammersofhope.org
📞 636-465-0983 x 103

A program of Jefferson County Community Partnership

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨

Jefferson County Drug Education Conference

📅 Thursday, April 10th
Hillsboro Civic Center
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
No cost to attend! (Registration required – limited spots available)
🍽 Lunch & snacks included!

Registration details coming soon! Stay tuned and spread the word!

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Tomorrow! Still time to sign up!

Join this FREE supportive network for those working with babies and children birth to 5, to promote healthy social-emotional development and an awareness of infant/early childhood mental health (I/ECMH).

Tomorrow, we will be discussing "Sharing Developmental and Behavioral Concerns with Families" with Education Committee Member, Lynn Barts, IMH-E®

You will receive 1.0 hours of in-service training towards Endorsement, MOPD, SW / LPC CEUs!

Sign up link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdumsrT8rH9Su4OjZpcwyTz19hGp2hsgf

📚 Did you know that less than 50% of eligible children in Jefferson County are receiving books from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library according to data collected as of Dec. 31st, 2024? This amazing program mails a FREE book every month to children from birth up to age 5—no cost, no catch!

Help connect families you work with to this amazing resource! It’s an incredible way to spark a love of reading and ensure your little one has access to books that help with early literacy development.

👉 Signing up is easy and FREE for families!

🔗https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/

🌟 Need Help Finding Local Resources for Families? 🌟

Missouri Family Resources is a FREE website and mobile app that connects families with essential programs and services in their community. Whether you’re looking for healthcare, food assistance, housing, or other vital resources, this tool makes it easy to find trusted, up-to-date resources near you!

Professionals – Keep your go-to resources in one place! Create a profile, save frequently used programs, and easily share them with clients via text or email—right from your phone.

✅ No account needed - But with an account you can organize and save frequently used programs into your own folders - then print it anytime if you like to have a hard copy at your desk!
✅ Don't see a resource that you know about? Then easily suggest it be added to the database with the "Suggest Program" link at the bottom of the page!

📲 Download the app today or visit: familyresources.mo.gov

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New dates added for Missouri Milestones Matter through July! This course, Missouri Milestones Matter, is approved as an online training with a live instructor to meet the required training for all child care staff and anyone hired after receiving a subsidy contract.
The April session is FULL.
Free, virtual training for 2 clock hours!
Register here or use the link/QR code on the flyer.
https://redcap.link/MMM_Training

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🔨 Calling All Volunteers! We Need Your Help! 🔨

Hammers of Hope is looking for individuals to join us in making a difference in our community! No experience needed—just a willingness to lend a hand and a heart for helping others. 👷 Teens as young as 14 are welcome to volunteer! Sign up today!
www.hammersofhope.org
636-465-0983 x 103

📅 Planned Build Dates:
March 22, 2025 – Arnold, MO
April 5 & 6, 2025 – Festus, MO
May 3 & 4, 2025 – TBD
June 28 & 29, 2025 – TBD

A program of the Jefferson County Community Partnership

Could you survive a month in poverty? Experience the tough decisions and challenges families in poverty face every day in this eye-opening, interactive simulation. Sign up ends March 27th! Guarantee your spot now by signing up at the link below!

📅 Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Jefferson College, Fieldhouse Gym
🔗 Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/poverty-simulation

This powerful experience is designed for professionals, students, and community members to gain a deeper understanding of poverty and its impact. Join and be part of the conversation on building a stronger, more informed community!

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📢 Su***de Awareness and Prevention Conference – May 30, 2025 📢
Hosted by the Behavioral Health Department at Mercy Hospital Jefferson. This event is open to community members, educators, mental health professionals, law enforcement, su***de survivors, and anyone impacted by su***de.
🗓 Friday, May 30, 2025
🕗 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Check-in begins at 7:30 AM)
📍 Corpus Christi Center – 6020 Old Antonia Rd, Imperial, MO 63052
What to Expect:
✅ Hear from local experts in su***de awareness & prevention
✅ Learn best practices for supporting individuals across all life stages
✅ Discover innovative approaches to achieve better outcomes
✅ Earn FREE CEUs
Register by May 14 at 1:00 PM (EST)
https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register/222/page1.asp?m=4256&c=43315

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Jefferson County Community Partnership (JCCP) posted this opportunity! The location for this class will be at the Arnold Recreation Center on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 6:30pm