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(ST. LOUIS – January 29, 2021) Nearly two dozen St. Louis business leaders and their supporters joined together to raise more than $710,000 to support Independence Center’s mission of restoring the lives of those suffering from mental illness. The funds were raised through Independence Center’s annual Dancing with the St. Louis Stars competition, which is the nonprofit’s largest annual fundraiser. This year, to celebrate 40 years of serving the St. Louis community, Independence Center hosted a special virtual version of

Rev. BT Rice joins the show to talk about the Josh Hawley vote & Jim Brennan, owner of McKelvey Homes give info about Dancing with the St. Louis Stars goes virtual. Listen Here Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on google Google+ Share on linkedin LinkedIn LATEST NEWS

Jennifer Higginbotham and DeAndre Smith share how the organization changes lives for the better, plus how everyone can support their upcoming virtual event! Listen Here Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on google Google+ Share on linkedin LinkedIn LATEST NEWS

Season of Giving As we approach the season of giving, we hope that you will keep Independence Center and the life-changing work we do for adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses in mind. The need for our services is great and only continues to grow, exponentially as a result of the impacts of a global pandemic. We are dedicated to supporting as many people in need as we can, and your donations go a long way to helping in

Click here to view the 2020 Impact Report DEAR FRIENDS, The end of Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) has been incredibly challenging for Independence Center. 2020 has placed us in the face of the global pandemic, with our mental health care and socialization services more necessary than ever. However, in compliance with CDC guidelines and in an effort to protect our members’ physical health, our services were severely restricted and impossible to deliver as normal since March. As we take

Connecting with Our Members Over the last seven months since COVID-19 began, Independence Center has needed to rapidly develop and refine many new technologies and platforms in order to ensure that our members were still able to access the essential services they needed. In early March, Independence Center created a Virtual Clubhouse and implemented Telehealth services so members could continue connecting with others remotely. However, after creating the virtual platform, the next challenge was making sure that all members had

  A United Effort Independence Center is now a proud United Way Safety Net partner! Our region faces complex challenges, and it takes a united effort to improve outcomes and impacts across our community. As a United Way Safety Net partner agency, Independence Center is part of a network of local nonprofits that are working to build a stronger and healthier St. Louis region for us all. Made up of more than 160 local nonprofits serving people across 16 counties

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