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Missouri Foundation for Health

  
 

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Living Word Apostolic Church

  



Welcome from the Chief Executive Officer

I want to personally welcome you to our website. We sincerely hope that your experience will be an informative and productive one. We at “Friends” encourage parents, students, job seekers, and volunteers to contact us for services and opportunities that may not always be listed on this site. We also seek recommendations for any additional information, which you may have sought, but could not find. Please browse our site for information, services and staffing and volunteer opportunities.



Rev. Robert K. Buckner, Sr.
Chief Executive Officer

There are 5 Components of the "Friends" Program:

TRAINING
“Friends” CAP offers training programs in the following areas to build self-confidence, assertiveness, self-esteem, drug awareness and problem-solving techniques:
  • Conflict Skills Resolution Training
  • Assertiveness Training
  • Social Resistance Skills Training
  • Drug Awareness Training
  • Communications Skills Training
  • Anger Management Training
  • Basic Life Skills Training

MENTORING
One-to-one mentoring promotes community involvement, allowing us to tap a “treasure chest” of experience, knowledge and expertise. It has proven to be one of the most successful ways of rallying volunteers to help young people by providing the individual attention they so desperately need to fill voids in their lives.

...And Vocational Training
 Vocational training and job placement are also essential to help young people become productive, self-sufficient members of society.
  • Vocational Rehab Counseling
  • Vocational Training & Job Placement
  • Professional Mentoring by Experts
  • Self-esteem Building
  • Academic Assessment and Tutoring
  • One-to-one Mentoring

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES - Drug & Gang Free
Having fun is an important part of the teenage years. Our goal is to provide social and recreational activities and a circle of friends that are drug and gang free. Here are some of the opportunities we offer participants in our program.
  • St. Louis Cardinals baseball games
  • Electronic video games
  • Premiere movies
  • Wilderness adventure trips
  • Basketball and baseball camps
  • Summer camp
  • Skating
  • Cultural trips
  • Out-of-town trips
  • Picnics
JOB TRAINING/JOB PLACEMENT
“Friends” offers collaborative training opportunities in various fields such as Plumbing, Carpeting, Construction and Computers.
  • Skills Training from local craftsman and computer experts
  • Collaboration with local Temporary Employment Placement Agencies
  • Provide job opportunities to program youth with local Corporations and Job Placement Agencies

"A community of friends, dedicated to the service of all youth."
Friends with a Better Plan · 5622 Delmar Blvd · Saint Louis, MO · 63112
 
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