Vision for Children at Risk (VCR) brings together agencies, people and resources to address the critical needs of the St. Louis area’s children and youth on a regional basis. Targeted especially are those children who face serious socio-economic risk.

Vision for Children at Risk is founded on the belief that the health of children is vital to the overall health of the region, and that the community must work together regionally and strategically to address these issues effectively.

A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Vision for Children at Risk facilitates the St. Louis Metropolitan Children’s Agenda, a regional plan and collaborative process involving some 300 children’s agencies voluntarily working together on strategic initiatives and projects to address priority needs of at-risk children. VCR also produces data and information assessing community needs related to children, including the Children of Metropolitan St. Louis report published every two years. In addition, VCR advocates for the importance of children’s needs as a civic and community priority.