Advocacy
Community Voices, Powerful Advocates
VCR believes that no meaningful advocacy for a community can be done without acknowledging the community as an equal partner. We commit to uplifting and empowering the voices of our community members, recognizing them as powerful advocates for our region. Together, we identify inequitable policy and discriminatory practices and reconstruct them from a racial justice perspective.
Healthy Children
Children need to develop reliable social and emotional skills to navigate the world in a healthy way and to thrive as adults. This can only be accomplished within the context of stable and supportive family relationships, as well as communal and societal support for children and their families.
Strong Families
To a young child, their immediate family seems like the entire framework of the world. By their nurturing, parents and caregivers equip their children with the social and emotional skills needed to navigate the world in a healthy way.
Connected Communities
Great racial inequities exist across our region in access to healthy food, health and mental health resources, housing, education opportunities, employment opportunities, wealth accumulation, and transportation. These inequities fuel inequities in child well-being.
Equitable Society
VCR understands well the role that public policy on every level impacts equity. Working alongside parents and other advocates, we strive to create an environment in which all of our community members feel safe and empowered.
Take Action
Advocacy is educating and organizing to create positive change. Join us in working to reduce inequities and provide opportunities for child well-being.
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Upcoming Events
PACT-STL
Vitality Café
Parents charting their own paths toward holistic wellness.
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PACT-STL
Parent Café
Connect with other parents and caregivers to strengthen your family.
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Project LAUNCH Vitality Café
Parents charting their own paths toward holistic wellness.
Children’s Data
Check out our CMSL Data Book and our new interactive Children’s Data Center
Quantitative and qualitative data should provide the foundation for informed, strategic, collaborative community engagement, action, and advocacy. We invite you to explore the data and join us in working towards a better future for children and families in the St. Louis region.
