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Charity Issue: Building brighter futures

Charity Issue: Building brighter futures

Emily Evans, opinions editor January 10, 2025

Although public school is free, state-funded, significant resource, many people don’t consider the importance of preparation for crucial levels of education like elementary school. Preschool is a large,...

Charity Issue: Made for freedom

Charity Issue: Made for freedom

Caroline Darr, opinions editor January 3, 2025

For Dawn Manske, it all started with a pair of pants from Thailand that she received as a gift from a friend. This sparked a desire for her to help others when she found out that Thailand had large rates...

Upstream Theater is a non-profit theater organization in St. Louis.

Charity Issue: The lights from Upstream

Allie Caffey, entertainment writer December 27, 2024

A black box theater is illuminated by multicolored lights, the music swelling as actors make their way onto the stage. This moment is what the members of Upstream Theater, a nonprofit organization in St....

LifeWise STL is a nonprofit organization that pulls people out of poverty and teaches them how to work hard and become independent.

Charity Issue: LifeWise for life

Jenna Tarroum, entertainment writer December 19, 2024

Scott Walker reviews the progress of his clients with a warm smile. He looks over the educational programs' progress extra hard. He thinks to himself of all the bright children with even brighter futures...

The nursery acts as a haven for children and families in need by providing resources such as food, shelter and emotional support to families facing poverty, domestic violence and other challenges.

Charity Issue: STL’s safest haven

Daphne Wassel, entertainment writer December 19, 2024

Most people are aware of the 24/7 hotline phone services available to anyone needing help in an emergency. For example, numbers such as 911 and 988 (Suicide prevention lifeline) are open at all times for...

Charity Issue: Girls just wanna have fun

Charity Issue: Girls just wanna have fun

Jenna Tarroum, entertainment writer December 19, 2024

Cecilia Dilland stands at the start line of the 5K run. She’s ready to run with the other girls from many different districts from all around St. Louis. A loudspeaker blares, announcing 30 seconds until...

Bunnies rescued around the St. Louis area are quick to call this chapter home, as the House Rabbit Society’s sole purpose claims to maintain the health and happiness of rabbits around the area. 

Charity Issue: Hopping around

Ava Tebo, web editor January 12, 2024

Amongst the cages and barrels of hay lining the walls of the House Rabbit Society of Missouri St. Louis are rows upon rows of fuzzy faces. Bunnies rescued around the St. Louis area are quick to call this...

Molly Simon, who works in the vet, holds a dog.

From streets to snuggles

Chloe Popp, news writer December 13, 2023

In the heart of St. Louis, a group of everyday heroes is changing the fate of those who often go unnoticed: the stray animals roaming the streets of downtown St. Louis. A band of caring souls that work...

Families struggle to supply diapers for their children.

Charity Issue: One in two

Anna Kaiser, entertainment writer December 8, 2023

When choosing between diapers, food and medicine, many mothers are faced with the choice of leaving their babies in dirty or even reused soiled ones. Jerrica Franks, Community Engagement Manager, said...

For those with misophonia, an auditory sensory disorder, certain sounds become a problem interfering with their daily lives.

Charity Issue: Blocking out the noise

Allie Caffey, entertainment writer December 7, 2023

The sound of a person chewing loudly, someone repeatedly clicking a pen, people coughing. For many, these noises are simply minor annoyances one might hear once in a while. For those with misophonia, an...

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