A Ministry of Justice, Compassion and Love

Since 1966, Joint Neighborhood Ministry has delivered help and hope to low-income families.

We began as an outreach of two south city churches, Epiphany United Church of Christ and Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church.  In 1986, St. Marcus United Church of Christ partnered with Joint Neighborhood Ministry and became incorporated. 

• We're located in the Benton Park neighborhood of south St. Louis City.
• We serve an area that is basically zip codes 63118 and 63104.
• The food pantry, clothing room, and offices are located at the rear of Epiphany United Church of Christ, 2911 McNair.
• Here's a link to a detailed map.

Our programs and services are available to all neighborhood families without discrimination. 

• Over half of our clients are children.
• Client incomes average $600 per month (or less) for a family of four.
• High incidence of unemployment or underemployment.
• Over 50% of those over age 16 have not finished high school.
• Higher than average infant mortality rate in the area.
• Higher than average reported incidents of child abuse and neglect in the area.

• An Adopt a Family Christmas Program provides individuals with "Merry Christmas" assistance.  Supporting churches and individuals adopt over 100 individuals each year.
• A Parish Nurse program is starting in Fall 2005.

• The Food Pantry provides supplemental and emergency hunger relief.  A Senior Food Delivery Service is available for those over 60 and/or those with disabilities.
• The Clothing Room is open on Tuesday mornings for our families to supplement their wardrobe.
• The Family Advocate program assists families whose utilities or rent are in jeopardy.  The program also helps with emergency medical prescriptions and transportation.
• The JNM Full Circle Program assists Social Security and Social Security Income recipients with budgeting their incomes and managing their finances.
• Youth and Summer programming provides fun and educational activities and events for "at risk" youth.  Each summer, JNM offers about 100 children, ages seven to eleven, a week-long camping opportunity to experience the great outdoors.  Additional summer programming includes softball teams for youth and Vacation Bible School.
• JNM works in collaboration with other community organization such as Friends of Mom, Grace Hill Health Center, and Near Southside Employment Coalition to provide transition to independence.

There are so many ways you can help individually or as a member of a group or church, there's a link to full web page below to describe it all.

Ideas for Helping .

Joan Hensley is our Executive Director

A Board of Directors oversees the finances and operations of Joint Neighborhood Ministry.