by Emmaus Homes | Feb 19, 2020 | Advocacy, Get Involved
Throughout our history at Emmaus, we have remained true to our values. At the heart of our mission, we believe every person has gifts to offer, dreams to follow, and love to share. In other words, everyone counts! This is an important idea to remember in a census year...
by Emmaus Homes | Nov 15, 2019 | Advocacy, Events, Get Involved
Photo: Missouri advocates from Emmaus, St. Louis Arc, and Easterseals Midwest with Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer On October 13th-14th, Emmaus team members joined almost 200 other service providers from around the country in Washington DC for this year’s ANCOR Policy...
by Emmaus Homes | Nov 6, 2019 | Advocacy, Get Involved
Earlier this year a service provider in St. Louis – similar to Emmaus – was forced to discontinue serving 17 people with disabilities because government rates for their services are too low to hire and retain staff. The average rate that we receive to...
by Emmaus Homes | Sep 25, 2019 | Advocacy, Volunteer
The United Way brings people and organizations together to solve our region’s most pressing issues. They are making St. Louis a better place to live, work, and thrive. Emmaus team members are proud supporters of the United Way, and Emmaus also receives yearly funding...
by Emmaus Homes | Sep 25, 2019 | Advocacy
This photograph, from July 26, 1990, is important. Centerframe, President George H. W. Bush sits at a wooden desk on a stage in the South Lawn of the White House. To his sides are three men and a woman, watching as he signs the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990....
by Emmaus Homes | Jun 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Client Success, What We Do
In May of 2014, Richard and Diane were given the most unexpected news from their son, Andrew’s case manager. Andrew, with multiple diagnoses on the autism spectrum, had been selected by the state of Missouri to receive funding for full time residential care. Their...
