St. Louis Cares began operation in April 1999. It is a nonprofit entity established to help strengthen the community through volunteering. That's because volunteering effects positive change. Thousands of people in the St. Louis region have a desire to volunteer, for a wide variety of reasons.
Some people volunteer to meet new friends and network.
Others want to relieve stress. Still others do it to get out of the house and participate in a wholesome, fulfilling experience. St. Louis Cares has been designed to make volunteering easy. St. Louis Cares handles the logistics and much of the scheduling and legwork to identify volunteer opportunities. St. Louis Cares provides a communications link between those who want to volunteer and the organizations that need assistance.