05/05/2026
New class sessions starting soon!
Youth In Need Early Learning Programs is a Head Start program serving prenatal mothers as well as children ages birth through 5 years of age in St. Louis, St.
Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery Counties.
05/05/2026
New class sessions starting soon!
04/28/2026
Earlier this week, Youth In Need staff and partners completed a two-day Parent Café Training Institute, facilitated by Roxeanna Steiner from LUME Institute and Sam Blue from Vision for Children at Risk
This certification empowers Youth In Need programs—and parents themselves—to lead Parent Cafés, creating spaces designed to strengthen families and keep children safe by building protective factors from the inside out.
Parent Cafés offer a safe, nurturing environment where parents and caregivers engage in deep, authentic and reflective conversations that strengthen both families and communities. Through this process, parents are encouraged to reflect on the kind of parents they want to be while supporting the growth and well-being of every family member—not just children.
Stay tuned—Parent Cafés are coming to a community near you soon!
12/10/2025
Maelca, Katie, Emily, and Liz are proud to represent Youth In Need Early Learning Program this week at the National Head Start Association Parent and Family Engagement Conference. Emily and Katie marched in the opening parade! 🇺🇸 We love spending time with our Head Start friends from near and far. 🖍️🏫📚
12/10/2025
At the National Head Start Association Parent and Family Engagement conference, we are committed to fostering the growth of the little “acorns” in our care into towering oak trees! 🌳 We are learning from the best of the best and excited to bring that knowledge back to Youth In Need.
12/09/2025
We are so thankful to Santa's Helpers, Inc. for adopting 23 Youth In Need families from across the region to provide holiday gifts 🎁 and personal care items for the holidays. We love delivery day! 🥰
11/25/2025
253 Youth In Need families received a Thanksgiving meal from No Hunger Holiday this year! We are all feeling extremely grateful. 🦃 We hit a snag with a stuck tire and the rest of our cars were packed to the gills with as many boxes as we could fit, but we did it! Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. 🥰
11/12/2025
Reliable care is crucial for our Head Start and Early Head Start families, and Youth In Need is committed to providing services as long as possible. But we need your help! We are on day 12 without funding due to the current government shutdown. Please contact your members of Congress to encourage them to find a solution, so we can ensure services for our children.
To support Youth In Need during this critical time, donate online at www.youthinneed.org/giving-volunteering/donate
Visit the National Head Start Association to contact your members of Congress at www.nhsa.org/take-action
11/11/2025
Reliable care is crucial for our Head Start and Early Head Start families, and Youth In Need is committed to providing services as long as possible. But we need your help! We are on day 11 without funding due to the current government shutdown. Please contact your members of Congress to encourage them to find a solution, so we can ensure services for our children.
To support Youth In Need during this critical time, donate online at www.youthinneed.org/giving-volunteering/donate
Visit the National Head Start Association to contact your members of Congress at www.nhsa.org/take-action
11/10/2025
Reliable care is crucial for our Head Start and Early Head Start families, and Youth In Need is committed to providing services as long as possible. But we need your help! We are on day 10 without funding due to the current government shutdown. Please contact your members of Congress to encourage them to find a solution, so we can ensure services for our children.
To support Youth In Need during this critical time, donate online at www.youthinneed.org/giving-volunteering/donate
Visit the National Head Start Association to contact your members of Congress at www.nhsa.org/take-action
11/09/2025
Reliable care is crucial for our Head Start and Early Head Start families, and Youth In Need is committed to providing services as long as possible. But we need your help! We are on day 9 without funding due to the current government shutdown. Please contact your members of Congress to encourage them to find a solution, so we can ensure services for our children.
To support Youth In Need during this critical time, donate online at https://www.youthinneed.org/giving-volunteering/donate/
Visit the National Head Start Association to contact your members of Congress at https://nhsa.org/take-action/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f130800%2fRespond
11/08/2025
Reliable care is crucial for our Head Start and Early Head Start families, and Youth In Need is committed to providing services as long as possible. But we need your help! We are on day 8 without funding due to the current government shutdown. Please contact your members of Congress to encourage them to find a solution, so we can ensure services for our children.
To support Youth In Need during this critical time, donate online at https://www.youthinneed.org/giving-volunteering/donate/
Visit the National Head Start Association to contact your members of Congress at https://nhsa.org/take-action/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f130800%2fRespond