Every Day Numbers for the 14th District

CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES

Division of Child Support Enforcement
(314) 877-2700

Jewish Family and Children's Services
(314) 993-1000

NAACP - St. Louis County Branch
(314) 389-1552

St. Louis County Human Services
(314) 615-4453

Youth Emergency Services
(314) 862-1334

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Consumer Credit Counseling Services
(314) 647-9004

Consumer
Credit Reports
1-877-322-8228

Missouri Consumer Protection Hotline
1-800-392-8222

Missouri Dept. of Insurance Consumer Information
1-800-726-7390

CRISIS HOTLINES

Youth Emergency Service Hotline
(314) 727-6294

St. Louis Housing Resource Center
(Homeless Hotline)
(314) 802-5444

Life Crisis Services, Inc. (for Adults)
(24-Hour)
(314) 647-4357

Elderly Abuse Hotline
1-800-392-0210

Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline
(24-Hours)
1-800-392-3738

Alcohol Drug Interventions & Drug Treatment Referrals
1-888-762-3750

HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES

Alzheimer's Association
1-800-980-9080

Birth & Death Records
(314) 615-1720

HIGHER EDUCATION

Missouri School for the Blind
(314) 776-4320

Paraquad, Inc.
(314) 289-4200

HOUSING

Beyond Housing
(314) 533-0600

Housing Authority -
St. Louis County
(314) 428-3200

Home Improvement Grants (North County)
(314) 615-8232

PREGNANCY COUNSELING

Abortion Alternatives
(314) 962-5300

Planned Parenthood & Reproductive Health Services of St. Louis
(314) 531-7526

SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES

Missouri Rx Program
1-800-375-1406

Long-Term Care Information - Ombudsman
(314) 918-8222

Older Adult Community Action Program
(314) 993-5181

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (Elderly Law Unit)
(314) 534-4200

TOUR THE CAPITAL CITY

State Capitol Tours
(573) 751-2854

TRANSPORTATION

Call-A-Ride
(314) 652-3617

VETERANS BENEFITS

American Red Cross Blood Services
(314) 658-2000

Missouri Veterans Commission
(573) 751-3779

St. Louis County Office of Veterans' Services
(314) 615-4413

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

Big Brothers
Big Sisters
(314) 361-5900

Foster Grandparents
(314) 961-8000
ext. 370

Friends & Neighbors,

If you would like to learn more about the issues addressed in this newsletter or would like to discuss any matter involving state government, please contact my Capitol office.

Thank you,

Maria Chappelle-Nadal
14th District

Each legislative session is about setting priorities.  We have to determine which programs and services are worthy of state funding and which ones are not an effective use of tax dollars.  Because Missouri is a low-tax, low-service state, we have a very limited pool of money from which to fund the various programs and services that Missourians depend upon. 

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Senate Bill 124, a measure that would create reasonable gun safety regulations, will receive a public hearing on Tuesday, April 9, in the Senate General Laws Committee. The bill, if passed, would create a crime for failing to prevent illegal firearm possession, create the offense of negligent storage of a firearm.

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Lawmakers recently returned from mid-session recess. I thought this would be a good time to look back on the first half of session. This video recaps some of my legislative highlights on the Senate floor, in committee and in press conferences during the last few months. I am hopeful the second half of session will be just as exciting as the first.

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Please join me on Saturday, April 20, 2013, for my "Earth Day Forum" featuring lawmakers, environmentalists, and officials from the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The event is free and open to the public, and I would encourage you to do or learn something about protecting our precious Earth, even if you cannot attend my event.

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