East Side Heart & Home Family Center 501c3

06/22/2026

We love having Isaiah Cooper, a sophmore at Washington University, interning with us this summer!

06/21/2026

06/18/2026

Summers are a wonderful time for community & learning at East Side Heart & Home Family Center.

06/16/2026

True joy often lives in the little, unseen moments.

06/15/2026

Reading Riders made it all the way to St. Louis during one of their recent adventures. Check out those smiling faces!

06/14/2026

Our Friday Kids' Club has launched and it is amazing! Thank you Shirley Jones for being the driving force behind this special summer program. We know the kids are having a great time already.

06/13/2026

How does your garden grow? Ours grows with abundance & joy. We love seeing Sr. Carol in one of her happy places. :) Drop photos of your gardens in the comments.

06/11/2026

🏡 We're Still Looking for the Right Person! 🏡
A few weeks ago, we shared an opportunity to join our team at East Side Heart & Home Family Center, and we're still searching for someone who feels called to this work.

This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to help families build stability, strengthen neighborhoods, and create pathways to homeownership and hope in East St. Louis.

For more than 30 years, we've witnessed the resilience, generosity, and determination of the families we serve. We know East St. Louis not by its headlines, but by its people.

If you have experience in community development, fundraising, social media, or nonprofit work—and believe that positive change happens through relationships and partnership—we would love to hear from you.

✨ Housing Program Coordination
✨ Community Development
✨ Fundraising & Resource Development
✨ Social Media & Outreach
✨ Meaningful, Mission-Driven Work

We're looking for someone who is:
🌻 Passionate about community
🤝 A team player
👂 A good listener
📝 A strong communicator
😄 Someone who brings flexibility, creativity, and a sense of humor to their work

To Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to:

Sister Carol Lehmkuhl, Director
[email protected]

(Resumes submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed.)

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post. The right person may be in your network!

💙 Together, we can continue creating connections and offering opportunities to effect positive change in East St. Louis.

For more information about East Side Heart & Home Family Center, visit:
🌐 Family Center Website - www.familycenterestl.org
📘 East Side Heart & Home Family Center page

East Side Heart & Home Family Center has been an active presence in East St. Louis, Illinois since its founding in the fall of 1993. Our mission is to invite individuals from varied backgrounds to be catalysts for change by providing them with opportunities to work side-by-side with each other on pr...