Advancing the Kingdom

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Advancing T he Kingdom: Kingdom House
needs food and we help them. Recently
another man and his wife and six children,
from outstate burned out of their home and
escaped with only what they were wearing.
They came to St. Louis and moved in with
the wife’s sister’s family. The next day the
sister’s husband lost his job. They received a
food allotment of ten dollars from Salvation
Army but had no other food or clothing
except from Kingdom House until he could
get a job and a pay check. These are two
typical cases of the direct material relief
which we give. In addition we serve people
from age three to ninety three in other ways.
Kingdom House operated a Day Care
Nursery where children age three to five,
whose mothers work, are received in the
morning at 7:15 and kept until the mothers
call for them in the evening. For this they
pay a nominal fee ranging from two to
fourteen dollars a week, based upon the
mother’s ability to pay. However, in case of
dire need, a child would not be turned away
for lack of a fee. The children receive a hot
meal at noon (often perhaps the only one of
the day), have their nap times and their play
times. The service actually is a service both
to the child and the family. New experiences
are gained by each child; the budding
personality and attitudes which become
basic to their whole life are carefully
nurtured. Workers here need understanding,
knowledge and skill to shape this important
frame work [sic]. These services can be
preventative work in regard to delinquency
and mental illness. The intake process is
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A: A moment of quiet in
Day Care
In the housing
projects, children are
not allowed to play
on the grass and the
lawns; consequently
this gives them only
the streets …