Bringing the Healing Power of Music to St. Louis

We have provided music therapy in the Kansas City area for many years and have seen the difference it makes in the lives of the children who receive it. Nearly three years ago, we began talking with Music that RECLAIMS, the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition and Midwest Music Therapy about providing music therapy to the children in St. Louis. Through this joint partnership, we began offering this service in January 2019.

Thanks to those partners, Dr. Cynthia Briggs and those who gave during Give STLDay, we secured funding later in the year to build a dedicated music therapy studio, which we finished in December. Located in the same building as our St. Louis office, this beautifully painted, soundproof space features guitars, drums, keyboards and other instruments to allow an easy entry point for youth at all skill levels.

Since constructing the studio, we’re excited to announce that in 2020 we are opening up the program to serve more youth in the St. Louis area. Now any child the Missouri Department of Social Services is eligible for our music therapy services, regardless of their placement type.

Thank you to everyone who made this project a reality. We can’t wait to see more young lives transformed through the healing power of music!