COMMUNITY LIFELINE is a faith-based comprehensive outreach program
designed to improve and enrich the lives of urban youth and families.
Community Lifeline was established in 2004 as a 501©(3) nonprofit organization, as an outgrowth of New Life Community Church, to provide programs that simultaneously address the educational, physical, social, and spiritual needs of families in our community. The mission of Community Lifeline is to rebuild communities from the inside out with comprehensive programs designed to improve and enrich the lives of urban youth and families. We believe that by seeking a holistic, long-term solution for meeting needs in a way that change how people think, ultimately will determine how they live! Within the last ten years we have served over 15,768 individuals.
MISSION
Community Lifeline’s mission is to rebuild communities from the inside out with comprehensive programs and community partnerships designed to transform the lives of urban youth and families through Education, Health, Economics and Community Development.
OUR VISION
A BETTER COMMUNITY AND LIVING FOR ALL.
OUR VALUES
Our core values provide the basis of how we serve. These core values are:
INTEGRITY
We work to deserve the trust of those we serve by operating ethically with honesty, openness and respect in all aspects of our work.
COLLABORATION
We believe in the transformative power of partnerships, combining resources for community benefit.
INCLUSION
We value persons, from all walks of life and we seek broad community involvement; working together in partnership we accomplish much more.
INNOVATION
We demonstrate and welcome creativity, resourcefulness and ingenuity for achieving community good.
STEWARDSHIP
We take seriously the financial responsibility of safeguarding and growing the assets and resources entrusted to us for the good of East Saint Louis and the surrounding metro-east communities.
We believe that by seeking a holistic, long-term solution of meeting needs in a way that change how people think, ultimately will determine how they live!
TAKE THE “I HAD NO IDEA” TOUR
“I had no idea Community Lifeline did this!” is a commonly heard phrase after taking a tour.
Please join us for an exciting, life-changing experience as you meet staff and guests and see your gifts in action.