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Our Values
Compassion – Faith – Integrity
Innovation – Authenticity – Community
Our Mission
Empowering children and families to thrive by meeting their physical, mental and spiritual needs.
Our History
30 years ago, the St. Paul neighborhood was home to gangs, drugs and other criminal activity. Residents lived in fear and children were unable to play safely outdoors. On a Sunday morning, a little boy riding his bike stopped to ask a member of St. Paul Methodist Church if anyone was able to attend the church and she replied “yes!”
That one question led to the creation of a faith-based mission that has touched the lives of thousands of children and families in the Tyler community and beyond. Establishing Wonderful Wednesdays after school program was vital in order to reach many other children in the community, and we could not do it without the volunteers that would help with the programs.
Eventually, the volunteers began to watch the needs of the community grow and in 1993, the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet opened. Then in 1996, the Medical and Dental Clinic opened. Since then the programs continued to expand, it was decided that an organization needed to be formed. In 1996, St. Paul Children’s Services was created as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization to oversee and fund the community outreach programs.
St. Paul Timeline

1980's
The neighborhood was the dividing line between two gangs.

1990
Wonderful Wednesdays
After School Program Started.

1993
Food Pantry & Clothes Closet Created

1994
Immunization Clinic Started

1995
St. Paul Medical Building Built

1996
St. Paul Children's Foundation Created as a Separate 501(c)3

1999
Acquired Wellness Center Building

2002
Andrews Park Built

2004
St. Paul Dental Clinic Started

2005
Khakis For Kids Program Began

2006
Administration Building Built

2008
Santa's Secret Workshop Began

2011
Summer Program Started & Kidd Field Built

2012
Donation building Built

2013
Annex Building Built to House Khakis for Kids

2017
Community Centered Health Home Program Started

2019
Added Social Work and Counseling Services
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2020
Named Changed to St Paul Children's Services

2021
Named Foster Care Center of Excellence

2023
St. Pauls joins forces with Bethesda Health Clinic