





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.
And so it began . . .
1980's
The neighborhood was the dividing line between two gangs.
Wonderful Wednesdays After School Program Started
Immunization Clinic Started
St. Paul Children's Foundation Created as a Separate 501(c)3
1990
1993
1994
1995
1996
Food Pantry & Clothes Closet Created
Medical Clinic Building Built
Andrews Park Built
Khakis For Kids Began
Santa's Secret Workshop Began
Donation Building Built
Community Centered Health Home Program Started
Named Changed to St Paul Children's Services
Named Foster Care Center of Excellence
1999
2002
2004
2005
2006
2008
2011
2012
2013
2017
2019
2020
2021
2021
Acquired Wellness Center Building
Dental Clinic Started
Administration Building Built
Summer Program Started
Annex Building Built to House Khakis for Kids
Add Social Work and Counseling Services
Added Eye Clinic






