​ABOUT
BETTER FAMILY LIFE YOUTH

Better Family Life, Inc. (BFL) is a St. Louis community development corporation with 36 years of experience in operating programs to strengthen St. Louis families. BFL partners with 22 St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Clair County public and private schools to provide community-based teen pregnancy prevention services. 

BFL services over 8,000 students in 22 schools with evidence-based curriculum per year and an additional 2,500 students with supplemental activities including a city-wide Youth Rally, Youth Leadership Academy, and other outreach efforts.

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HOW WE STARTED

Organized in 1983, Better Family Life, Inc. (BFL) is ​a 501 (c)(3) community development corporation dedicated to the prosperity and growth of the American family. BFL finds and creates holistic solutions that promote stability and self-sufficiency within the metropolitan ​​St. Louis communities.
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BFL is committed to providing quality and life enhancing services to all people, ​in particular low-to-moderate income individuals and families.

Description of Target Population Served
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program serves middle and high school students (ages 12-18).​Youth served are predominately African-American (98%) and live in poverty.

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OUR MISSION

​To plan and establish a culturally competent/responsive and holistic approach through social, cultural, artistic, youth, economic, housing, and educational programs to develop positive and innovative changes within the family system of low income individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, disadvantaged or skill deficient.

OUR VISION

​BFL's vision, in partnership with viable stakeholders, is to enlighten and empower people to develop vibrant communities and enhance the capabilities of is residents. Central to this vision is the Better Family Life Cultural, Educational, and Business Center, which serves as the central hub of community gathering, learning, research, affordable housing and community development, entrepreneurial development and new business enterprise, vibrant neighborhoods, workforce development towards self-sufficiency and civic activism.

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WHO WE ARE

BFL employs teen pregnancy prevention educators who provide education in schools. 
​Under a sub-contract, trained teachers are employed to provide education in community locations.

​Biographies coming soon
Please check back to learn more about our talented staff

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​HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

​For over 20 years, the Youth, Family and Clinical Services team has provided services that address the physical, mental, emotional and financial needs of youth and their families. Through a best practice and evidence based curriculum, BFL serves approximately 9,382 youth and young adults, ages 4-24, per year in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and the Metro East with 13 programs including Youth passport to the Future After-school program; 21st CCLC Normandy After-school Program; Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA - City and County), Department of Justice Second Chance, Kuumba Youth Performance Ensemble (KYPE) and the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC) in Ferguson, MO.

BFL has almost doubled its service delivery by working with approximately 378 students on a daily basis, through our Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Empowerment Programs. BFL has engaged 1,176 high school students and 1,047 middle school students, in Twenty-two (22) schools.

K.Y.P.E. dancers hosting a dance class for students during our Kwanzaa Holiday Expo

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AFFILIATES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Better Family Life, Inc. | Office of Adolescent Health | America Scores St. Louis | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund | St. Louis Missouri Health Board | Family and Youth Services Bureau | Missouri Foundation for Health
Missouri Department of Mental Health Children's Division | Dana Brown Foundation | United Way | St. Louis Mental Health Board MO Family Services Department | Missouri Child Care Division (State Licensing) | Missouri Department of Social Services | St. Louis Agency for Training and Employment