OUR PROGRAMS

Social Services

Helping People Navigate Challenges.
Strengthening Stability.

Life circumstances can change quickly. Changes in health, housing, income, benefits, family responsibilities, or other major life events can make it difficult to know where to turn or what to do next.
Circle of Care St. Louis’s Social Services program helps individuals and families navigate complex circumstances, understand their options, address barriers, and connect with resources and supports that can help them move toward greater stability.

Our approach goes beyond providing a list of resources. We take time to understand the situation, identify barriers, navigate complex systems, make appropriate connections, and provide meaningful follow-through.

Explore Social Services

Learn more about our core services. Click on each area to find more information.

Case Management

Individualized assessment, planning, resource navigation, advocacy, and follow-through focused on helping people address complex needs and achieve greater stability.

Care Coordination

Helping individuals and families with complex or ongoing needs coordinate services, providers, and supports across multiple systems to promote stability and independence

Benefits & Resource Navigation

Helping individuals and families understand and navigate Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, public benefits, and community resources.

Transitions in Care

Supporting individuals following hospitalization or other healthcare transitions by identifying needs, addressing barriers, and coordinating resources that support a safe return home.

Transition Forward

A 10-week workforce readiness program for young adults ages 18–24, building practical skills in professionalism, communication, digital literacy, financial literacy, self-advocacy, transportation planning, and workplace readiness.

Specialized Programs

Focused programs designed to meet specific needs in our community.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Individualized assessment, planning, resource navigation, advocacy, and follow-through focused on helping people address complex needs and achieve greater stability.

We Don’t Stop
at the Referral.

Finding a resource is only the beginning. Our team helps people understand what comes next, follows up on identified needs, assists with navigating barriers, and helps maintain connections to appropriate resources and supports.

Knowledge That
Helps People Navigate

Our Social Services staff receive ongoing training to strengthen their knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, public benefits, housing resources, and other systems that can affect health, independence, and stability.

Staff training also includes education through Missouri’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to strengthen knowledge of Medicare and health insurance options.

The Outcome We Work Toward

Greater Stability. Better Access. More Informed Choices.

Through Social Services, we work toward individuals and families being:

Better able to navigate complex systems

More informed about their options and next steps

Connected to appropriate resources and supports

Better equipped to address barriers affecting stability

Supported through significant life transitions

More stable and connected within their communities

Social Services Is Part of Our Circle of Care

Social Services is one of three interconnected programs at Circle of Care St. Louis. Together, they address the social, economic, and health barriers that can affect an individual’s or family’s ability to thrive.