E ST LOUIS

HealthVisions East St. Louis

Building Healthy Lives Together Empowering The East St. Louis Community To Live Healthy Lives

HealthVisions East St. Louis
4700 State Street, Suite #4
East St. Louis, IL 62205
Phone: 618-271-7000
Fax: 618-271-7007
Email: pwills(at)hvusa.org

Donate

Click here to see how you can help support the work we do in East St Louis or donate a specific amount.

Volunteer

Volunteers provide an important role... If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or would like further information call:
Paula E. Wills - Director
pwills(at)hvusa.org
618-271-7000

Faith in Action to Serve and Transform (FAST)

Inspired by the compassion of Christ, “FAST” provides interfaith, volunteer-based, nonmedical support and caregiver services to individuals who are homebound, frail, elderly, disabled or afflicted with chronic illnesses in the Greater East St. Louis community. FAST seeks to ease loneliness and isolation.

Visit the FIA Metro East website.
Phone: (618)271-7000 or (877)210-FAST
Download: PDF File

About Us

HealthVisions East St.Louis is a ministry of HealthVisions Midwest, which is sponsored by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. HealthVisions Midwest initiates, coordinates and implements community-based health improvement activities through partnerships.

The mission of HealthVisions East St. Louis calls us to work with those who are underserved and lack social and financial resources.

Mission

Inspired by the compassion of Jesus and the example of Blessed Catherine Kasper, HealthVisions East St. Louis strives to empower the people of East St. Louis to live healthier lives. This will be accomplished through faithbased, collaborative services that meet current and emerging needs.

Goals

Empower faith-based organizations to identify their talents and gifts and use them to provide or improve services.
Develop and facilitate partnerships with faith communities and other health and social organizations.
Provide advocacy and non-medical support services to the elderly, poor and disabled.
Promote wholistic health.
Address systemic community health needs.
Identify and secure funding and resources.

Values

We believe that our four core values flow from joyful service to all, especially with the needy and underserved.

Openness to the Spirit
Community
Simplicity
Dignity and Respect for All

Donate

$50 will provide a stipend for one student to help seniors for one month.
$150 will provide gas for two volunteers to transport seniors to the doctor for one month.
$3,000 will help to provide health & safety training for 20 churches.
$8,000 will provide material and salary for 15 youth workers & part-time camp supervisor to take care of seniors’ lawns for two months during the summer.
$22,000 would pay the salary for two part-time case managers for a year.
A donated van to transport seniors or $45,000 for the purchase of a new van.

"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say you have faith; I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do."
James 2:17-18.