📋 Social Worker Services – St. Louis County Library
Social workers are available at six branches to provide free one-on-one advising and help you connect with vital resources. Assistance is available on a wide range of topics, including:
- Childcare
- Housing insecurity
- Food insecurity
- Medical assistance
- Domestic violence
- Mental health
- Parenting resources
- Senior resources
- Substance abuse
Request an appointment online: – Book a Social Worker
Or call: – 314-994-3300 ext. 4000
Inquiries submitted through the form or left on voicemail will receive a response within three business days. Services are available at all Library locations by appointment.
Main Social Worker page: – slcl.org/social-workers
📍 Participating Branches (by appointment, all locations available)
- Florissant Valley Branch – 195 New Florissant Rd., S., Florissant, MO 63031
- Lewis & Clark Branch – 9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
- Mid-County Branch – 7821 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105-3875
- Natural Bridge Branch – 7606 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121
- Rock Road Branch – 10267 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Ann, MO 63074
- Weber Road Branch – 4444 Weber Rd., St. Louis, MO 63123
🏡 Home Sweet Home (Furniture)
- Free furniture and more for your apartment or home.
- Must connect through a Partner Agency: – Partner Agency List
🧸 Missouri's Early Care & Education Connections
- earlyconnections.mo.gov – Resources & info about what young children need.
👶 Child Care & Family Support
- Cap4Kids – Parent handouts (housing, utilities)
- Child Care Aware of Missouri – mochildcareaware.org
- Dads of StL – dadsofstl.com (Encourage, Educate & Empower Fathers)
- Family Assistance Programs – mo.gov/home-family/family-services
- Fathers & Families Support Center – 314-333-4170 | fatherssupportcenter.org
- Herman Center for Child & Family Development (Wash U) – hermanncenter.wustl.edu
- MO Parent Education Program – dese.mo.gov (voluntary program for families expecting a child or with a child under kindergarten age)
- Raising St. Louis Children – stlouischildrens.org (for parents seeking medical care for infants, children, adolescents)
- Single Mother Guide – Missouri – singlemotherguide.com/state/missouri
- Single Mothers Grants – Missouri – singlemothersgrants.org (scroll to Popular Grants)
- Youth & Family Services City of St. Louis – stlouis-mo.gov/youth-family
- Youth Programs St. Louis County – stlouiscountymo.gov/youth-programs
🍼 Free Diapers
- 6 St. Louis County Library Branches – 314-994-3300 | slcl.org/diaper-distribution
- St. Charles Libraries – 636-441-2300 | Article / info
- St. Louis City Library Branches (Carpenter, Central, Julia Davis) – 314-241-2288 | slpl.org/free-diaper-distribution
📚 The Importance of Reading
- Fathers Reading to Their Child – thefatheringproject.org
- Why It's Important to Read to Your Children – childmind.org
📎 Additional Missouri & Community Resources
- Community Programs – mydss.mo.gov/community-programs
- Find Help (general search) – findhelp.org
- Missouri Resource Guide (PDF) – March 2026 guide (Child Care, Food, Health, Housing, Veterans, more)
- MO Dept. of Health & Senior Services – health.mo.gov
- MO Dept. of Mental Health – dmh.mo.gov
- MO Dept. of Social Services – dss.mo.gov
- Public Programs & Services – labor.mo.gov/des
- Search 211 – search.211helps.org
- Toll-Free Numbers (DSS) – dss.mo.gov/toll.htm