St. Louis Center has received a $2 million state allocation to help create a new Nursing & Memory Care Center, a major step toward meeting the growing needs of aging adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Approved as part of Michigan's 2026 state...
A routine health check becomes safer, easier, and more comfortable for St. Louis Center residents thanks to the generosity of Karen David, mother of one of the Center's residents. Recognizing the challenges many individuals face when using traditional scales, Karen...
Dear Friends of St. Louis Center, We are running into a new year! As we do, I must look back on the amazing 2025 we had at the Center. With so many engaged and generous donors, we were once again able to provide quality, life-enhancing care to all of our residents. I...
The Vision The St. Louis Guanella Village was conceptualized in 2010, St. Louis Center’s 50th Anniversary Year, as an integrated community for people of all abilities. This was a move away from the old congregate housing style and offers a much more personalized and...
Dear Friends of St. Louis Center, Greetings in the name of the Lord! As the weather becomes colder and the holiday busy-ness begins, let us reflect on what we hold most dear. I find it too easy to get swept up in the details of a busy work schedule that I must remind...
A dozen men from the Irish Hills Knights of Columbus Council completed their Lenten Penance at the Center April 14th and 16th by taking on the task of replacing the roof of the gazebo behind Fr. Guanella Hall. Built inlate 90s, the gazebo was in dire need of some...
The Backstory... On a journey of renovation, St. Louis Center has undergone many changes via the Legacy Campaign launched in 2010. Through this effort, the Center has added nine new buildings and renovated or expanded three already existing buildings all over the...
Old kitchen decommissioned, temporary kitchen on site, new kitchen being built! The number of residents, as well as their need for specialized meals and food preparation, have grown beyond the capacity of the facility’s 64-year-old kitchen. A complete renovation is...
Through the generosity of Mary Doyle, St. Joseph Hall was built in the 1980s as an answer to the pleas of the families of St. Louis Center residents who were about to age out of the program. St. Joseph Hall has been home to up to 20 men at a time for the past four...
Angela, on the right, with her coworkers at the Christmas Program. 10 years ago, St Louis Center had a vision—create an integrated neighborhood, where folks with disabilities and those who do not could live together and support one another. The planning for St. Louis...
Progress continues on St. Joseph Hall renovations St. Joseph Hall was established on the east end of the St. Louis Center campus in 1984, thanks to the generosity of Mary Elizabeth Doyle. It has been home to adult men ever since, providing a welcoming atmosphere...
Several renovations have begun at St. Joseph Hall. After months of consultations and planning, the remodeling of St. Joseph Hall is well underway. During the Christmas break, residents moved temporarily into different homes on the St. Louis Center campus. Workers...
