Happy 2024! Left to right: Lanard, Shane, Michelle Tyler (2nd Shift DCW), Joey, and Laura Rayer (Activities Coordinator) prepare to ring in the New Year Two generous donors contributed $100,000 each in a challenge to bring in an additional $200,000 by year's end. As...
Stories that Inspire – Food that Flourishes
Kaitlyn LaRocque, St. Louis Center Kitchen Manager, appreciates the role food plays in bringing people together. Kaitlyn's life journey is with a strong commitment to working with people of all ages and abilities. From a young age, she felt a calling to help others,...
Will Johnson Scholarship Winner Isabell Frey
Fr. Enzo Addari, Valerie Bristle, Will Johnson, Isabell Frey, Jonathon Bristle, Jeana Abby, Dave Roscinski, and Robin Smith at the presentation of the award. Through the generosity of Will Johnson, a St. Louis Center benefactor, current staff members, and their family...
Direct Care Worker Randy – going above and beyond for residents
Randy with Matthias at the Night to Shine dance Randy - A Light at St. Louis Center Randy Sietz, a fourth-year direct care worker, has become a beloved figure at St. Louis Center. He brings a brightness to the residents' day with his smile and caring demeanor as soon...
St. Louis Center Welcomes New Social Services Specialist
Cedric Santana, Social Services Specialist Cedric Santana joins St. Louis Center as the newest Social Services Specialist. Growing up in the Jackson Area, Cedric always knew that he wanted to help people. After graduating from Michigan Center in 2016, he pursued his...
New Staff at St. Louis Center
Kyle Cater Kyle has recently joined the Development and Communications team as the Development and Communications Administrative Assistant. Originally from the Grand Rapids area, Kyle now lives in Jackson after graduating from Albion College in 2021 with a Bachelor of...
Fr. Enzo Addari – 2022 Humanitarian of the Year
Each year the Columbus Day Celebration Committee selects Man, Woman and Humanitarian of the Year. The honorees have been named due to their outstanding contributions to the Italian American community in Metro Detroit. The weeklong Columbus Day festivities include...
St. Louis Center Family Association Employee Appreciation
The St. Louis Center Staff have a demanding yet rewarding job. Between managing residents' busy schedules and needs, each day is a new adventure. The family and loved ones of the residents wanted to find a special way to thank the staff for the loving care that they...
Gifts for Center Staff
National Day of Service is held each year in September, a day for acts of kindness and service to people in need in the spirit of 9-11. The American Heritage Girls (AHG) scouting organization commemorate their birthday around the same time and use it as an opportunity...
Mark Bourdua: Staff Accountant
St. Louis Center welcomes Mark Bourdua to the team! Mark joined St. Louis Center as staff accountant. After graduating from Eastern Michigan University with a Masters in the Science of Accounting (MSA), Mark worked for an Ann Arbor based non-profit called Chime....
Scholarship Awarded
For the past seven years, St. Louis Center benefactor Willard Johnson has funded a college scholarship for the children or grandchildren of Center staff. Mr. Johnson also provides the same opportunity to the staff of Chelsea Retirement Community and Silver Maples of...
Fond Farewell to two St. Louis Center’s Notre Dame Interns
Angela Ly and Camille Patton may have arrived as strangers to one another, but they left as friends. Each summer the Notre Dame Club of Jackson facilitates the hiring of two current Notre Dame students as interns for St. Louis Center....