St. Louis Center residents enjoying a simulated 3D environment during a visit from Chelsea District Library personnel R. David Lankes, a renowned professor in library sciences, was quoted saying “Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great...
Staff and Residents Learn Techniques For “Natural Hair”
Lee, Stanley, and Lanard attend Natural Hair class at St. Louis Center Residents, staff, and community gathered for an evening of learning on March 6th, 2024. Through grants funded by the Chelsea Community Foundation and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, St Louis Center has...
Men on a Mission: Irish Hills Knights Make a Difference
Knights from the Irish Hills Council #6223 visit St. Louis Center every Wednesday morning for Mass. As of 2023, there is an estimated 2 million members of the Knights of Columbus in 16,000 local councils around the globe. The organization was founded by Father Michael...
Santa’s First Visit of 2023
Jerome, Jackie, and Al Chirco enjoyed singing Christmas Carols together. Alfonso Chirco of the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan joined forces with a group of friends to kick off the Christmas season at St. Louis Center on December 2nd. This group of faithful friends...
2023 Resident Christmas Program
The 2023 Holiday season is always marked with a Christmas Program performed by the residents of St. Louis Center. Every year the direct care staff at St. Louis Center, help residents under their care prepare a skit, song, or other performance to be presented at the...
Stories that inspire – A Community that Cares also Flourishes
John Heffron, center, hosted a Comedy Pop-Up show at The Collins at the Clocktower in Chelsea MI where donations for St. Louis Center residents were accepted, thank you John! Jacqui, left, and Kyle, right, enjoyed the sold-out show immensely. "Flourishing goes beyond...
Meet the Ashline Foundation
Ken Unterbrink, Joe and Norm Neuman, Joe Munie, Fr. Enzo Addari, and Wendy Zielen, were happy to receive the gift from Tony Hopkins, Fred Ashline, and Jim Cleary of the Ashline Foundation and give them a tour. Sean Brian Ashline was a strong-willed young man,...
All-Star Residents March In 2023 Chelsea Fair Parade
Residents are the All-Stars! Residents of the St. Louis Center, a caring community for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, were All-Stars at this year's Chelsea Fair Parade. On a sunny Saturday morning, the streets of Chelsea came alive with...
Randazzo Family: Combining Conviviality with Kindness
Nino and Sonny Randazzo with Fr. Enzo at the first Men's Social in 2015. In 2022, the Randazzo Family presented the 7th annual Men’s Social Fundraiser to benefit St. Louis Center at the “Best Fundraiser you’ll ever attend”. Hosted by Randazzo Fresh Market, the evening...
Community Connection – a recap of community events of 2022
Lee, Linda Recca, and Ken at St. Louis Center's Trunk or Treat. Living in a vibrant city full of opportunities is a real blessing for the residents of St. Louis Center. Being part of the Chelsea community is essential for the residents of St. Louis Center. It provides...
Caring For Our Children – The Blaise Rooney Story
Brian Rooney helps his son Blaise during his First Holy Communion. The Rooney's Story Blaise Rooney has epilepsy, a brain injury, and cerebral palsy. He was baptized as an infant and as he grew up, his father Brian could tell he had a true love for the Mass. There...
Advent Giving
Haylie Moran, Day Program Coordinator, helped the residents get into the giving spirit during Advent this year with a new initiative. She challenged not only the residents, but the staff as well to participate in a "Reverse Advent" Calendar. The concept is simple,...