ST. LOUIS, MO, July 16, 2012 — Each year Epworth Children & Family Services strives to meet the school supply needs of the youth they serve by requesting resources from organizations and individuals.

This year, they are making it easier than ever to donate. By partnering with American Student Supply, a local online school supply store dedicated to education outreach, donors now have the opportunity to purchase much needed school supply kits called MyPacks, which will be delivered to Epworth, free of charge, for distribution to thousands of youth served by more than one dozen Epworth programs.

To donate a MyPack School Supply Kit, log onto www.AmericanStudentSupply.com/Epworth.

About Epworth Children & Family Services

Epworth Children & Family Services was established in 1864 and serves the Greater St. Louis region. A founding member of the Child Welfare League of America, Epworth provides a wide variety of services to at-risk youth ages birth to 25 and their families. The organization offers a child abuse prevention program, intensive residential and day treatment programs for youth, and independent and transitional living programs. It also operates a youth emergency shelter with a 24-hour crisis hotline and provides therapeutic counseling and educational services in its accredited school. Epworth is accredited by the Joint Commission, has the BBB wise giving seal, and recently received the Neighborhood Builders Award from Bank of America and the Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau. Epworth is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. For more information about Epworth, log onto epworth.org.