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Our Mission
“The mission of Guardian Angel Settlement Association is to serve the poor by helping them improve the quality of their lives and achieve economic independence.”
Our History
| 1859 | Founded in Saint Louis, Missouri by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, an order of Roman Catholic women religious, as the House of the Guardian Angel, to serve "orphaned and friendless girls over 12 years of age." |
| 1865 | Sponsorship of Agency transferred from the Saint Louis Archdiocese to the Daughters of Charity. |
| 1881 | Major renovation of the original Agency building at 1029 Marion completed. |
| 1896 | The Great Cyclone of 1896 causes extensive damage to the Agency building. |
| 1911 | Agency becomes one of the first Catholic Settlement Houses in the United States; governance transferred to a lay board of directors; the name is formally changed to Guardian Angel Settlement. A settlement house is an institution located within the community to which it provides assistance. |
| 1933 | Guardian Angel Settlement becomes a member of United Charities, the forerunner of the United Way of Greater Saint Louis. |
| 1963 | To make way for a new City park, the agency moves to the Darst-Webbe public housing project on Saint Louis' Near South Side. |
| 1971 | Establishes the Saint Patrick Day Care Center at 1200 North Sixth Street on the Near North Side. |
| 1981 | Establishes the De Sales Day Care Center at 2652 Iowa Street in the Dutchtown Neighborhood. |
| 1988 | Agency transfers its headquarters to its present location, 1022 Saint Ange Lane, the site of the former Holy Guardian Angels parish. |
| 1992 | The Agency's Social Services Department expands into the adjacent former school building. |
| 2000 | St. Patrick Day Care Center is closed and Gabriel Child Care Center is opened in the Cochran Community Center. |
| 2001 | Guardian Angel Settlement Association takes over the operations and management of Hosea House, a 25 year old social agency. |
Pictured above: 1029 Marion St., the first home of Guardian Angel Settlement Association, from 1859-1963
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Our Sites |
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| Agency Mail PO Box 2055 Saint Louis, MO 63158 314-231-3188 |
Administration 1408 S. 10th Street Saint Louis, MO 63104 314-231-3188 |
Hosea House 2635 Gravois Ave. Saint Louis, MO 63118 314-773-9027 map |
DeSales Childcare Center 2652 Iowa Street Saint Louis, MO 63118 314-771-6417 map |
Gabriel Childcare Center 818 Cass Ave. Saint Louis, MO 63106 314-621-2898 map |
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