A donation to The Belle Center helps kids with disabilities and delays walk, talk, read and write, and empowers their families to become lifelong advocates for their children.
Please donate by clicking "Donate Now" below. Thank you for your generosity!
Terriona is a teenager with cerebal palsy who is motivated to do whatever it takes to become independent. Her never-give-up attitude has helped her come a LONG way since Belle Center therapists started working with her last summer.
Though her school said she would never be able to feed and dress herself, in less than one year with The Belle Center, Terriona has begun to dress herself with minimal help. And, with intensive physical and occupational therapies, we've taught her how to use a special computer to order a meal on her own at places like McDonald’s. But there's more! She is now eating foods like her favorite vanilla pudding, while her Belle Center therapist steadies her elbow and strengthens her arm muscles.
Drinking on her own is next on Terriona’s growing list of accomplishments! Drinking is actually a complex function and can be very difficult for some people with disabilities. But Terriona strengthens the small muscles of her mouth (so she can drink with a straw) by kissing pictures of her favorite rap stars!
Will you help Terriona fulfill her hope of living a typical teenage life
by donating to
The Belle Center?
Click below to watch Terriona and The Belle Center in action!
Donate by Phone or Mail
You can also donate by calling us at 314.692.8499, or by mailing your donation to the following address:
The Belle Center
10916 Schuetz Road
St. Louis, MO 63146
Additional Giving Options
We offer numerous giving options, including: monthly sustainer programs, memorial and honor gifts; preschool scholarships; matching gifts; workplace giving and payroll deductions; United Way/Combined Federal Campaign; and wills and bequests.
For more information, please call Holly Swift, Development Associate, at 314.692.8499, or email at holly@bellecenter.com.
NEW: Wish List You can donate items to The Belle Center, too! We are wishing for the following:
Markers
Playdough
Blue painter's tape
Dry beans and dry rice (uncooked, of course!)
Gently-used toys
Tricyles (for preschoolers)
Singing toys (Sesame Street Singing ABC Elmo, Fisher-Price Sesame Street Singing Pizza Elmo)
Sunscreen
Batteries
Musical instruments
Bubbles
Pinwheels
Flavor spray/ candy spray
Tongue depressors
Straws
Mirrors (hand-held and larger ones)
Basketball hoop
Tents for our non-sleeping preschoolers!
Want to donate these items? Contact
Holly Swift, Development Associate, at 314.692.8499, or email at holly@bellecenter.com. Learn more about The Belle Center’s finances and budget by reviewing our 990 Form and 2010 Annual Report.
Deaconess Impact Partner
Winner of two
Stellar Performance Awards:
2007 & 2008
Meets
all 20 Charity Standards
"I am often asked to reflect back on my older son’s journey through various treatments and offer what has made his outcome so amazing. I cannot pinpoint one exact thing, but I can say that I know Brendon would not be where he is today without the amazing time spent at The Belle Center."
