Hopewell Center's History

Hopewell Center grew out of the 30 year history of service of Yeatman / Union-Sarah Joint Commission on Health Care, Inc.  Since 1980 it has been incorporated as a not-for-profit 501-(c)-(3) to provide comprehensive mental health services to the Metropolitan St. Louis community.

From its beginning, nothing that Hopewell has accomplished has come easily.  It serves in a community that is, in places, at war, with itself, where little can ever be taken for granted.  Unemployment, poverty, violence and incidence of mental illnesses are high and the resources available for help are severely limited.

Yet, Hopewell has survived and grown and has been often recognized for its outstanding, creative and culturally sensitive programs, services and staff. 

The message behind the naming of Hopewell Center

Hopewell Center was named after the Hopewell Culture, Native American people that lived and worked the Midwestern region of the United States from 100 B.C. to about 500 A.D. . The Hopewell were great mound builders, astronomers and agriculturalists. They also built supportive communities, just as Hopewell Center builds better lives through hope, help and support.