HOPE. OPPORTUNITY. SUCCESS.
Rung empowers women to grow and achieve sustained independence through co-located and coordinated educational, professional, and economic resources.
Rung helps women escape intergenerational poverty.
On average
Women Earn
%
of what white Men do for comparable work
African-american
Women Earn
%
OF WHAT WHITE MEN DO FOR COMPARABLE WORK
Latina
WOMEN EARN
%
OF WHAT WHITE MEN DO FOR COMPARABLE WORK
Source: The Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis
Do you Qualify?
The women Rung serves must be 21 or older, have a personal income at least 30 percent lower than the average annual median household income for the St. Louis region (currently around $59,800), have a GED/high school diploma, have a minimum of six months of stable housing, have a minimum of six months of stable employment, and demonstrate a commitment to working full-time.
Collaboration in
one space
Rung clients will be served within a multi-service facility currently under contract in South
St. Louis City. From there, we will deliver co-located, coordinated services with multiple agency service partners who provide or support women clients’ family stability, physical and mental well-being, financial management, education and training and employment and career development.
Take a Look at our History
A New Beginning
September 2017: With the closure of the retail store, Rung is now working with new partners to provide women of the St. Louis area with the resources they need to succeed in their careers.
read moreRetail Store Closes
September 30, 2017: Rung Boutique, the resale store in Rock Hill, closed — as the nonprofit organization behind it entered a new chapter.
read moreMarket Research Begins
2016: Rung began cultivating extensive market research on how to better serve women in the community.
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