WE LIFT WEIGHTS.
YOU LIFT US.

At Lift For Life Gym, we lift because:

29% of crimes occur between the hours of 3pm and 7pm.
Youth with mentors are 46% less likely to use illegal drugs.
135,000 kids in St. Louis are at risk for hunger

We lift to give an alternative to at risk youth of St. Louis

LIFT FOR LIFE GYM'S MISSION

As a non profit organization, we offer St. Louis city children a safe, enriching after-school environment in which to strengthen their bodies, enrich their minds, develop healthy social relationships and learn to make positive life choices.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Your help, whether it’s time or financial, will help Lift For Life Gym continue to make an impact in the lives of the 440 youth members we serve.

volunteer

Get involved and come be a part of what we do at Lift For Life Gym! Opportunities exist at a variety of commitment levels.

The gym is funded by our supporters. Your donations literally change lives.

You can help supply much-needed items and services to our youth members.

HE CAME FOR MUSCLES
BUT LEFT WITH HOPE

Having an alternative can mean everything to a child in the inner city of St. Louis. Just ask Jerome. Jerome is only one of the hundreds of children that we serve each year.

Stories like Jerome’s reverberate throughout the walls of Lift for Life Gym.

THE GYM'S IMPACT IN 2019
PERCENTAGE OF YOUTH WE SERVE LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
90%
YOUTH MEMBERS' MATH AND/OR READING SKILLS IMPROVED BY AT LEAST ONE GRADE LEVEL AFTER COMPLETING A 10-WEEK TUTORING PROGRAM.
27
NATIONAL YOUTH WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONS THROUGH LIFT FOR LIFE GYM'S PROGRAM SINCE 1999.
55
NUMBER OF YOUTH PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND MOVING WITH FITNESS LEARNING DAILY.
100%