"It is an honor to represent the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery as Board President, and am I excited to be part of such a strong leadership team," said Evans. "I look forward to continuing to spread the mission of the Nursery throughout our community. It is only with the help of over 100 employees, five boards, and countless volunteers and local supporters that we can accomplish our mission of savings babies’ lives, keeping kids safe and building strong families."

The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect by offering real help and real hope to families in crisis. The Crisis Nursery is an independent, not-for-profit agency providing short-term, safe havens to 7,000 children a year, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. The Crisis Nursery provides care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at five sites, serving families throughout the greater St. Louis, St. Charles, Southern Illinois and surrounding regions. Since 1986, the Crisis Nursery has cared for more than 74,000 children, and provided support and counseling to more than 88,500 families. For details, call (314) 292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org <http://www.crisisnurserykids.org/>. For the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call (314) 768-3201. In St. Charles County, call (636) 947-0600.