We are a thriving resource for the youth of West Louisville, providing a welcoming and educational environment for middle and high school students. St. George’s Scholar Institute, located at 1600 West St. Catherine St., was established in 1964 in conjunction with the reopening of the neighboring St. George’s Episcopal Church. We offer after-school and summer programs that are designed to prepare students for college, teach leadership skills, and explore different genres of careers. On a daily basis, we provide homework help, a Dare to Care Kids Café meal, and organized recreational activities.

 


 

Our Mission
St. George’s Scholar Institute’s mission to Embrace, Educate and Empower youth in Louisville.

Our Vision
We aspire to help build our community and its surrounding neighborhoods through our tireless efforts to become a full service community resource center. Through empowerment of our youth, partnerships with our resources and dedication to our mission we will offer wide spectrum of services.

We will feed the hungry, educate the uneducated, nurture the youth and advocate healthy lifestyle for all.

Our Impact

  • Been serving West Louisville communities for over 60 years!
  • Our Executive Director, Arthur Cox, was celebrated for his 20 years of service to SGSI.
  • We added Mikaela Wright to our Programming Department, as a Youth Coordinator- we are SO excited to have her on Team SGSI!
  • Hosted our 60th Anniversary Gala in October of 2024. We welcomed our guests to the Muhammed Ali Center where we heard from local Louisville attorney and SGSI Alumna, Lonita Baker. It was a night of pride, celebration and fellowship with supporters, staff and Board.
  • SGSI Alumna, CeCoya Johnson, received our first annual award, the Spirit of Philanthropy, at our 2024 Gala event.
  • Creation of Stay Ahead Tutoring program in partnership with Kentucky’s Board of Education continued strongly into 2024. We provided intensive tutoring for over 100 students in Reading and Math.
  • Hosted our second student Glow Up event, at Roots 101. Here we featured works, live performances, and modeling of student’s photography work, dance, and apparel design. We are always seeking to help our students visualize and reach for their dreams!
  • Brand new summer camp debuted in 2024! Smaller size, more quality programming, age specific learning, and extracurricular activities. Thank you to Western Middle School for housing this summer program.
  • Hosted over 57 students on two College & Career Readiness, college tours, in 2024. One out of state to Washington DC, and one to local Kentucky colleges and universities. 
  • Feed over 100 of our students, their families, board and staff at our annual Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by SGSI! Thanks to our Board for serving our families and to Zoeller Pump Company for sponsoring the event.