CEO & Founder George Love, along with his wife, Stephanie, began Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest in 1996. It was officially incorporated as a 501(C) in 2003. From the beginning, Prepared has been focused on feeding, educating, and inspiring disadvantaged communities in St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL, and Tacoma, WA.
Prepared’s latest program, the Dorothy May Walker-Love High-Five Scholarship Fund, has generated attention for it’s unconventional approach as an academic incentive program. The High-Five Scholarship Fund offers $500 scholarships to high school students in the St. Louis Pubic School District who demonstrate above-average academic growth and a commitment to self-improvement.
Through our High-Five Scholarship Fund, we want to let students know that when they invest in themselves, other’s will invest in them also.
Mission: Supporting our communities with a Servitude Attitude towards Humanity. With Love, we will Feed and Clothe the less fortunate; With Compassion, we will Educate and encourage our youth through Academic Improvement.
Because Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest is 100% grassroots-funded, any and all donations are greatly appreciated.
If you’d like to volunteer skills, talents, labor or expertise in the pursuit of bettering the community, please reach out to us. Your impact will be felt.
If you can’t contribute time or finances, sharing our website on social media or through email is greatly appreciated.
