Cardinals Care was established to give fans a way to team up with Cardinals players and the organization to help children in our community—both on and off the baseball field. Established in 1997, Cardinals Care has invested over $31 million to support St. Louis area children, built or renovated 24 youth ball fields in local under-resourced neighborhoods, and distributed over $17 million in grants to nonprofit organizations. Since 2004, Cardinals Care has orchestrated the innovative Redbird Rookies program, a free co-ed baseball/softball league for kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity to play. In addition to providing all the uniforms and equipment needed for each team, Redbird Rookies also provides extensive off-field support in the areas of health, education, mentoring and the cultural arts for each of the nearly 2,500 kids who participate in the program each year. In 2023, Cardinals Care launched the Cardinals Nike Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program in cooperation with Major League Baseball to provide greater baseball and softball opportunities for youth ages 14-18 in our community.
Cardinals Care Veterans Support Ticket Offer
Presented by Scott Credit Union
The Cardinals and Cardinals Care are teaming up with Scott Credit Union to support Veterans Community Project of St. Louis (VCP) through a special ticket offer for the July 26-28 Washington Nationals weekend series.
Veterans Support Ticket Offer
Fans can purchase $10 tickets for the July 26-28 Nationals weekend through the Veterans Support Ticket Offer. A portion of each ticket sold will help Veterans Community Project, St. Louis, on their mission to end Veteran homelessness. Your ticket purchase will help fully furnish a tiny home for a local Veteran transitioning from housing insecurity. When Veterans enroll in VCP’s Residential Program, they move into a transitional tiny home newly furnished with household necessities that immediately becomes their property and part of their long-term support for success when transitioning into permanent housing.
Tickets are limited to 8 per game. Please adhere to published ticket limits. Persons who exceed the ticket limit may have any or all of their orders and tickets canceled without notice by the St. Louis Cardinals in its discretion. This includes orders associated with the same name, e-mail address, billing address, credit card number or other information.
About Veterans Community Project
Veterans Community Project (VCP) is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in Kansas City, MO, by a group of combat Veterans frustrated with the rampant homelessness within the Veteran population who resolved not to leave any of their brothers and sisters behind. Using the success of Kansas City as a blueprint, Veterans Community Project (VCP) has the long-term goal of preventing and ending Veteran homelessness across the nation by providing high-quality and well-developed strategic services that enable Veterans to meet the challenges of day-to-day living, resolve immediate crises, and move toward permanent stability.
The St. Louis VCP Village is situated on a nearly 4-acre property in the heart of the Jeff Vander Lou neighborhood. This specialized community, when fully realized, will comprise of 50 tiny homes, offering transitional housing and wrap-around support for Veterans experiencing homelessness. The housing community is enhanced by a Village Center serving as a central hub for their continuum of care. Additionally, the St. Louis campus has an operating Outreach Center building, open for walk-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., located at 1515 N. Grand. The Outreach Center provides various support services to any Veteran, regardless of type or time of service and discharge status, within the St. Louis metro and surrounding areas.
Fans can stop by Ford Plaza and visit with VCP representatives from the time gates open until approximately one hour into the game to learn more about the nonprofit’s local impact on the Veteran community and their mission: Veterans housing Veterans, armed with the strength and support of the community.
About Cardinals Care
About Scott Credit Union
Founded in 1943 by and for civilian employees at Scott Field (now Scott Air Force Base), Scott Credit Union is now a full-service financial institution providing financial services for 150,000 members in 32 counties throughout Missouri and Illinois. Scott Credit Union’s ties to the military run deep and remain strong, even as membership has grown beyond the base over the past 81 years. At SCU your membership matters and allows us to contribute to our community. SCU is proud to support the Veterans Community Project.