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Awards & Recognition

2021 St. Louis Business Journal “Champion for Diversity and Inclusion”
Karen Kalish is founder of HOME WORKS!, an organization that trains, supports and pays teachers to go to the homes of their struggling students in an effort to get their families engaged in their children’s education. This parent participation increases student engagement, prevents excessive absenteeism, diminishes problem behaviors, and improves students’ academic achievement.
2021 FOCUS St. Louis What’s Right with the Region “Demonstrating Innovative Solutions” Award to HOME WORKS! The Teacher Home Visit Program
Honorees have demonstrated innovation and vision in making the St. Louis region a better place to live, work or visit.
View the video on YouTube.
5/10/2017 NCCJ
72nd Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards “…leaders who blaze a trail for inclusion, justice, and equity.” See post here.
4/14/2016 Missouri Lawyers Weekly
Women’s Justice Award 2016… “The Women’s Justice Awards recognize women across the state of Missouri who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession.”
2/13/2015 Royal Vagabonds
Leadership Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement
2015 Encore.org
Purpose Prize Fellow for HOME WORKS! The Teacher Home Visit Program
3/21/2012 Greater St. Louis MASA District
Friend of Education Award “For your contributions to Improve Missouri Public Schools”
3/6/2012 Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis
Award of Distinction “In honor of being named as the MASA District 7 Friend of Education”
2012 The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission of Missouri
Distinguished Organization Award to Cultural Leadership and Karen Kalish (Founder)
10/28/2011 City of Saint Louis — Community Service Award presented to HOME WORKS!
2011 United Way of Greater St Louis
Education Express to HOME WORKS! “For your commitment to education in your region”
2011 Harvard Club of St. Louis — Community Service Award
8/10/2010 Missouri House of Representatives — Resolution honoring her retirement from Cultural Leadership and recognizing her lifetime of work
5/26/2010 City of Saint Louis — Certification of Recognition for Community Service at Dunbar Elementary
2010 Women of Achievement — Multicultural Leadership
11/13/2009 The City of Saint Louis — Community Service Award “for work with Cultural Leadership”
4/16/2009 Valley Park School District — Community Recognition Award 2009
10/22/2008 Human Development Corporation of Metropolitan St. Louis
Community Service Award “In recognition of your invaluable contributions to the St. Louis community”
5/18/2007 St Louis Public Schools
Volunteer Award “In recognition of your valuable contribution to Students and Families”
2004-2005 Jewish Community Center
The J Associates Mitzvah Star “For Extraordinary Volunteer Service to the St Louis Community”
5/18/2004 Gateway Institute of Technology Award presented for “support of the Gateway National Honor Society”
12/9/2003 St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Colonel Joseph J Mokwa, Chief of Police “In appreciation for your efforts to help improve reading and language skills of elementary school children through the Books and Badges program”
6/5/2003 Cote Brilliante School (SLPS) “In recognition and appreciation of time, talent, and treasure given to the children of Cote Brilliante school”
1997 Kovler Award
Karen Kalish and Operation Understanding DC for “Exemplary contributions to the furthering of Black/Jewish relations by endowing Black and Jewish youth with the tools to build bridges between their communities and themselves”
6/20/1996 National Capital Chapter Public Relations Society of America
David Apter Memorial Public Service Award “In recognition of a career in public relations that has exemplified the application of public relations skills in the public interest”
6/1/1996 National MultiCultural Institute
Operation Understanding DC “For its innovative and inspiring program to promote interracial harmony, to encourage dialogue, and to build coalition between young people from the African American and Jewish American communities”
1996 American Jewish Congress – National Capital Region Conscience of the Community Award

 

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