The Community Council of St. Charles County was founded in 1954 when concerned citizens formed an "organization of organizations" to "promote the general welfare of the community." The founders of Community Council included the mayor, local business leaders, the superintendent of St. Charles School District, Lindenwood University faculty, service club members, local churches and several nonprofit human service organizations.

Some of the Council's early work focused on addressing issues concerning children and low-income families, including forming a Youth Committee to set up recreational activities for teens, bringing the YMCA and other social service agencies to St. Charles and setting up an Angel Fund to help families in crisis with basic needs.

A few highlights of the past six decades:

1956 - Participated in starting a county historical society

1959 - Helped establish a traveling psychiatric clinic with the St. Louis State Mental Hospital. The clinic later became Crider Health Center.

1966 - Began work to bring the YMCA to St. Charles

1975 - Published the first Community Resources Directory

1985 - Supported the first annual Needs Assessment Survey in St. Charles County

1997 - Implemented a county-wide volunteer clearinghouse

2004 - Began leading the Continuum of Care for St. Charles, Lincoln & Warren Counties

2009 - Built affordable homes in Wentzville through the St. Charles Housing Corporation

2010 - Secured funding for and began implementation of the County's Community Information Sharing System (CISS)