Our History

Faithful Friends-St. Louis was founded by entrepreneur Duncan Campbell. Faithful Friends is a faith-based model of Friends of the Children, which he founded in 1993.

Duncan Campbell’s own troubled youth provided the impetus for founding Friends of the Children. It began with three mentors (called Friends) serving 24 children in three northeast Portland, Oregon neighborhoods. Today, more than 80 Friends are guiding, supporting and mentoring over 600 children in six communities across the country.