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Deaconess Foundation's Institute for Black Liberation is now accepting applications.

We invest in organizing, advocacy and policy change in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois.

Why it matters

It is difficult to survive and thrive in a racist set of systems.

“It is incredibly difficult to characterize the challenges or opportunities for improvement because it’s all compounded. Each issue dramatically impacts the others. The entire system is interconnected and broken…creating pain in every area. The compound effect of it all is crushing.”

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April Newsletter | The Preparation Will Hold

Deaconess Community, I had the joy of connecting with colleagues earlier this month at ABFE’s Annual Harambee Conference in Atlanta, GA. Harambee…

March Newsletter | The Land on Which We Gather

Deaconess Community, Earlier this month our board and staff held a retreat to recenter ourselves in our strategy, enjoy building…

February Newsletter | Challenging Headwinds

Deaconess Community, In our last newsletter, we encouraged you to take the time to reflect and process the events of…

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Rustic Roots Sanctuary

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MOVE

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Children’s Advocates for Change

Children’s Advocates for Change promotes the needs of Illinois children through public forums, social media, and advocacy work with elected...

The T

The T is a nonprofit organization that promotes holistic healing from trauma related to bullet injuries and overdose in St....

Action St. Louis and United Congregations of Metro East

The greater St. Louis region experienced historic flooding in late July, with the most devastating impact located in predominantly Black communities....

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We are requesting proposals for the second cycle of our Seeding the Future Grants! The grants provide general operating funds for one year to organizations with proposals that align with Deaconess’ intended impact. Learn more and apply here: https://deaconess.org/funding-opportunities/

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In this final week of the Missouri legislative session, Deaconess Foundation President & CEO Bethany Johnson-Javois calls us to consider what we will leave to future generations. Now is the time to act, call Senate leadership and urge them to stop HJR 73: https://ow.ly/Mgwk50VRQ2l

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

Missouri HJR 73 is the current attempt from the state legislature to overturn the right to abortion and to ban gender affirming care for transgender youth. Our partner @PROMOMissouri shares two ways you can support the fight against HJR 73: https://ow.ly/i0Wk50VPqlL #missouri

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

We are requesting proposals for the second cycle of our Seeding the Future Grants! The grants provide general operating funds for one year to organizations with proposals that align with Deaconess’ intended impact. Learn more and apply here: https://deaconess.org/funding-opportunities/

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

In this final week of the Missouri legislative session, Deaconess Foundation President & CEO Bethany Johnson-Javois calls us to consider what we will leave to future generations. Now is the time to act, call Senate leadership and urge them to stop HJR 73: https://ow.ly/Mgwk50VRQ2l

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

Missouri HJR 73 is the current attempt from the state legislature to overturn the right to abortion and to ban gender affirming care for transgender youth. Our partner @PROMOMissouri shares two ways you can support the fight against HJR 73: https://ow.ly/i0Wk50VPqlL #missouri

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

We are requesting proposals for the second cycle of our Seeding the Future Grants! The grants provide general operating funds for one year to organizations with proposals that align with Deaconess’ intended impact. Learn more and apply here: https://deaconess.org/funding-opportunities/

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

In this final week of the Missouri legislative session, Deaconess Foundation President & CEO Bethany Johnson-Javois calls us to consider what we will leave to future generations. Now is the time to act, call Senate leadership and urge them to stop HJR 73: https://ow.ly/Mgwk50VRQ2l

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

Missouri HJR 73 is the current attempt from the state legislature to overturn the right to abortion and to ban gender affirming care for transgender youth. Our partner @PROMOMissouri shares two ways you can support the fight against HJR 73: https://ow.ly/i0Wk50VPqlL #missouri

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

We are requesting proposals for the second cycle of our Seeding the Future Grants! The grants provide general operating funds for one year to organizations with proposals that align with Deaconess’ intended impact. Learn more and apply here: https://deaconess.org/funding-opportunities/

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

In this final week of the Missouri legislative session, Deaconess Foundation President & CEO Bethany Johnson-Javois calls us to consider what we will leave to future generations. Now is the time to act, call Senate leadership and urge them to stop HJR 73: https://ow.ly/Mgwk50VRQ2l

; Deaconess Foundation @deaconessfound

Missouri HJR 73 is the current attempt from the state legislature to overturn the right to abortion and to ban gender affirming care for transgender youth. Our partner @PROMOMissouri shares two ways you can support the fight against HJR 73: https://ow.ly/i0Wk50VPqlL #missouri