Extended Deadline: Deaconess Foundation Announces $100,000 in Funding for Timely Public Policy Campaigns to Advance Systemic Change

ST. LOUIS (Feb. 24, 2023 UPDATED) – Deaconess Foundation (Deaconess) is currently accepting grant proposals for their Policy Campaign/Collaborative Grants. Recipients will be awarded up to $100,000 to support public policy efforts that pursue change through grassroots advocacy, civic engagement, and community organizing. Deaconess is looking to fund campaigns led by Missouri and Southern Illinois community organizations or coalitions that …

Deaconess Foundation Announces $100,000 in Funding for Timely Public Policy Campaigns to Advance Systemic Change

ST. LOUIS, MO (February 10, 2023) – Deaconess Foundation (Deaconess) is currently accepting proposals for up to $100,000 to support public policy efforts that pursue change through grassroots advocacy, civic engagement, and community organizing. The Foundation is seeking applications from community organizations, coalitions, and public campaigns positioned to focus energy on the civic engagement required to advance public policy change …

January Newsletter | Blessings & Favor

Deaconess Community, The year 2023 has been gifted to us. Each year I inquire of the Lord to know what my focus should become. I am not big on making new resolutions at the start of a new year, but I am big on, “doing the will of Him that sent me and to accomplish His work.” (John 17:25). The …

December Newsletter | Blessings & Gratitude

Deaconess Community, Practicing gratitude brings joy. As we are wrapping up 2022, with deep gratitude we are reflecting on our connections with our community, neighbors, partners, and one another. Though the year has not been without hardship, the blessings are abundant. We are grateful for the in-person reunions and convenings that 2022 brought us as Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being …