Deaconess Foundation Awards $100,00 to Advance Public Policy Change in Social and Emotional Wellbeing for Youth, Paid Sick Leave, and Increased Wages

Alive & Well Communities and Missouri Jobs with Justice will each receive funding to advance systemic change through grassroots advocacy, community organizing and civic engagement ST. LOUIS – Deaconess Foundation (Deaconess) announced the recipients of its 2023 Policy Campaign/Collaborative Grant to advance sustainable systemic change in key issue areas, namely social and emotional wellbeing for youth, paid sick leave and …

Deaconess Foundation Launches Institute for Black Liberation

The leadership development program provides Black Diaspora people in the Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois region with an opportunity to heal from racial trauma and grow as leaders who will pursue a just future ST. LOUIS (May 26, 2023) – Deaconess Foundation (Deaconess) today announced the launch of its Institute for Black Liberation (the Institute), a novel approach to developing …

Updated Mask Policy at the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being

Deaconess has continued to closely monitor local and national COVID-19 guidelines. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), widespread uptake of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines, high rates of vaccine- and infection-induced immunity at the population level, and the availability of effective therapeutics have moved the pandemic to a different phase. Using a comprehensive approach to assessing COVID-19 …

April/May Newsletter | The Measure of Public Health

Greetings Deaconess Community, In April we joined millions across the country in recognition of National Public Health Week and Black Maternal Health Week by honoring the legacy and contributions of those who have made and are making strides to improve the health and well-being of our people and communities in the bi-state region. I began the month by celebrating the …