Deaconess Community, As the year bends toward its close, the world itself feels like it is exhaling from the exhaustion of running without a moment to catch one single breath. Across faith traditions, sacred seasons have come and completed: the Jewish New Year sounded months ago, Muslim communities celebrated the birth of the Prophet Muhammad,...

The community-stewarded grantmaking approach identified key cross-generational themes in the types of support needed by both seniors and young people ST. LOUIS, MO – December 9, 2025 – Today, Deaconess Foundation (Deaconess) announced the recipients of $450,000 in grant awards for community-led organizations supporting seniors and young people, demonstrating its strategic intent to respond to...

Deaconess Community, As summer turns to fall, our region is not merely reflecting — it is reckoning. The May 16 tornado devastated St. Louis, leaving billions in damage, lives lost, families displaced, and inequities laid bare. What we face is bigger than storm recovery…it is a reckoning of care for our people and our place....

Deaconess Community, This Pride Month, I offer my reflection with vulnerability—trusting that readers can hold space and tension and can see themselves on this journey, where multiple truths can be held at once. This is my truth: I am a Christian leading a Christian organization. My faith shapes how I understand the world—human identities, purpose,...