Deaconess Community, On February 17, 2026, life slowed as we paused to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. On that day, Rev. Jackson joined the lineage of ancestors who shaped the moral architecture of the late-20th-century Civil Rights movement. A pioneering force in multiracial democratic politics, Rev. Jackson was...

Deaconess Community, This past month has been marked by deep loss and moral reckoning. We grieve the deaths of Keith Porter Jr., a father of two; Renée Good, a mother and poet; and Alex Pretti, a nurse who devoted his life to caring for veterans and community alike. We grieve the deaths of those whose...

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...