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Grantee Spotlight: Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (CLAM) of St. Francis Community Services

Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (CLAM) has been a funded partner of Marillac Mission Fund since 2011.  CLAM has provided civil legal aid to the St. Louis Metropolitan area and surrounding counties for more than 30 years.  They provide legal aid in over 1,500 cases in the areas of immigration law, veterans advocacy, family and guardianship law, housing crisis cases, and municipal court cases.  

This Grantee Spotlight further tells the stories of their impact in the community.

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Spring FY25 Grant Cycle Now Open

Spring FY25 Responsive and Capacity Building grant cycles are now open! This includes a form for small organizations (if eligible) and a new focus area, Rural Well-Being. You can access the forms using the "Grantee Portal" button at the top right corner of this page. Proposals are due by Saturday, February 1st, 2025. As always, review the criteria on the What We Fund page of our website and do not hesitate to reach out to MMF staff with any questions.
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Upward Mobility Dashboard Available now

The Upward Mobility dashboard shows a snapshot of 24 conditions affecting mobility over time, across categories, and for every county and more than 480 cities in the US. People can use the predictors and their associated metrics to understand conditions in their communities, contextualize those conditions, establish priorities to mobilize action, and monitor progress.

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  • Oct 4, 2024, 1:04 PM Timeline: U.S. Intervention and Modern Migration in the Americas

    Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees has released the second in a series of timelines to be shared over the next year, "U.S. Intervention and Modern Migration in the Americas." This timeline delves into the history of why so many people in the Americas made the perilous migration journey to the United States, especially in recent years, to allow for a nuanced analysis and deeper understanding of the migration flows and patterns we see today.

  • Aug 13, 2024, 9:33 AM MMF FY23 Impact Report Now Available

    The MMF Impact Report for grants awarded in FY23 (July 2022-June 2023) is now available. This report helps tell the stories of impact that our grantee partners have made in the community with MMF funds.

  • May 14, 2024, 12:13 PM Looking Forward: Perspectives on later life from earlier in life

    Students at Washington University in St. Louis discuss what they are looking forward to about growing older, what their concerns are about getting older and what challenges we face due to population aging.

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