Previous Grants

Spring FY2024 Cycle

as of 5/1/2024

Older Adults Living Independently

Circle of Care St. Louis      
To strengthen the Social Services team in order to enhance older adults' health and social needs, enabling them to live independently.

 $38,500
Criminal Justice Ministry  
To provide formerly incarcerated older adults with affordable transitional housing and wrap-around services as they build plans toward independence.

 $40,000
Crown Center for Senior Living   
To provide comprehensive case management and nutritional support that promotes independent living and enhanced dignity for immigrant and minority older adults residing in the University City area.

 $40,000
Deaconess Faith Community Nurse Ministries
To expand case management and health screening services to low-income older adults through food pantries in St. Louis City and County.

 $40,000
Gateway Housing First
To increase programming for older adult low-income tenants aimed at increasing physical activity and reducing social isolation with intergenerational programming.

 $15,000
ITNGateway
To provide affordable transportation to low-income older adults living independently in St. Charles County and St. Louis County.

  $30,000
L’Arche St. Louis  
To support specialized programming for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to age in place.

 $20,400
LOVEtheLOU
To support home repairs for older adults in order to help stabilize the area neighborhood.

 $14,000
Northside Youth And Senior Service Center 
To provide affordable transportation to low-income older adults living on the northside of St. Louis City.

 $30,000
Places for People
To provide individualized occupational therapy services for older adults with serious mental illness in order to support the most dignified independence.

 $19,000
Project Present
To facilitate improv sessions with older adults and teach communication strategies to both professional and family caregivers.

 $20,000
Provident Behavioral Health
To provide telephonic support to older adults experiencing loneliness and social isolation to help reduce their anxiety and depression symptoms.

 $15,000
Rebuilding Together-St. Louis
To provide minor home repairs for low-income older adults living independently across St. Louis City and County.

 $30,000
Rustic Roots Sanctuary 
To distribute free, locally grown produce weekly to homebound older adults in the Spanish Lake area of St. Louis County.

 $40,000
St. Andrew's Charitable Foundation
To help low-income seniors remain independent in their own homes by providing physical and emotional assistance, home repair, and healthy food options.

 $35,000
St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (HELP)
To promote independence by growing a network of community-based sites to increase access and availability of free home medical equipment for older adults.

 $25,000
University of Missouri St. Louis
To address the unique mental health needs of older adults using a person centered and trauma-informed approach aimed at improving emotional well-being, resilience, and coping strategies.

 $30,000

Immigrants & Refugees

Casa de Salud
To deliver healthcare, behavioral health, and case management  to under and uninsured immigrants and refugees across the region with cultural and linguistic sensitivity.

$40,000
Forai
To expand paid leadership opportunities for artisan immigrant and refugee women, developing their professional networks, entrepreneurial skills and potential income.

$13,750
Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club of St. Louis
To support a new place-based afterschool program at St. Frances Cabrini Academy, where a majority of students come from immigrant/refugee households.

$13,300
Girls on the Run St. Louis
To provide youth development programming that promotes physical wellbeing, leadership, and community- building, for immigrant and refugee girls within targeted school districts.

$25,000
International Institute of St. Louis
To provide English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction for immigrant and refugee adults in the St. Louis region.

$10,000
Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project
To provide pro bono legal services, case management, and community education for immigrants and refugees in the St. Louis region.

$40,000
Vitendo 4 Africa
To provide programs that inspire, empower and engage youth from immigrant families to make healthy choices.

$30,000
Women in Charge
To expand the English as a Second Language (ESL) program for adults, offering 1:1 instruction and mentorship, and reducing barriers to participation.

$15,050

Advocacy & Coalition-Building

Empower Missouri
To educate the public and mobilize new advocates in order to reduce hunger among older adults in Missouri.

$22,525

The Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri
To coordinate a multi-disciplinary coalition response to the commercial sexual exploitation of children, and to build awareness about human trafficking within the Northeast Missouri community.

$41,200

Organizational Capacity Building

Immigrant Home English Learning Program (IHELP)
Capacity building grant to assist the organization in developing aligned, meaningful, and manageable systems for measuring and improving program success.

$20,000

 

Grand Total                28 Grants               $752,725

Fall FY2024 Cycle

as of 11/1/2023

Older Adults Living Independently

Oral Care for Older Adults Program - A.T. Still University
To support the Oral Care for Older Adults program, which provides older adults in St. Louis City with oral health education and screening while addressing common barriers to accessing treatment. 

$37,000
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
To support the Social Services team in providing one-on-one case management services to low-income older adults who are living independently in the community, connecting them with community resources such as food, financial assistance, and medical care.

$35,000
Five Star Senior Center
To  support programs serving older adults and adults with disabilities, including weekly meal delivery, transportation assistance, and socialization events at the activity center.

$30,000
HealthVisions Midwest
To provide older adults living in East St. Louis and the surrounding area with transportation, case management, and social isolation activities, enabling them to remain independent in their homes.

$41,000
Housing Options Provided for the Elderly, Inc. (HOPE)
To expand the Case Management and Relocation Assistance program for older adults in St. Louis City and County.

$38,000
Independence Center
To provide occupational therapy, case management, and home adaptations/equipment tailored to the specific needs of older adults with severe mental illness so that they may continue to live independently in the community.

$30,000
L’Arche St. Louis
Organizational capacity building support to continue sustaining services to aging adults with intellectual disabilities. 

$25,000
Senior Services Plus
To provide older adult homeowners with access to safe and affordable home repairs, maintenance, and adaptations to support aging in place.

$33,000
Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service
Organizational capacity building support to continue providing services to older adult individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. 

$25,000
The Macoupin Art Collective
To provide an opportunity for older adults to forge community, maintain friendships, and practice artistic self-discovery in rural Macoupin County, IL.

$14,782
Youth and Family Center
To enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of older adults through exercise, clinical services, healthy meals, transportation, social, recreational, and educational programs  that prevent social isolation.

$25,000
Workday Ministry
To improve quality of life for older adults by providing modifications to their homes.

$30,000

Immigrants & Refugees

iFM Community Medicine (IFM)
To enhance and expand primary health care and supportive services for immigrants and refugees in St. Louis City and County.

$23,500

LifeWise StL
To increase the economic mobility and emotional well-being of immigrant families through support  groups, classes, and individual counseling that integrate concepts of mental health and financial health.

$50,000

Lolly’s Place Inc
To expand the “Amigo” outreach program, which focuses on after-school tutoring and mentoring for immigrant families in North County.

$25,000

Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project
Organizational capacity building support to continue helping immigrants overcome barriers to justice and tackle issues that affect their daily lives. 

$25,000
Nurses for Newborns
To provide culturally competent outreach, support and navigation of community resources, and in-home services for immigrant/refugee families by pairing a bilingual Community Health Worker and a Nurse Home Visitor.

$20,000

Veterans

Missouri Veterans Endeavour  (MOVE STL)
To provide housing, case management, and a range of support services to Veterans and their families experiencing homelessness.                 

$35,000

Human Trafficking Prevention

International Crisis Aid
To support programs aimed to prevent, identify, intervene, and respond to exploitation and human trafficking through the Children's Anti-Exploitation Partnership (CAP) program.

$40,000

Kerengende Foundation
To prevent human trafficking and sexual abuse in East St. Louis and the Metro East region by providing education, therapy, and outreach to youth survivors and their families.

$40,000

Opportunity House
To cover housing, utility, and minor household repairs for young queer people receiving wrap-around housing services from Opportunity House, addressing a common risk factor for youth sex trafficking and exploitation. 

$22,000

Advocacy & Coalition-Building

Missouri Council on Aging (MCOA)
To support the first formal advocacy structure in Missouri to focus on the needs of all aging older adults.                                                                     

$40,000

Grand Total                22 Grants               $684,282