Previous Grants

Spring FY2025 Cycle

as of 5/1/2025

Older Adults Living Independently

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services 
To offer case management services to low-income seniors living independently in the community.

 $30,000
Five Star Senior Center  
To enhance meals, transportation, and social services for older adults and adults with disabilities..

 $30,000
Housing Options Provided for the Elderly, Inc (HOPE)   
To expand the case management and relocation assistance program for older adults.

 $35,000
Independence Center
To provide individualized and group occupational therapy that equips aging adults with serious mental illness to continue living independently.

 $20,000
EverTrue, formerly Lutheran Senior Services
To expand care management to assist older adults living independently by evaluating their needs and linking them to community resources.

 $25,000
Paraquad
To provide minor home modifications to older adults with a disability to safely age in place.

  $25,000
Rebuilding Together South West Illinois  
To provide home repair for low-income older adults to safely and independently live in their homes in the Metro East as long as possible.

 $25,000
Senior Services Plus
To provide home repair for low-income older adults to safely and independently live in their homes in the Metro East as long as possible.

 $22,500
The Macoupin Art Collective 
To provide an opportunity for older adults to forge community, maintain friendships, and practice artistic self-discovery in rural Illinois.

 $13,000
The Youth and Family Center
To keep older adults active both mentally and physically and provide intergenerational social experiences.

 $20,000
Workday Ministry
To provide home repair for low-income older adults to safely and independently live in their homes as long as possible.

 $25,000

Immigrants & Refugees

Eye Thrive
To improve access to quality vision care for children in immigrant and refugee communities.

$25,000
Immigrant Connection North County
To help meet the growing need for immigration legal services.

$22,000
iFM Community Medicine
To enhance and expand primary health care and supportive services for immigrants and refugees.

$30,000
Immigrant & Refugee Ministry
To train volunteers to support immigrants as they navigate the U.S. immigration system.

$35,000
Monarch Immigrant Services (formerly BIAS)
To support direct mental health, social, and legal services to immigrant and refugee families in the St. Louis area.

$35,000
Nurses for Newborns
To provide culturally competent community health workers for immigrant and refugee families.

$15,000

 

Human Trafficking Prevention

Crisis Aid International
To combat exploitation and human trafficking through prevention, identification, intervention, and responsive services.

$25,000
Kerengende Foundation
To prevent human trafficking and child sexual abuse in the Metro East through outreach, prevention education, and individual support.

$25,000
Opportunity House
To address the housing needs of marginalized young people, addressing one of the most common risk factors of youth sex exploitation.

$23,000
   

Rural Well Being

Addiction is Real
To help parents take a proactive approach in discussing the dangers of substance use with their child.

$25,000
Child Care Aware of Missouri
To provide telehealth and mental health coverage to rural child care educators.

$15,000
The Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network
To provide non-emergency medical transportation for individuals in Washington County, MO with no other resources and in need of necessary mental health care.

$15,000
   
 

Advocacy & Coalition-Building

Consumers Council of MO
To support knowledge transfer and succession planning for the organization's advocacy experts.

$28,000

Organizational Capacity Building

Criminal Justice Ministry
To develop a comprehensive business systems renovation plan to improve operational efficiency and organizational sustainability.

$12,500

Grand Total                25 Grants               $601,000

Fall FY2025 Cycle

as of 11/1/2024

Older Adults Living Independently

ALS Association St. Louis Regional Chapter
To support direct case management and nutrition services for older adult patients and their caregivers.

$20,000
Catholic Charities (Carlinville)
To provide healthy food for older adults living in Macoupin County, IL through the Mobile Food Pantry.

$10,000
Center for Hearing and Speech
To provide hearing health care for older adults in the St. Louis metro area, eliminating barriers to social connectedness.

$25,000
College Hill Foundation
To increase stability and quality of life through critical home maintenance repairs for older adults in the College Hill Neighborhood.

$25,000
Collinsville Faith in Action
To support free programming for older adults in Southwest Illinois, including social events and benefits assistance.

$25,000
Disability Resource Association, Inc
To provide medical and essential service transportation for low-income older adults in Jefferson County, MO.

$35,000
Gateway Housing Service Project
To purchase metal wheelchair ramps to grow impact in an efficient, sustainable way.

$7,000
Guardian Angel Settlement Association
To support the Graceful Guardians program to help low-income older adults remain independent and combat social isolation through housing and food assistance, case management, workshops, and social events.

$15,000
Jefferson County Community Partnership
To offer health and safety enhancing  home repair services for low-income older adults in Jefferson County, MO.

$30,000
Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation
To support the EZMO Transportation program, which provides free rides for seniors over 65 to essential services such as healthcare, food access, and community resources, enabling them to live in their own homes as long as possible.

$16,600
Lincoln County Council on Aging
To provide food for homebound older adults living in Lincoln County, MO through the "Meals Matter" Program.

$15,000
Memory Care Home Solutions
To support in-home personalized care services for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their family members.

$30,000
Midtown Community Services
To support the Midtown Mamas and Men’s Club programs to minimize the impact of isolation by providing a place to socialize, connecting them to resources, and offering opportunities to volunteer.

$7,500
Mission: St. Louis
To increase safety and financial security through free home repairs for  older adult homeowners living in St. Louis City.

$16,000
North Newstead Association
To provide minor energy efficiency, weatherization, and accessibility home repairs for older adult homeowners residing in  North St. Louis City neighborhoods.

$30,000
Operation Food Search
To support the MetroMarket, a mobile farmer's market that visits places where low-income older adults live and gather, providing access to fresh, affordable, nutrient-dense foods.

$20,000

Rural Parish Clinic - Dental
To expand dental care for isolated older adult patients in five rural communities of Missouri.

$30,000
Saint Elizabeth’s Adult Day Care Centers
To increase access to adult day care services for individuals and families who do not have financial resources or insurance benefits to cover the cost.

$15,000
Shepherd’s Center of Webster-Kirkwood
To support services that assist older adults in remaining independent, intellectually engaged, socially connected and active.

$15,000
St. Francis Xavier Church
To support the provision of identification cards and birth certificates for older adults, increasing their access to needed services and greater economic stability.

$18,000
St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
To ensure older adults  living with vision loss receive specialized services and have access to both resources and a community that will enhance their quality of life.

$25,000
The Oasis Institute
To increase access to free or low-cost lifelong learning, health and wellness, technology literacy, and civic engagement opportunities for older adults in North St. Louis County.

$30,000
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis
To support the Visit-A-Bit program, which matches volunteers with homebound older adults in the Greater St. Louis area, combat loneliness and isolation through social connection.

$30,000

Immigrants & Refugees

Health Protection and Education Service
To address regional health disparities through the provision of health screenings, educational events, resources, and referrals to primary and specialty care for persons from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and countries of origin, who experience barriers to care.

$25,000

Immigrant Home English Learning Program (IHELP)
To support free, one-on-one tutoring for immigrant and refugee adults and children in the Saint Louis community.

$20,000

Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN)
To support the Immigrant Service Providers Network, which provides networking and educational opportunities for organizations that support foreign-born individuals and their families.

$35,000

Immigration Project, Inc.
To provide legal and social services for immigrant and refugee families living in Southwestern Illinois.

$33,000
Puentes de Esperanza
To provide community outreach, case management, and bi-lingual mental health services for Hispanic/Latino immigrants in Madison, St. Clair, and Clinton Counties in Illinois.

$37,000
Saint Louis Crisis Nursery
To provide bilingual crisis intervention, parenting education and case management services for Latinx parents, promoting longer-term family stability.

$25,000
Seed St. Louis
To support the International Farm in South St. Louis, a community-based garden designed and operated by immigrant and refugee farmers.

$10,000
St. Francis Community Services
To support the Immigration Law Project, providing legal guidance and representation for low-income immigrants in the greater St. Louis region.

$40,000
Washington University in St. Louis
To support the Immigration Law Clinic (ILC) which trains tomorrow’s immigration lawyers and provides guidance and legal representation for local immigrants.

$10,000

Improved Economic Mobility

Access Academies
To support counseling, scholarships, and enrichment programs that help Hispanic/Latino students persist to and through post-secondary completion, thus improving their economic mobility.              

$50,000
LifeWise STL
To promote the improved economic mobility of individuals through financial coaching, financial education classes, and wealth and credit building programs provided through a trauma-informed, culturally responsive lens that fosters social capital.

$50,000

Human Trafficking Prevention

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Parkland
To train and supervise CASA volunteers in their support and advocacy of youth in foster care who are at increased risk for human trafficking in Washington County, Missouri.

$15,000

The Covering House
To provide services and improve quality of life for youth survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation through community-based services and community education.

$20,000

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
   

Organizational Capacity Building

  
Northside Youth and Senior Service Center
Organizational capacity building support to continue sustaining services to older adults in North St. Louis City.

$25,000

Grand Total                38 Grants               $925,100