Previous Grants
Fall 2021 Cycle
| Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded | Description |
| ALS Association St. Louis Regional Chapter | ALS Case Management and Consumer Education for Seniors | $30,000 | To provide case management, respite care, and nutritional supplements for older adults living with ALS and their caregivers. |
| Bilingual International Assistant Services- BIAS | General Operating | $45,000 | To support the provision of mental health, social, and legal services to immigrant and refugee families in the Metropolitan St. Louis Area. |
| Bread and Roses Missouri | Community Exploration: Home, Family, Work | $10,000 | To support the expansion of artist-led workshops for St.Louis Area immigrant and refugee youth during the summer months. |
| Caritas Family Solutions | Senior Community Services Employment Program Supportive Services Fund | $10,000 | To provide supplemental services and eliminate employment barriers for low-income older adults participating in part-time job training and placement opportunities. |
| College Hill Foundation | Homeowner Rehab in the College Hill Neighborhood | $39,200 | To support minor home repairs in the College Hill Neighborhood, transforming the stability and quality of life of older adults. |
| Collinsville Faith in Action | General Operating | $20,000 | To support free door-through-door transporation services benefitting older adults and older adults with disabilities in Madison County, IL and St. Clair County IL. |
| Covenant House Missouri | Expansion of Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking | $30,000 | To provide comprehensive services to youth who have experienced human trafficking and those at greatest risk for victimization. |
| Disability Resource Association, Inc. | Door-through-Door Transportation to Support Older Adults with Disabilities to Live at Home | $35,000 | To provide door-through-door transporation services to older adults and adults with disabilities in Jefferson County, MO. |
| Eye Thrive | Strategic Plan Implementation and Board Revamp | $20,000 | To support consulting guidance on the implementation of EyeThrive's Comprehensive Organizational Assessment Report recommendations and the organizational strategic plan. |
| Eye Thrive | School-Wide Screenings with Follow-Up Exams and Glasses for Hispanic-Serving Districts | $30,000 | To support school-wide screenings and glasses for Hispanic-Serving school districts in Collsinville, IL. |
| Health Protection and Education Service | Medical-Legal Partnership: Reducing Disparities by Addressing Legal Needs for Vulnerable Populations | $25,256 | To provide screenings for health issues and legal issues that affect clients' health and well-being, particularly for immigrants and non-English speaking populations. |
| Immigrant Home English Learning Program (IHELP) | General Operating | $35,000 | To support outreach, recruitment, and retention capacity for volunteers to provide in-home, one-on-one English classes for isolated immigrant and refugee adults in the St. Louis Area. |
| Jefferson County Community Partnership Inc. | Hammers of Hope (HOH) | $26,737 | To support minor home repairs for low-income older adult homeowners in Jefferson County, MO. |
| Lincoln County Council on Aging | Meals Matter | $10,000 | To provide hot nutritious meals for Lincoln County residents 65+ and adults with disabilities through home delivery and congregate meal programming. |
| Memory Care Home Solutions | General Operating | $30,000 | To support programming for caregivers and their loved-ones living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the St. Louis bi-state region. |
| Migrant and Immigrant Community Action - MICA | Racial Equity Assessment and Plan | $18,000 | To conduct an organizational culture and racial equity audit and plan, ensuring that immigrant-focused work is equitable and amplifies diverse voices. |
| Mission: St. Louis | Home Repair | $30,000 | To serve economically disadvantaged older adults living in the City of St. Louis through the provision of home repair services. |
| Rebuilding Together South West Illinois | Multiple Repair Projects for Senior/Disabled/Low-Income/Veteran Homeowners | $15,000 | To support minor repair services for low-income older adult homeowners residing in Madison County, IL. |
| Saint Louis Crisis Nursery | Latinx Outreach Program | $37,320 | To provide trauma therapy, case management, and parenting education in Spanish to Latinx families struggling with poverty, domestic violence, and mental health issues. |
| Shepherd's Center of Webster-Kirkwood | General Operating | $20,000 | To support services that assist older adults in remaining independent, intellectually engaged, socially connected and active. |
| Spanish Lake Community Development Corp | Spanish Lake Senior Minor Home Repair Program (SLMHR) | $26,700 | To support minor home modifications that improve the mobility, safety or quality of life of older adults in Spanish Lake. |
| St. Francis Community Services | Bilingual Mental Health Counseling | $40,150 | To provide bilingual, culturally competent mental health services for emotionally and relationally distressed youth with Spanish-speaking caregivers in St. Louis City. |
| St. John's Community Care | Leadership Transition Support | $9,000 | To provide consulting support to aid implementation of the leadership succession and transition plan. |
| St. John's Community Care | Empowering Families Living with Dementia/Older Adults Living Independently/General Operating | $20,000 | To provide community education and support services for caregivers and older adults living with dementia in Madison County, IL and St. Claire County, IL. |
| St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Seniors with Vision Loss Living Independently | $30,000 | To ensure older adults living with vision loss receive specialized services and have access to community resources that will enhance quality of life. |
| START - St. Louis Teens Aiding Refugees Today | Welcome Neighbor STL Supper Club Program | $20,000 | To support drive-through Supper Club events that increase the economic stability of refugees while sharing traditional food and culture with the St. Louis community. |
| Sustainable Housing & Equitable Development (SHED) | SHED Home Repair Programs | $15,000 | To provide minor home repairs benefitting low-income homeowners aged 65+ residing in University City’s 3rd Ward neighborhoods. |
| The Covering House | Restoring Hope and Mending Minds | $30,000 | To support residential, therapeutic and case management services, and prevention/early intervention programs, collectively known as COVER Care®, for girls who are survivors of sex trafficking and their caregivers. |
Spring 2021 Cycle
| Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded | Proposal Summary |
| Beyond Housing | 24:1 Senior Engagement and Support | $25,000 | To increase access to resources and services that ultimately improve seniors' independence and quality of life and reduce isolation. |
| Casa de Salud | Casa de Salud - COVID-19 Pandemic Response General Operating Support | $25,000 | To support general operations including low-cost acute and chronic healthcare services to the region's immigrant and refugee population, and outreach expansion to non-Latino immigrants and refugees. |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Parkland | Human Trafficking Prevention and Support for Youth in Foster Care by CASA Volunteers. | $28,000 | To train and supervise qualified volunteers who support and advocate for abused and neglected youth in foster care in Washington County, MO to help prevent exploitation or human trafficking. |
| Criminal Justice Ministry | Housing Our Most Vulnerable | $23,000 | To offer housing to veterans at below-market, rent-controlled rates without the threat of eviction, thereby establishing a foundation for systematic and sustainable change in housing services. |
| Crisis Aid International | U.S. Refuge Crisis Intervention Services/ Children's Anti-Exploitation Partnership Program (CAPP) | $32,000 | To expand the Children's Anti-Exploitation Partnership Program (CAPP) crisis intervention services to individuals identified in human trafficking and internet crimes against children investigations, and to provide related community education. |
| Deaconess Faith Community Nurse Ministries | Providing Case Management Services by a registered nurse to low income seniors in the community | $20,000 | To expand case management and health screening services to low-income older adults through food pantries in St. Louis City and County. |
| Family Forward | Culturally Specific and Inclusive Domestic Violence Services for Women | $32,000 | To provide immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence with critical services including crisis intervention and advocacy services, all delivered in the survivor's language and culture of origin. |
| Gene Slay's Girls and Boys Club of St. Louis | Dutchtown Campus | $23,000 | To expand afterschool and summer programming into the Dutchtown neighborhood, serving the area's high concentration of low-income immigrant and refugee youth. |
| Healing Action | General Operating- Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation (CATE) | $40,000 | To expand CATE into a statewide coalition to coordinate prevention and responses to victims of human trafficking and exploitation. |
| Home Sweet Home | Furnishing Hope to Veterans | $15,000 | To support the provision of free furniture and delivery services to veterans and their families. |
| Home Sweet Home | Strategic Plan Initiation | $15,000 | To complete a needs assessment and program evaluation to determine how to most effectively serve clients, including a large percentage of veterans. |
| Housing Options Provided for the Elderly, Inc. - HOPE | HOPE Case Management and Moving Assistance Program | $30,000 | To expand the Case Management and Moving Assistance program to St. Louis County, allowing older adults to live with dignity in the housing most appropriate to their circumstances. |
| International Institute of St. Louis | Bridge ESL Classes for Adult Refugees and Immigrants | $30,000 | To provide general operating support to benefit immigrants and refugees in order to build a more connected and productive society. |
| ITNGateway | Dignified transportation for low income older adults in St. Charles County and St. Louis County | $20,635 | To provide cost-effective transportation to low-income older adults in St. Charles County and St. Louis County, replicating the independence, comfort and convenience of a private automobile. |
| Lolly's Place Inc | Un Amigo para mi Familia | $27,000 | To expand tutoring for English-language learning students and provide enhanced outreach and camaraderie to Hispanic families in St. Louis County. |
| Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project (MICA) | General Operating | $30,000 | To provide immigrants and refugees with legal services and access to additional community resources, and to create relationships with immigrant communities through education and advocacy. |
| Northside Youth and Senior Service Center | Northside Senior Transportation | $30,000 | To promote healthy aging by providing a city-wide transportation program for Northside seniors through on-demand, door-to-door transportation and congregate group outings. |
| Park Central Development | Minor Home Repairs for Older Adults | $23,000 | To provide minor home repairs for older adults to age in place through improved safety and comfort, enhanced curb appeal, and prevention of code violations. |
| Places for People | Enhancing occupational therapy services for older adults with mental illness | $25,000 | To provide occupational therapy services for older adults with serious mental illness, thereby improving health-related quality of life, balance, mobility, and safety. |
| Rebuilding Together-St. Louis | Rebuilding Day Home Repair Program 2021 | $20,000 | To make repairs and modifications to homes on the annual Rebuilding Day, focused on ensuring the safety, comfort and continued independence of senior homeowners. |
| Saint Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America (IFCLA) | Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN) | $23,000 | To support the Immigrant Service Providers Network, which provides networking and educational opportunities for organizations that support foreign-born individuals and their families. |
| SouthSide Early Childhood Center | Family Partnership Program | $20,500 | To support families through the Family Partnership Program (FPP) in the creation of healthy parent/child relationships by reducing stress and promoting positive parenting skills. |
| St. Andrew's At-Home Services | Safe Home for Seniors Program | $25,000 | To provide low-income older adults living in St. Louis City and St. Louis County with minor home repairs at no cost to reduce accidents and increase independence. |
| St. Francis Community Services | Veterans Legal Advocacy | $32,000 | To provide legal assistance and case management services to low-income veterans, and to expand community outreach and education on issues impacting veterans. |
| St. Louis Area Women Religious Collaborative Ministries | General Operating Support for English Tutoring Project | $30,000 | To create equity for immigrant children by providing no-cost tutoring services to English Language Learner (ELL) students attending area Catholic schools. |
| St. Louis Public Schools Foundation | Computer Literacy for Immigrant and Refugee Parents | $20,271 | To offer computer literacy classes for immigrant and refugee parents to support virtual learning and virtual parent engagement. |
| Vitendo 4 Africa | Support for Immigrant Community | $30,000 | To welcome, connect, and empower African immigrant individuals and families through support, services, and resources. |