Previous Grants

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

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