Deaconess Foundation is soliciting proposals to launch a Power Moves assessment to measure the Foundation’s use of power and depth in executing a power-building approach rooted in tenets of “trust-based philanthropy”.
Just For Kids (J4K) Community Conversation 2019
Just for Kids (J4K) Community Conversations are forums designed to introduce our community action tank, Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being, to the St. Louis region and amplify Deaconess Foundation’s commitment to Building A Community Just for Kids, advancing the work of child advocates through public policy and racial equity.
Equitable Development Series At Deaconess Center
To highlight the contributions of the comprehensive North Central Plan developed by our neighbors in 2000 and the call for a renewal of localized community planning, Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being is hosting Equitably Redeveloping Your Community. This six-part workshop series offers residents an opportunity to learn the process of community-led development.
A Place for Collaborative Mission & Service
A generation ago local members of United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations organized mission groups and volunteered personal time to visit patients, serve as candy stripers and witness to God’s healing presence at Deaconess Hospital. In April 2018, Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being opened its doors.
Funding Opportunities
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18th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Forum
Join Covenant Blu Neighborhood Association & Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being for a 18th Ward Aldermanic Candidate Forum. Open to the Public. RSVP
DEACONESS ANNUAL MEETING – REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
Please join us on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, for a joint meeting of Deaconess Foundation and Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being. We welcome reflections and feedback from community members and partners. RSVP HERE
Just For Kids (J4K) Community Conversation: How Change Happens
On October 23, join regional movement builders and business leaders across sectors to examine social and environmental movements that have both succeeded and failed, led by Leslie Crutchfield of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. This event represents the last of five J4K Community Conversations which bring and have brought national leaders to St. Louis to hold forums designed to activate change …
Dr. Bell of Casey Family Programs Shares Plan to Reduce National Need for Foster Care Part of the Just for Kids (J4K) Conversations Series
On Tuesday, August 21, Dr. William C. Bell, a national philanthropic leader joined us in St. Louis to share solutions to improve outcomes for children. Dr. William C. Bell, President and CEO of Casey Family Programs, presented a public forum on Faith Communities and Child Welfare. The forum is a part of a series of forums hosted by Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being called the Just for Kids (J4K) Community Conversations.
A Place for Collaborative Mission & Service
A generation ago local members of United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations organized mission groups and volunteered personal time to visit patients, serve as candy stripers and witness to God’s healing presence at Deaconess Hospital. In April 2018, Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being opened its doors.