Community Support Grants Program Awards 11 New Grants to Local Nonprofits

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is proud to announce the distribution of $324,000 to 11 nonprofit organizations this August through the Community Support Grants Program. 

The grants will support the following organizations and projects: 

Our Lady’s Inn 
Support for Our Lady’s Inn will provide pregnant women and their children shelter and hope for a new life. The program seeks to help families transition out of crisis and move toward stability by providing clients with basic needs and helping them reach self-sufficiency. 

St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (STLHELP) 
Funding for STLHELP will support efforts to increase the number of people receiving free critically needed home medical equipment. Health disparities, supply chain shortages, high co-pays, and lack of approvals from health insurance programs impact a patient’s ability secure basic home medical equipment to stay in their homes while dealing with health issues. 

Caring Solutions 
This grant will support Caring Solutions’ medical support and advocacy program for its residents with developmental disabilities, teaching them skills to support an independent lifestyle. 

Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis 
Funding for Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis will help improve the quality of life for homebound patients through active treatment and symptom management, reducing preventable hospital readmissions and Emergency Room visits, and connecting them with community-based resources. 

The Brain Injury Foundation of St. Louis 
Support for The Brain Injury Foundation of St. Louis will provide innovative, community-centered solutions to meet the specific social and vocational needs of individuals with brain injuries. 

Memory Care Home Solutions 
This grant provides funding in support of Memory Care Home Solutions’ mission to improve dignity and quality of life for people living with dementia, and their families, by offering essential support to effectively manage dementia progression at home. 

VOYCE 
Funding for VOYCE will support their growing work with volunteers and staff to engage the community in better preparing for and protecting long-term care residents. 

Holy Sews, Inc. 
This grant allows Holy Sews, Inc. to provide custom, handsewn burial clothing (layettes) to families experiencing infant loss at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. 

Nurses for Newborns 
Grant support enables Nurses for Newborns to provide access to health care, parenting education, and connections to critical community resources to more clients on their waiting list. 

St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness will expand their program to educate the community on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and to support women undergoing treatment and their families with this funding. 

The Haven of Grace 
With this grant, The Haven of Grace will increase services for high-priority mental and physical health needs for pregnant women and their children who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.  

The Foundation awards Community Support Grants four times throughout the year to local nonprofit organizations focused on reducing health care disparities; fostering strong community health care networks; promoting adult health, wellness, and disease prevention in the community; and providing quality health care education. Five endowed funds held at the Foundation support the program, ensuring investment in improving the health of our community is a priority. This year, the Foundation has awarded 22 grants totaling more than $700,000 through three grant cycles.  

Organizations may apply for a Community Support Grant through the Grant Opportunity Web Portal. Applications are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed quarterly.