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Our country is in the middle of a mental health crisis. Nearly one in five American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year. That includes 42.5 million adults with anxiety and 21 million adults with depression. Various forms of mental illness—from mild to severe—touches nearly every family.

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s commitment to building healthier and brighter futures for everyone extends beyond the hospital walls and into the community. We are proud to announce the distribution of $125,000 to four nonprofit organizations in St. Louis through the Community Support Grants Program

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. In 2024, the Foundation awarded 27 grants totaling more than $850,000.

A partnership between BJC HealthCare, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, BELIEVE Academy, and The Opportunity Trust has been awarded a transformative catalyst grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to establish a first-of-its-kind high school focused on graduating students directly into health care jobs with family-sustaining wages.

A generous gift from Healthy Blue Missouri to the Foundation will support BJC’s Community Health Improvement initiatives to eliminate infant and maternal health disparities. This gift makes it possible to host free community baby showers, train clinical care teams, and expand access to perinatal education.