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2019 Grant Orientation Powerpoint Slide-Deck
Click the “download” button above to access the grant orientation powerpoint.
Where two or three gather
“Networking” is a tired cliché that describes an essential though often-avoided part of organizational life. Among those involved in nonprofit or ministerial work, networking may result in stretching already scarce resources wider to serve a cause. Not to mention the personal toll on time and energy that such gatherings can take. We may find refuge…
IWF Internship Program Now Includes UIW
The following is an article from UIW’s “The Word” featuring Alejandra Escobar, a recent UIW graduate who completed an internship with Incarnate Word Foundation last July. Alejandra was joined by Alexa Ferrara and Joel Flores Maradiaga, two interns from Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM). The three of them added vitality to our lives and our office…
Incarnate Word Foundation Participates in FADICA Delegation to the Vatican
Sr. Helena Monahan, Sr. Kathleen Coughlin and Bridget Flood represented the Incarnate Word Foundation as part of a delegation from FADICA to the Vatican. FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities) organized a week of meetings on critical issues facing our Church. The highlight of the trip was a Papal audience in St. Peter’s…
USCCB Writes Pastoral Letter Against Racism
The document Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love – A Pastoral Letter Against Racism was developed by the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was approved by the full body of USCCB at its November 2018 General Meeting and has been authorized…
Are We Standing in the Right Place?
In the wake of decades of horrific child sexual abuse by Catholic priests and unconscionable cover-up by those in higher authority, the Catholic Church is facing a challenge even bigger than the scandal itself. It is faced with the dazed and confused voices of its own faithful asking questions like these: How could this have…
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Catholic News
Updates on the Catholic Church’s efforts to serve the poor and marginalized in St. Louis and across the globe.
RECON Events
An Invitation for St. Louis to Come Together, Learn Together, and Engage in Reuniting Divided Communities.
COVID-19
Every continent in the world is impacted by the corona virus pandemic. In St. Louis, we’re supporting communities to help us sustain each another.
Grant Partners
Our grants spark collaborative relationships by
funding organizations serving the most vulnerable in our city.
Our Impact on the St. Louis Community
Funding neighborhood work fosters systemic change by addressing the root causes of poverty and oppression. It fosters the confidence within individuals to dream while simultaneously creating access to the tools and resources needed to achieve those dreams.