In this second edition of our Recognizing Grantmakers blog series we are going to share with you an Excellence in Grantmaking nomination from Grace Hill Settlement House that looks to recognize the Whitaker Foundation. Thank you to Grace Hill Settlement House for submitting this nomination for the 2011 Giving is Ongoing Excellence in Grantmaking category.
“For the past five years, Grace Hill and the North St. Louis community have received financial support from the Whitaker foundation to hold the Whitaker Urban Evening Series. The series is held in St. Louis Place Park over a six week period during the summer. Prior to this support from the Whitaker Foundation, there were very few opportunities for public engagement in cultural activities in North St. Louis City. Read the rest of this entry »
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At the meeting, the implementation team presented the program model and described the process for selecting partners to be included in the next federal Promise Neighborhoods application. The planning team gave a great presentation but left many funders in the room wondering about the role of funders in this project. Rod Jones and Vernice Hicks-Prophet, both of 
The Children’s Initiative is an effort to create a birth through college educational pipeline that is intertwined with a comprehensive social service support network in North St. Louis. It hopes to address the safety, housing, economic, and environmental factors that impact the success of the children in low income neighborhoods. Grace Hill Settlement House is the lead agency of the educational pipeline effort.
