Regional Response Team Awarded $2 Million Grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation

Used to Create Rapid Response Infrastructure to Address Regional Socioeconomic Challenges (ST. LOUIS, OCTOBER 4, 2023) The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) awarded more than $2 million over three years to the St. Louis area Regional Response Team (RRT), RRT officials announced today. The grant will be used to build organizational capacity and refine the…

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St. Louis Community Foundation Welcomes Dr. Kelvin Adams as President & CEO

The Board of Directors of the St. Louis Community Foundation has announced that Dr. Kelvin Adams will serve as the organization’s next President & CEO. In a press release dated July 19, 2023, the Community Foundation said: “Dr. Adams’ extensive background as a community leader, educator, and advocate for the St. Louis region makes him…

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Regional Response Team Announces New Advisory Council

The Regional Response Team (RRT) has announced its new advisory council which will serve as the organization’s governing body and ensure that its strategic direction aligns with community priorities and needs.  The RRT improves the health and wellbeing of underserved communities by mobilizing the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors to collaboratively address life-threatening crises and system…

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Support the Regional Response Team on Give STL Day

The Regional Response Team is excited to participate in the tenth annual Give STL Day on May 10, 2023. Give STL Day makes it easy for you to donate online to the nonprofits that are important to you. Consider supporting the RRT on Give STL Day and help us reach out $5,000 goal by making…

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The Regional Response Team: A Comprehensive Review

We at the Regional Response Team are proud of how we have come together in true partnership to address regional need in the time of COVID-19 and beyond. Since March 2020, RRT has raised over $1 million, reached over 200 agencies through the Collaborative Action Network, and partnered with over 250 agencies on coordinated campaigns. Thank…

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Long-Term Recovery Fund Launched

The St. Louis region and bi-state area continues to be impacted by flooding. The Regional Response Team (RRT), an initiative of the St. Louis Community Foundation, is working to build a centralized system of recovery response to populations most affected during crises such as natural disasters. With the support of the Foundation, the RRT has…

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Produce Box Distribution

St. Louis County Library will provide fresh produce from Operation Food Search at select library branches through September. Seasonal produce boxes will be offered on Wednesdays starting at 8:30 a.m. and will be distributed curbside in branch parking lots. Produce boxes are made possible by support from the St. Louis County Library Foundation, the Regional Response Team, and the…

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Improving Access to Eviction Prevention & Other Supports

The Regional Response Team has released a new report, “Improving Access to Eviction Prevention & Other Supports: A Regional Opportunity for 2021.” Read the report here. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the demand for social services (e.g., serving the unhoused, protecting renters, serving food, etc.), and the call for a more equitable recovery that…

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