“For Mrs. Jones, hope was relational. It didn’t exist in the abstract. Hope confronts. It does not ignore pain, agony, or injustice. It is not a saccharine optimism that refuses to...

It already wasn’t fair. Affirmative action on the basis of race in admissions ended with the late June decision of the United States Supreme Court. Public mourning of “Affirmative Action” (as though...

Editor’s Note: Late last week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions on two matters of great importance to the students and staff of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis...

Today is Juneteenth, now a federal holiday but long a day of remembrance of emancipation from slavery. Yesterday, I heard a story about a boy whose schooling in Daytona Beach, Florida ended...

Editor’s note: In late April, 2023, four Scholarship Foundation Policy Fellows joined Director of Advocacy Karina Arango for training and legislative visits organized by the National College Attainment Network in Washington, DC....

Among the beautiful things about an organization with 103 years of roots in this community is that one never knows when a homecoming will spontaneously occur. Reminders of how we remain connected...

By way of this post, I am inviting you to join our board and staff in reflection. Following are four short profiles, drawn from the true stories and actual facts of individuals...

Who benefits from Scholarship Foundation scholarship grants and loans? Who makes the decisions and who awards the funds? These are the equity questions answered in The Scholarship Foundation’s first equity report published...

I recently met a longtime Scholarship Foundation dear friend for coffee and delivery of an $18,000 check. The amount, timing and meaning of the gift is specific and special. Though the two...

STACY MASSEY 2008 Graduated Metro High School and Bayless High School 2012 BJ journalism and BA gender studies, University of Missouri 2013 Served two years as Communications Coordinator, Night Ministry, Chicago IL...

This is not everything, but it is many important things. Not an annual report or an audit, these are some fun facts that might help tell the story of what keeps us...

As many readers will know, it was with an interest-free loan that The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis began in 1920 and the loan program was the primary way the Foundation supported...