Equity in Aging: St. Louis Funder Discussion - Event Materials

On February 8, 2024, grantmakers with an interest in equity and/or aging gathered to explore the intersection of those topics. This page conveys related program materials, including pre-reading, presentation recordings, and other resources. Resources are still being added.

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Agenda (also .pdf below), Speaker Profiles, Program Recording , & Program Photos (pending)

Pre-Reading

• Pre-Reading Report -- Aging Strong for All: Examining Aging Equity in the City of Boston (.pdf below)

• Pre-Reading Article -- "With Age, Blacks Fall Into Poverty as Their Health Worsens" (American Society on Aging)

• Optional Article -- "St. Louis Nursing Home Closes Suddenly, Prompting Wider Concerns Over Care"

The Past: How does prior policy inform present work? 

• Dr. Dwayne Proctor, President & CEO, Missouri Foundation for Health (slides)

• Ray Boshara, Legislative Fellow, Office of U.S. Senator Bob Casey (slides pending)

  • History, More than Current Choices, Best Explains the Racial Wealth Gap Today (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb 2022)

  • Casey, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Provide Every Child in America with Economic Opportunity (press release)

  • Program Overview: 401k for Kids

• Kathy Greenlee, Senior Director of Elder Justice Initiatives, Advancing States (materials pending)

The Present: What is happening now that affects the ability of older adults to thrive?

• Nicole Brueggeman, Executive Director, MO Council on Aging (materials pending)

• Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins, Associate Professor, Missouri State University (presentation slides ; also .ppt below)

• Samantha Ferguson Knight, Director of Senior Programming, LifeWise StL

• Amy Blouin, Executive Director, MO Budget Project

  • Presentation Slides (also .pdf below)

  • Report --  Aging in Missouri: An Overview of State Services & Funding

  • Fact Sheet -- Improving MO Property Tax Credit Would help Seniors, Missourians with Disabilities Stay in Their Homes

• Rosetta Keeton, Patient Advisory Consultant, St. Louis Regional Health Commission (materials pending)

The Future: Young persons’ perspectives on aging

• Dr. Nancy Morrow-Howell, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis & Director of Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging (materials pending)

• Dr. Brian Carpenter, Co-Director Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging

  • Video Presentation

• Madeline Franklin, Executive Director, STL Village (materials pending)

Reflection and Call to Act

Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois, President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation & Michelle Miller, CEO, Philanthropy Missouri

• Funder Continuum (.pdf below; designed by Emily Stuart with input from Marillac Mission Fund, Deaconess Foundation, and Philanthropy Missouri)

SPECIAL APPRECIATION

This program was presented by Marillac Mission Fund as part of their work to bring attention to the inequities experienced by older adults and the systems that reinforce these structural inequities.