The Stuart Foundation supports interrelationships among services and community-building efforts rather than individual services or projects. Community building Improving residents' capacity to build social and economic stability. We support opportunities to promote sustainable communities. We are also interested in efforts that promote economic stability in neighborhoods and provide enhanced opportunities for a stable base of educated and skilled working residents, increasing investment potential and capacity in the community. This area of our grantmaking is under development.
Prospective applicants are welcome to contact the program officer for more information.
Service integration Supporting community-based collaboration among service providers and systems to create safe, healthy, supportive communities. We support systemic efforts to make services more accessible, to reduce service duplication, and to increase service effectiveness through cooperation. Demonstrations that incorporate the benefits of co-location of services, joint planning, and comprehensive intervention as tools to strengthen communities are a focus of the Communities program. We support efforts to change norms in family service and family support systems by involving families as participants in making decisions that affect them. Institutional and community partnerships Supporting the development of interdisciplinary, community-based education for community practitioners .